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Is Theism down for the count?
I am a strong Atheist and Scientist, and would like Theism to be eliminated. I wanted to get peoples thoughts on the position of the so-called Science vs Religion debate.
It seems that science now has enough evidence to win the war but Theism still persists. What is is about Theism that allows it to survive in an age where Science has disproved (a debate topic on its own) all of it's claims? By rights Theism should no longer exist, it no longer offers anything to the world or society. It simply does more damage than good.
I would like to hear peoples thoughts on this subject. I am inclined to think that Theism persists in those who haven't had their consciousness raised to consider what it is they are truly doing, in those who are too undereducated to know better or in those who persist in the face of this adversity because they have been taught since birth that blind faith is a virtue and are in too much of a child like mindset (or trapped in their societal upbringing) to consider reason.
What do you think?
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Faith is the surrender of Reason, that which separates us from the primates.
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