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Originally posted by Yorick:
"Lack of spiritual faith is a lack of the ability to think.... it is another form of socially acceptable moronism."
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Yes, I would be perfectly okay seeing that statement every day, and I would take absolutely no offense.
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Originally posted by Yorick:
Am I attacking absence of faith or the PEOPLE. Why is it that those who don't believe in a God feel compelled to condemn the mental abilities of those that do in an effort to justify their position? How hard is it to avoid insults Maelakin? That's the self-censorship otherwise known as CONSIDERATION you seem to have missed.
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Since you brought it up, lets compare and contrast the two statements.
Religion stops a thinking mind…
Lack of spiritual faith is a lack of the ability to think…
The first states that religion stops a thinking mind. It does not say that a religious person stops thinking, however, the second statement DOES say that if you don’t have a spiritual faith, you DO lack the ability to think. One is simply an observation to be taken at face value and the other is a direct insult. The only people who should take offense to the first statement are those who have stopped thinking for themselves and turned their mind over to religion.
It is only another socially acceptable addiction.
It is another form of socially acceptable moronism.
In this case, the second part of my statement implies that a mind trapped in religion is an addicted one. The other says it is to be moronic to not have spiritual faith. Once again, it is easy to see where the personal attack lies. One challenges an institutional form of thinking while the other challenges a person.
So if you are unable to understand my challenge and where it points, I apologize for offending you. In any case, I have removed the statement from my signature.