tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post7610794363571456993..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: Why Atheists Shouldn't Be Insulted Over Threats of Eternal DamnationSecular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-12224839518333249492014-01-30T10:01:49.668+08:002014-01-30T10:01:49.668+08:00mikespeir,
Thanks for your input. The main reason...mikespeir,<br /><br />Thanks for your input. The main reason that I'm not bothered by fundies' condemnations is that I (and may I assume you also?) don't believe in hell and damnation in the first. Nevertheless, it's too bad that those people have that kind of mentality that causes them to say hateful thing but to be so hateful to begin with. And inasmuch as there are so many moreSecular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-32597203243623381382014-01-29T16:50:30.986+08:002014-01-29T16:50:30.986+08:00Your point is taken, of course, and I don't me...Your point is taken, of course, and I don't mean to argue against it as far as it goes. On the other hand, it's painfully hard to lose track of the fact that we have to get along in a culture populated in part by people with beliefs like that. And whether there's any substance to their claims or not, those beliefs color the way they look at us and affect how they relate to us. The mikespeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397674737999065117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-15089996952499326382014-01-13T10:07:53.426+08:002014-01-13T10:07:53.426+08:00Jack,
You're most welcome. I agree that the ...Jack,<br /><br />You're most welcome. I agree that the hateful words of religious fanatics and their followers reveal their true character and that dangers that abound when these people use their beliefs to justify evil deeds.<br /><br />But as long as their actions are confined to just stupid remarks, they are laughable. Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-71784689055466550532014-01-12T21:48:07.993+08:002014-01-12T21:48:07.993+08:00Thanks for the kind mention. For me, the issue isn...Thanks for the kind mention. For me, the issue isn't one of feeling insulted or even thinking that Driscoll shouldn't have said what he said. It has more to do with what the sentiment "believe what I do or burn" says about the morality of those who believe such things.<br /><br />Technically, these beliefs do not affect me either...until they are translated into behavior. The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485781130885424400noreply@blogger.com