This is really worth watching whether you like god or not: WHY RELIGION DOES MORE HARM THAN IT DOES GOOD IN THIS WORLD
Steven Weinberg, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins in a gentle and reasoned manner give a snapshot of this premise. Here are a few outtakes but it's worth watching the video which is only a few minutes long.
Many people do really awful things out of sincere religious beliefs.
Putting god ahead of humanity is a terrible thing.
Haven't we outgrown this....do we have to listen to this?
Science would be a corrosive to religious beliefs .... and it's a good thing too.
There is no totalitarian solution to these problems ... there is no Big Brother in the sky
This ghastly proposition (god as creator) is founded on a lie.
You don't have to justify what you do, you simply shelter behind the statement "that's my faith and you're not to question that".
Faith is a terrible weapon because it justifies the performance of terrible acts. Don't believe something just because you're told it. Don't believe something because it's your tradition. Don't believe something because it's in a holy book. Look for the evidence and question sceptically.
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You didn't mention violin strings once.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know about that. Maybe these three statements sort of cover the violin?
"Many people do really awful things"
"do we have to listen to this?"
"the performance of terrible acts."
So, where did you go for your comedy training? I reckon you have a very good case for getting your fees back.
ReplyDeleteI went ...... no, that's no good as I went to the same school as you.
DeleteHow about this: Thbbft!
I think I have to rethink my beliefs.
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No, I think you need to re-think them although the 're' is probably redundant.
DeleteRe-thinking my comment I think Richard would have objected to the suspenseful back ground music. Did they really need it ?
ReplyDeleteAlso why did they all have posh voices saying over and over "terrible" and "ghastly"? They also exaggerated and lied, as well as displaying a child like understanding of scripture. Their lack of historical accuracy was appalling also.
I suppose ,in the end, you can say anything in a posh, authoritive voice and dupe the ill informed.
Those are English voices.
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