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Alright. Put down your question again, all of them, and be as descriptive as you can, and I'll lay it all out for you, facts, sources, even if the best I can point to is some fiction in religious texts.... [Read More]
Maybe I'm not giving you the answers you want to hear. Maybe I'm not saying 'religion is evil, we must stop it at all costs'. The problem isn't as cut and dry as you might like to make it out to be. We cannot just lump every Christian, Jew and Muslim... [Read More]
Thanks for clarifying. Why? What does religion bring to the discussion that isn't already offered by modern ethics? Better yet: What does religion bring to the discussion that is superior to modern ethics? Ah, you know, people don't want millions of... [Read More]
I'll try and explain this as simply as I can, on the proviso that there's no easy solutions given to what I write (such as, say, 'Islam is a violent religion, outlaw Islam, wipe out the violence') because the answers arn't nearly as cut as dry as tha... [Read More]
The unfortunate reality is that it already happens. I guess it comes down to what you're prepared to do about it. Anything possible. Too often religion has caused action or inaction when it shouldn't have otherwise. Less should be done to appease th... [Read More]
Unfortunately, I don't think this response addresses the point that I made. Your statement was that religion should have no place in public policy decicion making. I pointed out that it does, sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. I'm not sure if... [Read More]
What about embryonic stem cell research? Or abortion? Or the cherry-picked scripture that was the basis for the abolition of slavery? Some of these things are good, while others are bad. If you apply that standard to some of them, then you have to ap... [Read More]
However, if people use religion to justify something I'd consider an unnecessary restriction or just wrong, then I'd ask them what basis they have for their statements. If they can't give a rational one, then as far as I can tell it's just an opinion... [Read More]
But as some of the other respondents in that thread point out, there's nothing to show that your story is a case for faith. To take things a step further, what about those religions that insist that medicine is not used. Wouldn't faith be dangerous i... [Read More]
It goes against the guidelines a little but I'll put quotes below so you know exactly what I'm referring to. Please explain to me why faith should be viewed as a good thing. :whistles: (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=169077) That's one... [Read More]
I'm not sure whether all these wild alien stories came before the scientific research of alien life, but as far as that type of evidence is concerned the best I know of is Grom Lake, which was discussed in another thread on aliens, and supposed alien... [Read More]
As yes I'd much rather know some of the alien beings in Star Wars than some dumb human. Twi'leks, Sullistans and Ewoks, oh my. Just how do they find out how old the universe is and all? I mean I know that they do it but the fact they can astounds me... [Read More]
Was it aliens who did all the stuff God is meant to? I've never come across anything like that. Where are they now? If this is something that scientists believe then why haven't they been able to find them? That's not to say I'm dismissive of the id... [Read More]
I've been dieing to say this, Scully from the X Files was asked by Doggett if she believes in aliens. This is her reply. "You want me to go on record? I will go on record to say this; that I have seen things that I cannot explain. I have observ... [Read More]
Ah, Malcolm in the Middle. That was worth a chuckle, and in truth he is very close to how I think we should be, religion should be notwithstanding. Why should it matter if someone's Christian, Jew, Muslim or Atheist? Though if it did become a religio... [Read More]
Intolerent as in believing people don't have the right to their beliefs. To give an example not allowing deacons (religious folk) to believe in their view the fallacy that their chosen God exists. The term 'fanantic' in that interpretation comes from... [Read More]
Hmm, I think it's because of one example I've seen in that someone who is intolerent of people's beliefs was labelled a fanantic, which is true, someone who attacks someone because of their beliefs is a fanantic, but this individual didn't like that... [Read More]
In discussions with some people on the Internet they believe, and have even said, that they have the right and duty to upset people. I really don't know about this one, I think it's just an excuse, but your thoughts.... [Read More]
Though working for people like that can be like driving a spike into your skull. Sure you get something new in there bur ultimatly you lose something as well.... [Read More]
People from around the world, perhaps most prevently a group from England who drove through Europe picking up others on their way to Iraq, chose to act as human shields on targets that America might attack when they went in to take out Saddam. To be... [Read More]
The clone looked down at the woman she shot, knowing that Alixe was who she was created from and understanding the wisdom of her creation. The importance she held to the Rebellion, from doing whatever she could in the name of vengence against the Emp... [Read More]
"Well maybe someone on the other end will know how to take this ship apart." Alixe had found a comms station and was trying to patch a call through to the Rebels, see if someone knew the specs of the ship she was on. "Halt!" Alixe... [Read More]
Alixe paused, a pain in her leg from crawling around the insides of the ship. The pain was actually a souvenir from Hoth, when despite the hated cold she fought, using one of the cannons against the AT ATs rather than snipe at the Imperials, until a... [Read More]
Actually with Rodney King it was the beating that made him famous. The media jumped all over the case because the arrest was seen as racial hatred and fanned the flames of tension towards whites and the athorities who persecuted black criminals. Of c... [Read More]