[PLUG-TALK] why religion is the root of all evil
Russell Senior
seniorr at aracnet.com
Tue Jan 30 05:56:43 UTC 2007
>>>>> "Russ" == Russ Johnson <russj at dimstar.net> writes:
Russ> FWIW, If you claim to know, with absolute certainty, that there
Russ> is NOT a God, then you must have some knowledge that would make
Russ> you worthy of the title.
Well, I don't claim that, of course. Which is why I chose "silly" in
place of "false". I mean, I demonstrably misquote and misattribute,
so I am clearly fallible. Or perhaps I am infallible and it's the
universe that's messed up.
Russ> In my opinion, and that of others I've spoken with, the
Russ> existence of God can neither be proven, nor disproven. If one is
Russ> to claim either, then they are practicing faith.
I wouldn't claim to have disproven the existance of God, I just find
the idea of a supernatural entity phenomenally (a pun?) unlikely. To
me, it just makes no sense at all.
One of my favorite lines from the Dawkins show was this:
"We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever
believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
That my provocative if disrespectful (and thus evil ;-) language
smoked Glen out of the woodwork, whose perspective I consistently find
valuable and interesting, is just gravy.
--
Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.''
seniorr at aracnet.com
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