Comments on: God-botherers or Bible-bashers?

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[...] Paul’s post was itself in reply to Bruce Lawson’s excellent post God-botherers or Bible-bashers? [...]

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:05:28 +0000

Oh, and Matt….. you are spot on!

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:45:10 +0000

I feel that Groowy has listed his beliefs and, effectively, non-beliefs fairly adequately. Black is black and white is white. But it does strike me that anyone can make these obvious statements.

People get through the day, the only way they know how. If some people need to have a focul point, then so be it. To feel the necessity to point out the scientific obvious is not really helping those that find solace in their beliefs.

Let and let live! I am happy that you are clever, and have your own scientific views. Bruce is a non believer, and I respect the whole topic, but for a non-believer, you seem to have a “holier than thou” attitude.

I, by the way, am not religious, but find you and your posting, quite sad. You surely must realise that not everyone is born with your interlect, reasoning and powers of deduction.

Leave people alone.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:34:50 +0000

Best blog for ages Bruce. Nothing of any worth to contribute other than my praise!

By: Michael Kozakewich

Michael Kozakewich — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:01:29 +0000

Unfortunately, there’s not much one can do when it’s a choice of alienating one’s parents.
It would really help for all people to gain a more humanist mindset. Things like not killing people they disagree with, and not making life-altering choices for their (or others’) children. If they had that, then religion wouldn’t be so bad.

By: Matt Wilcox

Matt Wilcox — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:23:08 +0000

@Paul

I’m all for kids being taught about the spiritual, it gives a good understanding of other people and promotes tolerance of other viewpoints. What I’m not into is the idea of convincing a child that any particular spiritual belief is “the right one”, which is why I find a big difference between being taught about religion and being indoctrinated into religion.

In many cases being a kid in a religious family is fine and a kid will grow up, learn to question what they’ve been led to believe, and make their own choices. But, that’s not always the case. I have first hand experience of the shit-storm it can cause, and for what?