12micsn1 wrote:Dont get stuck on my stupidity. Let me be brutally honest Im modestly religious an im capable of being just as ignorant as the next man. In the light of your comments i do have my own opinions. Alot of what i do think will take me forever to say so i dont expect the same from you. In the mean time, i will keep this short as possible an make light of intelligent design at the end. The war of religion has been upon us for along time that it has become the biggest of controversies and debate of them all.
The Koran vs Bible debate is even greater today with the fears that exist with the so-called Islamaphobia phenomenon event happiening in the West ever since 911. You dont have to be religious to see events unfolding in history an in present times. Some people didnt even know anything what i revealed in my first post on the subject of religion until i made light of it. I do have more evidence of this which i keep to myself about terrorism an the religion element. An i do pick an choose what i wish to show but again i dont have to but i must. I also have more of this knowledge from books, internet, and other media sources. My sources are always up for debate and controversy, in which im well aware of from the beginning. My topic can also be seen from many perspectives. For me not to give out my resources is much like author leaving out a bibliography an trying to make legitimate argument against any crititical review of any facts.
The value of religion is changing in the West an i believe the more people and civilization become secular the more we will end up debating existence if there was ever devine intervention(super natural) or natural evolution to mankind. Will there be a war over religion and intelligent design seems something that we should ask. Either way, even if evidence points infavor of natural evolution of man. Mankind has not existed without the belief in God an it would be devasting to do so if we ever loose hope. Believe it or not?
My god, you do an amazing job of skirting the issue.
If you're bibliography is this collection of websites then you need some real help.
From all of these postings I conclude,
A) you read FAR too much Tom Friedman (America's Biggest Zionist apologist)
B) you put a LOT of credence in the concept of organized religion, and the "benefits" that come with such
C) you think people NEED religion to keep them "hopeful", perhaps a more accurate reading would be to keep them under control.
Hope has nothing to do with it.
As long as people think that someone is watching them, they will do what the priest tells them is proper. it makes it easy for people, when they dont have to decide what is right and wrong for themselves. It also protects the clergy and the establishment, because they become the arbiters of what is good. FUCK THAT. I know whats right, not because someone told me, because I feel for myself. No one needs "GOD" to give them hope or justice. They need common sense, and education. But thats no something they're gonna get by reading your biased links.