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the nazis weren't thrilled with organized religion were they
So I may as well just kick back
Put my feet up
And enjoy the ride
i would say you are both men of faith, then.
that was a bit more political than religious
In catholicism a soul's conscience is God's method of communicating right and wrong. By that logic you cannot be living in sin if you are truly following your conscience because that is what God would want you to do.
My conscience is like fuck yes kill that bitch
Bitch been stealing my money
He looks like Santa Claus, and he uses that to seduce children and remove all of their love for Jesus and belief in magic.
We'll democracy the shit out of them!
I'm not talking about conscience. I'm talking about rational thought.
As a Jew, I can open up the Torah, read it, and decide for myself what it means.
That can't be right. I'm no catholic, but one of the major points of Christianity in general is that humanity in general would rather do bad things when given the choice. The conscience is based on your own moral compass, but when that compass doesn't point due north it doesn't always do a lot of good.
sometimes, Wiggin
sometimes you're just so retarded I don't even know what to do with you
Not just to individuals but as part of the Universe as a whole
But as we are, as far as we know for now the only sentient beings that are a part of it
We are the only ones who can make choices that are right or wrong
Even though most of us understand a broad idea of how to tell between the two
As the choices become more nuanced and complicated, they become harder to distinguish
But that's just because we haven't progressed enough
I believe, despite what terrible things are happening in the world humanity as a whole is better morally now than it has ever been, even though we have a long way to go
If I could give an opinion of what we should be doing
It's showing mercy and love toward each other, actively helping each other so that as whole we as humanity stay around long enough to find out what happens next
These are my beliefs and this is what I get out of my study of science and religion
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Butters is misusing "by that logic" to draw a conclusion that while logical, is not accurate.
Can you prove someone is truly following their "conscience"? What do you define as your conscience? Your sense of empathy and kindness for your fellow man? How can you tell if someone is truly following that or not, or if they even have one?
Neurological research has shown that empathetic reactions and feelings of compassion have clear neurological and biochemical reactions, and that in some folks these reactions are absent. If your conscience is your ability to empathize and be compassionate towards others, then some people are truly, biologically, without conscience.
So it becomes a complex question of what your conscience is, and how you would prove someone even has one, and if so, if they are using it or listening to it properly. People are fully capable of overriding cognitive dissonance and behaving in a way they actively know is wrong and illogical and unacceptable and still feel good about it.
So, it's a complicated question that you can't just say "by that logic!" to and jump to some wild conclusion.
Do you think that was 100% serious
Or do you think I just saw that scene and thought that the very religious man getting beaten with a Bible was amusing
it's not exactly the smartest decision on their part, but it's also an understandable reaction.
Hint
Nine out of ten dumb things I say is not meant to be taken seriously
a more important question to ask is what is the ratio of dumb things you say to not dumb things
because seriously
signal to noise ratio here, donny
nine out of ten that's your defense for saying something stupid
and then you follow it up with a clusterbomb of fucks and shits and cunts
Mainly that for all the fantastical stories in the Bible there are a thousand times as many incredible and awe inspiring things in science. Distant nebulae, stars planets, the forces that bind the universe, energy and all manner of science, from biology to physics.
But that guy, oh man he is such an ass.
I watched this brilliant BBC documentary last week called Horizon (a regular series) in which it was discussing what kind of crash course in science would the next PotUS need. Things like how easy it is to make a nuclear bomb, manufacture uranium cores etc, stem cell research. The science behind political issues. And Dawkins was on it and said 'that for someone in this day and age to believe in a god and be religions they are either ignorant or mentally deficient.'
And I think, wow, how could you say such a hateful and hurtful thing. It becomes all to clear that he is crusading for atheism in a very real way. he isn't content with accepting other people's beliefs he actively wants to crush them and convert everyone to atheism. He has become the thing he claims to hate the most.
Irony is sometimes a beautiful thing.
Dumb to not dumb is like
I don't know something ridiculous
one is his zealous anti-religious slant, which is not at all scientific
two is memetics, which is psuedoscience and far closer to religion than the man himself might realize
in that documentary the guy couldn't pronouce nuclear
Yeah well shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits fart turd and twat
neither could narrator lady.
nucular. fucking hell.
still, it was damn awesome. ive been watching horizon my entire life almost. one of the best things the BBC produces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)
while criticism was laid at chimps are people too i think it was highly successful in presenting the issues. wallace was a great presenter.
it's gone waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down
did you watch dawkin's darwin series
it used to be the most incredible science, tidal waves, volcanoes, killer asteroids and shit. and all in incredible depth with graphs, charts diagrams etc. now it is like talking heads and a lot of time lapse camera work.
Kinda like porn meets Galactus
It's hit or miss
sometimes I scream at him
sometimes I ignore him
depends on what you're in the mood for, really.
Not so.
Several animals display the fundamentals of being able to distinguish these concepts.
Hint
9 out of 10 times we know and are just moaning on account of no funny.
But that was not the impression I got from Cent
I got the impression that he thought I was serious
My dog knows when he's done bad.