Richard Dawkins- discuss

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

IMO religion, or rather modern religion, i.e christianity was a way of controlling the masses, ensuring complience and power over the ferel hoards.

 

much of it was about conversion, from a long time established faith based on natural dieties

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ive always said that religion is a way of making sense of the chaos of living/life.

 

some of us NEED to have some answers, a deeper answer.

 

To be god fearing, they say is the way to live, but i fear nothing, not even death so why would i fear a god I do not see know or believe in!

 

I think that for me, the thought of my body returning to its mineral/water based components and once again being part of some other life form fills me with joy, the cycle of life, from death there comes life, what lives must die.

 

it is what we do and how we live that matters.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

mmm. read his books. interesting!

 

i think we all have our beliefs and should stop trying to convert others that our way is the right way etc.

 

' A closed mind is a mind that can not grow ' this applies to the religious community and the scientific.

 

As far as i'm concerned science has worked such a strong point regarding evolution..but that doesn't mean it was not all created to happen.

 

As for the holy books i think they are a good read also, like dawkins books and lord of the rings etc.

[John Barleycorn]

OK so Dawkins is a bit strident with his views, but compared to the thousands of years of poo that the religionists have given us he is a moderate.

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

OK so Dawkins is a bit strident with his views, but compared to the thousands of years of poo that the religionists have given us he is a moderate.

 

 

thats insulting, poo pooing religion is a bit strong.

[scotspine1]

Even if God did exist we'd still have to choose wether to obey him or not, out of principle.

[Fungus]

I went to school with a couple of Jehova's Witnesses and came to realise that it was pointless discussing anything of a religious nature with someone who has 'faith' -- whatever the name of their particular God. At the end of the day all rationality goes out of the window and they end up saying, "because it just is!"

 

John,

And after this experience you decided to start (tree and) mountain climbing ?

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

[RobArb]

Chaos theory, now that explains a lot!

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Chaos theory, now that explains a lot!

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

 

I believe in nature, she is the mother, what she says rules, life or death is in her hands, and nature is the only worship I ever get involved in, and my communions with nature are as spiritually rewarding.

 

i would agrgue even more so in fact, for i actualy get to communicate with mine and witness it!