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Perhaps religion should be added to politics as a taboo subject?
Masonic Lodge rules?Perhaps religion should be added to politics as a taboo subject?
Well, it only took until post 12, which got a response, which....But they don't have to be. It's only inevitable because people pull it that way. I am not religious at all, but I have a moral compass. I don't need religion to tell me what are the right and wrong things to do.
Perhaps religion should be added to politics as a taboo subject?
Why?
As long as the posts are civil there should be no problem
True, but God then disappeared in a puff of logic.Ah..but the Babelfish is a dead giveaway...
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I don't think morals have fallen into the gutter (generally). I am sure Royals, Politicians, Sportspeople and just celebrities in general have always acted in less than perfect ways throughout time. Just like the rest of us. We are all human. We make mistakes, we make poor judgments, some of us are more selfish than others, etc. Individuals may act in a completely unacceptable way. However, that does not mean everyone associated with that group act in the same way. If anything, you could argue that morals have improved, not declined. The world seemed a more racist, homophobic, sexist, etc place decades ago compared to now (i.e. it was openly acceptable within society, so I am not being critical of people back then, it is just that certain views were not challenged at the time, or as readily).
However, if the public think that standards are slipping within these people we read about, I think they need to take a harder look at how we are getting this information. THE MEDIA. As far as I'm concerned, treat the media with extreme caution. They are not interested in providing us good quality news. Nice positive stories do not heighten emotions of the public, and are only really good as a filler in amongst all the doom and gloom. Journalists want to find the absolute worst in people, even if that means very loose interpretation of a photo, or editing a detailed answer into a misleading headline. Because they know the public will react to these headlines, and judge someone based on a headline or a photo. And, with so many media channels compared to years ago, there is more competition within media to bring the most sensational stories, and providing their own spin to these stories. Furthermore, the internet and social media has allowed million and millions of people to voice their opinions, and react to Memes, many of which do not have a thread of truth.
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I always end up believing what Richard Dawkins has to say.All religions are works of fiction - the authors' imagination.
Discussing religions is no different from discussing books, films etc.
There are some nice bits in religions and some bad bits.
What's the big deal?
Why get het up about it?
Behave.
Think about your moral compass.
Adams was a true genius! Brain the size of a planet!True, but God then disappeared in a puff of logic.
Now, it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that something so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God.
"The argument goes something like this: 'I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, 'for proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing.' 'But, says Man, the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.' 'Oh dear,' says God, 'I hadn't thought of that,' and vanishes in a puff of logic. 'Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
Perhaps religion should be added to politics as a taboo subject?
I do enjoy listening to Richard Dawkins. Sam Harris is another good one.I always end up believing what Richard Dawkins has to say.
Richard Dawkins Quotes About Morality | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)
All religions are works of fiction - the authors' imagination.
Discussing religions is no different from discussing books, films etc.
There are some nice bits in religions and some bad bits.
What's the big deal?
Why get het up about it?
Behave.
Think about your moral compass.
I always end up believing what Richard Dawkins has to say.
Richard Dawkins Quotes About Morality | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)
Science also told us Vesuvius would erupt again, years ago, but it didn’t happen. Science can be fallible too.
Without wishing to discuss religion I'm not sure that Science is 'wrong' or 'right' It is continually updating theories of how things work and why they work, any part of which can be falsified as knowledge evolves. Scientists can be wrong or right but any part of scientific knowledge is really only provisional, all be it some things are an awful lot more established and certain than others.Science does get things wrong. You can pick and choose examples to build a case to discredit science. We once thought the earth was flat etc etc……
Science does get things wrong. You can pick and choose examples to build a case to discredit science. We once thought the earth was flat etc etc……
H'mm! Perhaps this will change your mind about where that view came from! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_flat_EarthScience does get things wrong. You can pick and choose examples to build a case to discredit science. We once thought the earth was flat etc etc……
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