tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post5131736919270054141..comments2024-03-29T01:45:45.002+00:00Comments on Rosa Rubicondior: What's Wrong With Faith?Rosa Rubicondiorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-5929619712415320212010-11-04T22:53:36.336+00:002010-11-04T22:53:36.336+00:00> was placed on the heart of men by God.<
Y...> was placed on the heart of men by God.<<br /><br />Your evidence for that biologically nonsensical claim may be seen where, please?<br /><br />>So to address your logically argument, the truth of the Bible is confirmed by the template placed in men.<<br /><br />How does a statement which reads more like a wishful assertion, and is entirely lacking in suporting evidence or deductive reasoning, confirm anything, please?Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-73426875477693987892010-11-02T06:14:55.715+00:002010-11-02T06:14:55.715+00:00Another point to add to Max:
Men are in fact born ...Another point to add to Max:<br />Men are in fact born with an innate moral compass, but unlike your presumption, it has not arrived from nature or nurture, was placed on the heart of men by God. So to address your logically argument, the truth of the Bible is confirmed by the template placed in men. The simplest form of instructions from the Bible are summed up in the expression Love your neighbor(defined in the Bible as anyone you come across) as you love yourself. If you happen to not love yourself, you should love them like Yahweh loves you(providing life, comfort, sustenance, companionship).<br />It would not be in Satan's interest for you to be selfless, kind, gentle, patient, loving, peaceful, joyous, and exercising self control...Fabianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178615368680347427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-45434513529845585522010-09-21T21:38:33.902+01:002010-09-21T21:38:33.902+01:00It amazes me when people say in all sincerity that...It amazes me when people say in all sincerity that the bible gives them moral guidance. These people should be removed from the gene pool and demoted to the paddling pool.Philip Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396688548591376313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-26599840626826206492010-08-06T22:31:55.089+01:002010-08-06T22:31:55.089+01:00Sad that you have to clutch at these straws and as...Sad that you have to clutch at these straws and assert 'proof' without bothering to state how and why your claim proves anything. This, of course, is classic delusional reasoning. Everything supports my notion because nothing can possibly contradict it.Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-69419129154319593282010-07-24T10:26:26.292+01:002010-07-24T10:26:26.292+01:00The fact that you not only hate God but even the v...The fact that you not only hate God but even the very Idea of a God rather proves my point...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-51931337453835128542010-07-23T19:55:21.794+01:002010-07-23T19:55:21.794+01:00Max Tasker. A shame you felt unable to address th...Max Tasker. A shame you felt unable to address the logic of my argument but were reduced to quoting your favourite book of old fairy tales in lieu.<br /><br />It must be embarrassing for you having to do this all the time. Have you spoken to anyone about the problem?Rosa Rubicondiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063268216781988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-20641220533480833872010-07-23T10:38:55.382+01:002010-07-23T10:38:55.382+01:00The Bible tell us that Man is born with an inbred ...The Bible tell us that Man is born with an inbred hatred of God. I myself can testify to that. Hence why people are not just dismissive of God. They are openly hostile. This is why the Bible speaks of the need for a "New Birth". An inner work of God to overcome our hostility. It is a correct statement in my case that once I was blind, but now I see. There is no triumphalism in this. It's just the way it is...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-86662889505763721612010-06-27T14:53:45.130+01:002010-06-27T14:53:45.130+01:00There are ways in which religion and religious mor...There are ways in which religion and religious moral constructs indeed do hinder moral development. The cut-and-dry moral schemes of the fundamentalist (which are generally more derived from their subculture than actual Scripture, I mean, where does Scripture forbid abortion and command the public-school teaching of creationism?) so often prevent the simple from ascending to the higher levels of moral development. In such thinking something is either good or utterly wrong and wicked. There is little room for the human experience. In dominant Christian-culture America such thinking often goes unchallenged by day-to-day experiences or moral dilemmas. <br /><br />In the above regards, religion can very often become a hindrance to one's moral development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583674511519808833.post-32162425618809367722010-06-27T14:23:56.856+01:002010-06-27T14:23:56.856+01:00In the Euthyphro, Plato presents a dilemma regardi...In the Euthyphro, Plato presents a dilemma regarding piety: is it loved by the gods because it's pious, or is it pious because it's loved by the gods? The dilemma often gets rephrased with the word "moral" replacing "pious".<br /><br />I know for a fact that many Christians (especially the fundamentalist sort) believe that what's moral is moral because God says so. So, if God commands you to kill (as he commanded Abraham to kill Isaac, for instance), there's no higher morality to appeal to, and the right thing to do is kill.<br /><br />This mentality seems to me to reflect a morality stuck in the earliest childhood developmental stages (a la Jean Piaget or Lawrence Kohlberg). So, while I agree with your article in principle, I don't think it's as easy as telling people to believe in themselves. I don't think you can make someone to mature to a higher level of morality before they're ready for it, and indeed some people are not even capable of that level of maturity.<br /><br />I'm not saying that some people need the Bible; we have laws in place to establish right and wrong for those who aren't clear. But as long as we have preachers who make the claim that Bible is a moral guideline for life, we're going to have people who believe it.Fizlowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416466217590061369noreply@blogger.com