So does that mean that if a parent teaches his/her son or daughter about God, you believe that that parent ought to be arrested and the child reconditioned and placed in "protective custody" to believe in atheism?
In this morning's paper...QuoteClimate change spurring Swiss to rethink vowGENEVA – Villagers from deeply Roman Catholic south Switzerland have for centuries offered a sacred vow to God to protect them from the advancing ice mass of the Great Aletsch glacier.Global warming is making them want to reverse their prayers, and the Alpine faithful are seeking the permission of the pope to do so.Since the vow was established in 1678, the deal was simple: The citizens of the isolated mountain hamlets of Fiesch and Fieschertal would pledge to lead virtuous lives. In exchange, God would spare their homes and livelihoods from being swallowed by Europe's largest glacier as it expanded toward the valley with heavy winter snows. “We all know – and the Holy Father reminded us in his Easter message – that an unprecedented change in the climate is taking place,” the Rev. Pascal Venetz said in his sermon to 100 people at the chapel, where until modern times pious women were prohibited from wearing colored underwear for fear of provoking the glacier.[...]Venetz said there were “countless, horrible natural catastrophes” in his parish from the 17th to the 19th centuries as the glacier expanded. “These led to the big volumes of water with floods that brought great damage and calamity in our villages,” he said.“Praying should of course continue, because our villages should be spared from natural catastrophes,” Venetz said in his sermon. “We should at the same time pray that our glacier does not melt any further, but instead grows, and that the most important thing in life – water – remains well preserved.”
Climate change spurring Swiss to rethink vowGENEVA – Villagers from deeply Roman Catholic south Switzerland have for centuries offered a sacred vow to God to protect them from the advancing ice mass of the Great Aletsch glacier.Global warming is making them want to reverse their prayers, and the Alpine faithful are seeking the permission of the pope to do so.Since the vow was established in 1678, the deal was simple: The citizens of the isolated mountain hamlets of Fiesch and Fieschertal would pledge to lead virtuous lives. In exchange, God would spare their homes and livelihoods from being swallowed by Europe's largest glacier as it expanded toward the valley with heavy winter snows. “We all know – and the Holy Father reminded us in his Easter message – that an unprecedented change in the climate is taking place,” the Rev. Pascal Venetz said in his sermon to 100 people at the chapel, where until modern times pious women were prohibited from wearing colored underwear for fear of provoking the glacier.[...]Venetz said there were “countless, horrible natural catastrophes” in his parish from the 17th to the 19th centuries as the glacier expanded. “These led to the big volumes of water with floods that brought great damage and calamity in our villages,” he said.“Praying should of course continue, because our villages should be spared from natural catastrophes,” Venetz said in his sermon. “We should at the same time pray that our glacier does not melt any further, but instead grows, and that the most important thing in life – water – remains well preserved.”
take a look at jefferey dahlmer, and what the ghetto would be like if people were athiest.
Quote from: reaper on July 19, 2009, 07:33:45 PMtake a look at jefferey dahlmer, and what the ghetto would be like if people were athiest. Quote of the day. Friday, September 25, 2009.
in 50 years, being religious will be considered a personality disorder
Quote from: yodasmyBONG! on August 15, 2006, 11:05:17 AMin 50 years, being religious will be considered a personality disorderQuote of the day. September 26, 2009.
Quote from: QuakeDuke on November 29, 2006, 12:59:23 PMQuote from: c1rcu1try on November 29, 2006, 12:46:24 PMIn general the more educated people are, the less religious they are. Really?? You don't think so? Do you ever see Atheist African tribes?
Quote from: c1rcu1try on November 29, 2006, 12:46:24 PMIn general the more educated people are, the less religious they are. Really??
In general the more educated people are, the less religious they are.
but because there is no evidence to support a god isn't saying much, because there is no evidence against a higher power
There may be a lot of atheists on this forum, but this is just a forum. In the real world I don't see much progress. In fact, I'd bet most of society (the parts of society doing well), probably thinks your views are crazy. You can come back with the funny numbers about scientists not believing in god, but clearly "god" isn't going anywhere. A couple things:1)Take a look at WWII, if people were athiest, and weren't serving the lord, we'd be fucked - welcome to reality2) People like Jefferey Dahlmer do exist, and look at the prisoners, yeah they're crazy, but take away the 'fear of god' from them and watch what they doIt appears atheism could of been the largest problem and atheism would of fucked up civlization. Thankfully, that wasn't reality, and civlization was formed through faith. Funny how it turns out "perfect" from a human perspective. Good luck getting rid of religion. I have all the confidence in the world that the effort will fail. p.s,I could care less if there is a god or not.
I"m not sure what this obsession with evidence is
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