Saturday, December 23, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Another look at morals and god.
I hear atheists argue all the time that they don’t need god to provide them with a strong moral code and that morals and the ability to know right from wrong have nothing to do with god, the bible or any religious teachings. They are completely man-made.
They argue forcefully that morals are the obvious result of an evolutionary need to assist others around them and that their well being is closely tied to that of the tribe at large. Their logic is both compelling and reasonable as they point out that primitive humans had a vested interest in helping each other prepare, for a hunting party for instance, and if one of them needed assistance in any way it was in everyone’s self interest to help that other person.
I also hear the logical argument that tribes were fairly small, and that unlike today’s modern cities, if you treated someone badly you were likely to see them everyday of your life and so things could become very difficult for you on a daily basis. This meant that your self interest was advanced by behaving well towards others.
What I don’t hear atheists point out is that this supposedly wonderful guide to morals called the Bible was written by humans. There is obviously no such creature called god and that everything in the Bible was written by men. There was no divine inspiration that guided the hands of the various authors it was simply a bunch of mischief making scholars who collaborated on a huge work of fiction in which you have to spend an enormous amount of time trying to tease out meanings that might be a guide to right and wrong from passages that are quite honestly gibberish.
Even the 10 commandments are not at all clear considering that they show up in a couple of different places and are totally different each time.
I’m getting exhausted.
It is mind boggling that grown ups in the 21st Century still believe in this massive fairy tale.
Christians should to be ridiculed! They ought to be openly laughed at and, quite honestly, made to wear a Dunce Cap and told to sit in the corner with their other religious friends until they can behave themselves and to leave the thinking to those more capable of doing it properly.
They argue forcefully that morals are the obvious result of an evolutionary need to assist others around them and that their well being is closely tied to that of the tribe at large. Their logic is both compelling and reasonable as they point out that primitive humans had a vested interest in helping each other prepare, for a hunting party for instance, and if one of them needed assistance in any way it was in everyone’s self interest to help that other person.
I also hear the logical argument that tribes were fairly small, and that unlike today’s modern cities, if you treated someone badly you were likely to see them everyday of your life and so things could become very difficult for you on a daily basis. This meant that your self interest was advanced by behaving well towards others.
What I don’t hear atheists point out is that this supposedly wonderful guide to morals called the Bible was written by humans. There is obviously no such creature called god and that everything in the Bible was written by men. There was no divine inspiration that guided the hands of the various authors it was simply a bunch of mischief making scholars who collaborated on a huge work of fiction in which you have to spend an enormous amount of time trying to tease out meanings that might be a guide to right and wrong from passages that are quite honestly gibberish.
Even the 10 commandments are not at all clear considering that they show up in a couple of different places and are totally different each time.
I’m getting exhausted.
It is mind boggling that grown ups in the 21st Century still believe in this massive fairy tale.
Christians should to be ridiculed! They ought to be openly laughed at and, quite honestly, made to wear a Dunce Cap and told to sit in the corner with their other religious friends until they can behave themselves and to leave the thinking to those more capable of doing it properly.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
I pinched this from Richard Dawkins' forum.
11. Comment #11213 by Joad on December 3, 2006 at 7:19 pm
God: Here, have some free will
Man: No thank you, I don't need any
God: You cannot refuse Free Will
Man: Oh, so it isn't a gift?
God: Correct. I am forcing it on you
Man: Gee, thanks...What do I do with it?
God: Nothing. Just continue to obey me. If you use Free Will, I will send you to Hell.
Man: You surely work in mysterious ways.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)