Monthly Archives: April, 2009
“I just can’t believe in evolution”
Scientific conclusions are not believed in in the same way gods are believed in.
We do not consider scientific conclusions to be absolute truth, we do not worship scientists or credit them with fantastic superpowers. Unfortunately there are no holidays in science. In a totally pragmatic society we’d have to find some other criteria for [...]
Filtering reality
A belief in gods as real and existent beings is a preconception which acts as a filter for reality, a parental control for information you encounter.
Before the theist can examine any evidence of a natural origin to the universe or humanity they already have decided that god created all this, that reality is intended to [...]
Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect
No one has ever overcome every human weakness, it’s simply not possible. Perfection isn’t even a concrete concept. Theists themselves admit they don’t become perfect because of their belief, they don’t become saints.
So what difference has religious belief made to human behavior? It introduced the idea that some of our common behaviors were bad, evil, [...]
The Difference
It’s the difference between you believing something and you wanting me to believe something.
Open Mindedness Explained
I’ve tried many times to explain the concepts summed up in this video. Predictably, trying to reason with the unreasonable is usually unproductive. Perhaps this video will get through to someone who needs to grasp this situation.
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