More religion

[pasithea]

Banned Ilthuian since his inability to read is matched only by his inability to provide a valid arguement to what I said and his ability to revise history.

I was quite honest up front that I'd ban anyone making the claim that I was intolerant simply because I refused to capitulate to their point of view without any proof. It's simply a waste of time to argue with a child about their imaginary friend. (This statement is metaphorical, of course)

Besides. Had my friend read more carefully, he might have been as astute as to notice that I never debated whether or not God exists. God's existance is totally superfluous to the validity of religion. My point in fact was that if God does exist, either religion serves no purpose because God is utterly beyond any human understanding, and we're so small as to be completely insignificant to him OR God is so small that he is unworthy of worship and nothing more than a parasite to humanity.

God does not matter to religion and all religions are specifically designed to operate without the presence of God at all. What is the point to something that exists to serve a purpose which can never be met?

It's probably also worth noting that I did not target the value of ritual, spiritualism, or even mysticism. Believe in Santa Claus if you like. Just don't let it rule your life.

You can take my banning him as a sign of 'intolerance' if you like, but consider carefully. Do you shake your head sadly at the people in line at the super market that gossip about the headlines in the Enquirer? The people convinced that the communists are tainting our precious bodily fluids with floride? The people who think that George Bush Jr is the greatest president ever. Am I 'intolerant' or do I simply disagree with someone that you can provide no proof for?'

Ilthuian made some 20+ posts on the thread and provided not one spec of proof for the validity of worshipping God. I gave him more than ample time to make a worthwhile case, so if he protests this now, he has only himself to blame.

Good eve.

Comments

I don't know Ilthuian, don't seem to want to.

[plucky.livejournal.com]

You have a chicken in your corner. I don't believe in any god, it doesn't make any sense to me. You will find that religionists who are particularly defensive will generally accuse those who disagree with them as intolerant and claim that they are being persecuted when you ask them to leave you alone. Religion should not be in the public arena, morals and ethics are fine for society without having a father or mother figure to spank baby. You are right, religion is about control pure and simple. A way to control behavior and gives people a way to accept shitty situations without having to change them. It is fine to have an archetype to emulate, a collection of ideals and morals that you think embody the perfect being that you wish to copy, but worshiping a creature simply because you think it exists and has more power than you? You might as well worship Bill Gates. Hard work and firm intent goes pretty damn far. Anyways, I know that this post is slightly off topic and more related to previous lines so please forgive me but I wanted you to know that I support your worldview in this, that you are not alone in shying away from people who see fairies in the corner of their doublewide trailer. :)