hatmoza said:
highwaystar101 said:
hatmoza said:
highwaystar101 said:
Oh. I'm sorry you feel that way towards atheists. I know personally that in the science threads I can be a bit pushy, I'll try and tone it down in the future.
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You actually make the better arguments, and I swear (to God XD) I wasn't even thinking of you when I wrote that!
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Ok, that's good  .
I can definitely see where you're coming from though.
I've always sort of considered myself as a science first sort of guy, and my atheism is just a by-product of that, which also means that socially I don't have much of a problem with religion (except for with a few key issues such a sharia law, but we've discussed this before).
Also, I guess the only time I really get angry with religious people is when I hear of people trying to undermine scientific knowledge with religious motives, which I guess steps more on the toes of my passion for science as opposed to my atheism. I certainly can get a bit over passionate in these situations, and that can easily come off as anger.
But generally I can see what you mean.
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Ready for the irony of all this?
I'm a biology major XD
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That's not ironic at all!
Scientific knowledge and understanding can be compatible with religious or spiritual belief. Plenty of my colleagues are believers in a variety of religions (Catholic, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish) yet they're all Biochemical Engineers, Biochemists etc. I might disagree with them but that doesn't stop us all sharing the same excitement for bio science.
Science /= Atheism
Personally I dislike the idea of organised religion as a moral code or as an authoritarian and dogmatic belief. I prefer that spirituality be completely individual for everyone rather than children being taught one single religion, all major beliefs should be taught (including the lack of belief in a god) and the choice left to the individual. Of course this is completely unworkable in society, but there we go.
