Originally posted by Chairboy
Lazs, everytime a law based on religion is passed, you are affected, whether you know it or not. Most obscenity laws, for instance. How about laws regarding consensual sex between adults? There are states in the union where oral sex is outlawd under sodomy statutes.
When your tax dollars go to religion, there's another place where the theists are taking choice away from you. When our children can't be taught the scientific theory of evolution (you give lip service to science in your last post, what do you tihnk of the evolution debate in the schools?), that hurts all of us. When our kids cannot be taught that the universe is billions of years old because christians think that's "insensitive" to their religion, you're affected. Next time you go under the knife for surgery, do you want it to be by someone who believes that their actions are unimportant and that "god's will will prevail", or do you want a doctor who will fight any complication so that you come out alive on the other end of the operation?
Basically, I'm saying that if you think that you're unaffected by the legislation that theists pass every week, you're not thinking things through.
To come back to the original post, the idea that someone would be untrusted specifically because they're atheist is just another step in the long road towards establishing a theocracy. First, discredit anyone who might disagree, then you're on the home stretch.
Hmmm..........
I find I really have a problem with this part.........
Next time you go under the knife for surgery, do you want it to be by someone who believes that their actions are unimportant and that "god's will will prevail", or do you want a doctor who will fight any complication so that you come out alive on the other end of the operation?
...........this to me says there is a hugh misunderstanding going on and I don't think it's me that misunderstands.
And this part, for me anyway, say moral relativism................
To come back to the original post, the idea that someone would be untrusted specifically because they're atheist is just another step in the long road towards establishing a theocracy.
............ not so much that I trust people or don't trust people. Generaly I find I don't. Problem is, at least for me, far too many have a VERY flexible set of morals now days. Leaves one wondering just what is alright and what is wrong, what is an insult and what is a compliment, what they want because the feel a certain way on a certain day? Will that change because they eat something the night before that doesn't agree with em this morning? The U.S. is not nor, at least to my knowledge, has it ever been a theocracy.
Many of the so called blue laws were created at a time in history when people had a different understanding of health and welfare and noticed that they had NO CURES!. (A.I.D.S. Syph, Gon, chlamydia, herpies, etc. etc. etc. ) Hmmm ya know maybe the ideas they had weren't quite so STUPID? I mean really! Look at the GROWTH of infection and the NEW STD's that have ARRIVED since the sexual revolution????
Want a more explained, detailed, example? It at least for me is an entirely different subject and will take allot of space.
Anything to win????????
And this................
Basically, I'm saying that if you think that you're unaffected by the legislation that theists pass every week, you're not thinking things through.
........... like any of us aren't affected by any legislation passed by theist or atheist?????
I can't say I know for sure, but I think laz is trying to say something along the line of the above replys.
