dsgrue3 said:
So your position is that all religion is extreme? If so, then I share that sentiment. Otherwise, I'm not sure where you're coming from. Well, I could have made it clearer. I take no issues with non-fundamentlist religious people - the ones who don't take things verbatim, understand that allegories exist, and apply them appropriately to have some sense of cogence with the natural world. The fundamentalists should really be met with nothing but mockery. I do take issue with these, but only for spreading nonsense. If nonsense has popularity, people tend to commit the argumentum ad populum fallacy. It's difficult to fault children for credulity, so I don't want to blame the people themselves, but ultimately the people are at fault. You can't blame the dogma itself because that's nonsensical. The primary issue is that this system of thought is taught to children. It's almost like racism. They hear their parents saying these things and perceive them as normal or acceptable. They see other adults as well and it allows it to happen without challenge. It's really quite frightening to me. Not sure what this has to do with anything.... but it's your belief understanding I'm sorry, how exactly have I been hypocritical? If you'll notice, I have no belief system. |