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the most annoying thing about these debates is you always get people who lord their X over you, regardless of whatever it is.
you get the super christians going "Well i'm going to HEAVEN so fu!" and then you get the athiests bashing the unholy shit out of people because "they buy into the idea of eternal damnation." I'm almost certain that Mother Theresa and many, many other people were not intimidated by the idea of burning in hell, but rather that they felt so purely about whatever they supported that they did the amazing things they did. just because you got threatened by it, doesn't mean it's the same thing for everyone. |
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The only people who would behave poorly if it weren't for religion teaching them to act well are the ones who buy into the threat of punishment in the afterlife if they don't. If you don't believe in an afterlife, or that you will be rewarded/punished in that afterlife, religion as a moral force doesn't do anything that can't be done secularly as well. |
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She had a personal relationship with God.
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Isn't everyone supposed to have a personal relationship with god?
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'oh look crazy athiest guy just bashin on Christianity' or 'crazy christian being christian lol what a ***' |
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02-17-2013, 03:41 PM | #187 |
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I said exactly what I meant. You're supposed to think I meant exactly what I said, and then critically evaluate it and respond.
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Thanks for attacking my points and not me personally, adlp. It speaks to your maturity.
So how is that dense? Secular humanism is perfectly capable of suggesting courses of action that society generally deems "good" Things like not killing, not stealing, not assaulting people, things like showing respect to others, and their rights and agency. These are all things that don't require religion to be modes of behavior you learn to adopt. So anybody who is capable of being a "good" person can come to goodness through entirely secular means, they don't require God and the Bible to teach them that these are good actions. And anybody who is NOT capable of coming to goodness on their own, pretty much by definition, need an outside influence to make them be good. And the ONLY outside influence that is granted by religion that is not granted via secular humanism is the promise of reward and threat of damnation in the afterlife. |
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Mother Teresa was a pretty despicable person once you get around to reading about what she actually did
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so, i believe in the supernatural spaghetti monster, so therefore he is my god. He is not any more godly then simple ghosts, who are also supernatural beings. All of us have GOD in it, and thus, GOD must be the most BASIC form of elemental/particle subunit. Therefore, no matter what you are, your most substantial and basic building block which forms life...is spaghetti and meat balls. You are all food in my eyes, and it makes me very hungry knowing how much yummy tamata sauce you possess. This means that I am also GOD, and I use my powers to put you all in my stomach, and then. . . .I eat myself.
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Even right here in this very thread (prime example being JJTrixX's recent posts), you've got people who say "If you're an atheist, you don't have any moral code / humans are incapable of morality without God." And so if you, personally, agree that theists aren't being moral because the Bible tells them to (nevermind the fact that it explicitly says you go to hell otherwise), then the same applies to atheists. People don't get their morality from the Bible. At the end of the day, we're all human, and anyone who claims to have heard God's demands is indistinguishable from someone who is just making things up (further substantiated by the odd notion that people who claim to hear God tend to align the motives with their own -- and how different people apparently hear God differently). Watch: Last edited by Reincarnate; 02-17-2013 at 04:07 PM.. |
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Anyone who believes you can't be moral without religion, I have a question:
If your god commanded you to kill someone with what you deemed a justifiable reason, would you do it?
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my ultimate frustration is the slow transition from theism to agnosticism or atheism (in the US especially). a god probably doesn't exist, and in the context of manmade religions, it certainly doesn't exist. it's upsetting this "debate" has to happen time and time again with the same arguments made, only for someone to waste their time combating it. i assume once older generations die out the process will accelerate. anyone reinforcing the idea that a god exists, at least within the context of our world religions, is doing the rest of the world great injustice. this country still votes people into office that believe in a god, that alone speaks volumes. pathetic.
