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Originally Posted by Yakk
I don't challenge people at every turn. I am having a debate in this thread, in which my opinions about religious belief are being attacked.
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I was talking more about Dawkins than anyone else. Also, no one is attacking anything, leaset of all your beliefs. I hope you understand there is a marked difference between
questioning beliefs and
attacking beliefs. Attacking beliefs would be, for example: "Christians are delusional and should seek immediate psychiatric help, because if they don't humanity will be gone in a few generations. If they choose not to seek help, they should be incarcerated and not allowed to spread their lies or fed to lions." That's a bit different than the message of atheists in this thread. Our message is simply that faith in an unprovable higher power doesn't make sense to us. I'm sure most Christians scratch their heads a bit when they hear the story of Scientology. For us, it's basically the same concept. Why believe in something that is only referenced in a book? Why isn't this just simply more mythology, along with Greek, Norse, and such? Is there a rational explanation for faith in the supernatural? Those are the questions that are being addressed in the thread.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
I can respect someone less because of their religious belief and still respect that person.
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But you respect them less. Is that fair?
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Originally Posted by Yakk
Does nobody have a good friend that they love and that they think has a serious problem? Can they not love and respect their friend, yet wish their friend didn't have that serious problem?
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Wishing someone didn't have a serious problem is not directly linked the a loss of respect. Would you lose respect for someone in the grips of depression or addiction?