How much further can you pull back?

[darth stoner]

Personally I don't believe in God. But why hassle people who do. Everyone has different beliefs, and faith works for a lot of people

Because believing in something because you were told to, without having evidence is bad. I hope you wouldn't jump off a cliff because I told you it isn't a cliff, for instance.

Religion is dangerous people, and I think I don't need to mention any recent events, as everyone still remembers.

Now I know some of you will bring up the point that religious people help the poor and starving, help with charity and all that. These facts cannot be denied, of course. But if you think about it, you don't need to be religious to want to help other people..

The only thing about religion that bothers me is when other people try to push their beliefs on me. So I don't push my beliefs on others.

Understandable, but if I was wrong on something and a friend of mine knew it, I would appreciate if he pointed it out to me. I believe it's a moral obligation we have to raise the consciousness of other human beings. If they don't want to be assisted that's fine, and of course, as you say, people are entitled to have their beliefs. But why believe without evidence ? I have a few religious friends and I can clearly see how believing impacts their life negatively. When you believe Jesus is about to come back and apocalypse is near, and that you'll be in heaven for eternity, you're bound to not care that much about this one life.. If instead you *know* this is your only shot, and that being alive is so improbable yet we're here to talk about it, once you think about that you'll start living life to it's fullest..

Now the following is a bit off topic, but it's an excellent read so I'll drop the link here:

RichardDawkins.net - The Official Richard Dawkins Website

darth stoner Reviewed by darth stoner on 05-12-2007. How much further can you pull back? First God was in the sky. We explored the sky and learned what was really up there. Then God was in space, beyond the sky. We explored space and learned what was really out there. Now God is in another dimension? Come one. When we're able to explore other dimensions, where will your God run to hide from science? In other news, here's a fun video: YouTube - Rational Response Squad takes on Christians on ABC Rating: 5