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Originally Posted by dor  religion haters tend to focus on the most extreme and ignore anything positive or anything that might get in their 'religion sucks' theory. That's just as blind as fanatic fundementalism they purport to detest. In doing so, in my opinion, they cut themselves off from some of the most beautiful thoughts about man and the universe. |
As a religion-hater, I find myself defending religion more often than I have the opportunity to denounce it. This said, it's a grand presumption that religion is a required conduit to seeing beautiful thoughts about man and the universe.
Most religious persons are equally, if not more, ignorant of other religions. How many Jews are enthusiasts of the Greek mythos? How many Buddhists have studied the Kabbalah? How many Christians have investigated Tantrism? They're all missing some "beautiful thoughts": why do you not consider the blind, too?
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Originally Posted by dor are you saying that he thinks the religious belief in the afterlife is justification to "pre-kill" them? |
Scenario: someone is holding a gun to your head. Is it ethical to kill them? Every instance of jurisprudence I know of, excepting pacifist religions like Jainism, say yes.