Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
the lessons we can learn from religion are of an ethical nature and, while remembering that morality is not the sole domain of religion, they should not be discounted entirely. the virtues of charity, sacrifice and duty that are extolled throughout many sacred texts should be used to temper the harsh realities of science. though such virtues may be derived from other sources, for many religion is the main example through which their morality is formed. damning religion entirely for the abuses and ignorance of the few is as disingenuous as refusing science for its clinical outlook.
I didn't mean that religion had no knowledge, however, moral knowledge is something that every thinking being has anyway IMHO. Religion encourages it's followers to not let anything interfere with their faith. Passively, they encourage followers to ignore any information that gives doubts (i.e. - practically anything not church approved). More aggressive practices involve trying to ban certain books, music, arts, etc.
BlueBlazer Reviewed by BlueBlazer on . GOD CREATED ALL OF THIS! I'm just curious on how anybody doesn't understand and accept this. Why not? It's the only thing that can possibly even be true. All the other "theories" out there just contradict themselves and quite frankly just talk in BIG circles. I would just like some input on how all of you think about this. Rating: 5