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edit: i'm also tired of all these formalities when arguing the existence of god. i.e. arguments have become very technical and content based, not concise and logical. people years ago that formed these religions have less insight than we do now about life in general - and we still have very little insight relative to what *could* be known. this idea that supernatural things occurred is nonsense. i've grown very abrasive when discussing religion with anyone because i'm tired of hearing and responding to the same shit. i long for a moment in the future where everyone looks back and laughs. Last edited by FFRN00B90210; 02-17-2013 at 04:46 PM.. |
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i believe people can have high morals without even being remotely religious, an argument against that is pretty dumb
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I. The Universal Moral Law A. The Law Of Love "First, love God your Creator more than anything else. Then, love all other people the same as you love yourself." B. The Ten Commandments 1. "Do not put anything ahead of God your Creator." 2. "Do not make or worship idols." 3. "Do not take the name of God in vain." 4. "Take one day of complete rest each week, in honor of God." 5. "Honor your father and your mother." 6. "Do not commit murder." 7. "Do not commit adultery." 8. "Do not steal." 9. "Do not tell lies against anyone." 10. "Do not covet other people's possessions." C. The Golden Rule "Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated." II. The Other Commandments Of Jesus 1. "FORGIVE EVERYBODY OF ALL THEIR OFFENSES AGAINST YOU." (Forgive, and be forgiven.) 2. "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN." 3. "ABIDE IN ME, AND LET ME ABIDE IN YOU." 4. "LET PEOPLE SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS." (Do not hide your light under a basket.) 5. "END DISPUTES QUICKLY." 6. "WHATEVER CAUSES YOU TO SIN, GET RID OF IT." 7. "DO NOT SWEAR OATHS AT ALL." 8. "DO NOT RETURN OFFENSE FOR OFFENSE." (Turn the other cheek.) 9. "GIVE WHAT PEOPLE ASK OF YOU, AND GIVE MORE THAN IS REQUIRED."(Go the extra mile.) 10. "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND THOSE WHO WORK AGAINST YOU." 11. "GIVE TO THE POOR TO PLEASE GOD, NOT TO GAIN APPROVAL FROM OTHER PEOPLE." 12. "PRAY PRIVATELY AND SIMPLY, NOT TO IMPRESS OTHER PEOPLE." 13. "MAKE YOUR PRAYERS BE LIKE THE LORD'S PRAYER." 14. "WHEN YOU FAST, DO IT SECRETLY, NOT FOR SHOW." 15. "STORE UP YOUR TREASURES IN HEAVEN, NOT ON EARTH." 16. "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS." 17. "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE." 18. "MAKE GOD YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS." 19. "DO NOT JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE." (Judge not, lest ye be judged.) 20. "DO NOT GIVE HOLY THINGS TO DOGS OR CAST YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE." 21. "ASK GOD FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HAVE." (Seek, and ye shall find.) 22. "FEED THE HUNGRY, CLOTHE THE NAKED, SHELTER THE HOMELESS, COMFORT THOSE IN DISTRESS." 23. "FOLLOW THE NARROW PATH TO LIFE." (Enter by the narrow gate.) 24. "BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS." 25. "EXERCISE POWER OVER UNCLEAN SPIRITS." 26. "LOVE LITTLE CHILDREN, DO NOT DESPISE THEM." 27. "DO NOT TAKE THE TITLES 'MASTER' OR 'FATHER' FOR YOURSELF." 28. "RESOLVE DISPUTES IN AN ORDERLY WAY, LIKE THIS . . . " 29. "DO NOT OPPOSE OTHER BELIEVERS IN CHRIST WHO ARE NOT IN YOUR GROUP." 30. "HAVE TOTAL FAITH IN GOD FOR EVERYTHING." 31. "BE LIKE THE GOOD SAMARITAN." (Go, and do likewise.) 32. "LOVE OTHER PEOPLE AS I HAVE LOVED YOU" 33. "EAT BREAD AND DRINK WINE IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." 34. "WASH ONE ANOTHER'S FEET." 35. "BE MERCIFUL." 36. "GO AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM." 37. "KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS." 38. "BE PREPARED FOR YOUR MASTER TO RETURN." Speak for yourself my naive friend. devonin, I ask of you to name but one of the teachings of Jesus Christ listed above in which you honestly consider "immoral behaviour". I would expect such an intelligent atheist such as yourself to understand that surely there are people in this world that do not hold true to the moral teachings of God, but yet publicly boast about how much of a Christian/Judiast/Islamist they are. Most(not all) religions preach a "morally just" and "positive" message that is spiritually enlighteneing because it does not come from man, it comes from God. When a member of the U.S. Senate takes a bribe of $6 million to vote on a bill against the peoples' interest, but for the profit of a fortune 500 company, the entire Legislative branch is not to blame. The greedy Senator who illegally took a bribe for his own selfish benefit is to blame. When you shoot and kill an innocent man with a gun, the gun is not to blame. The person who shot and killed the innocent man is to blame. When a man decides to ingest a gallon of Clorox bleach to end his life, the gallon of Clorox bleach is not to blame, but the man who made a choice to give up on life and (possibly) commit suicide is to blame. Religion is not to blame, people who commit immoral acts(that usually contradict their religious beliefs) are to blame. Something you and many others can learn is that it is OK not to know something. It's OK not to know everything. It is OK to make mistakes. You can admit not knowing by saying "I don't know" and it doesn't make you any less of a person. You can also make mistakes because EVERYONE makes mistakes without exception. The key is admitting when you've made them because when you do, you are realizing that you have made a mistake and you know that you shouldn't repeat it, for the benefit of yourself and for others. If you can't admit your mistakes, you just keep repeating them and the world does not become a better place because of it. Your so-called "enlightened self-interest" is exactly what you say it is, "self-interest". I'm sorry if I'm misunderstanding your position but I'd rather live in a world with "collective interest" where I can be amongst friends and family then live in a world where everyone is focused on their own personal "self-interest". Last edited by JJTrixX; 02-17-2013 at 06:23 PM.. |
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Ephesians 6:5-6 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. There's one. It's even New Testament. Quote:
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