I don't put any form of morality on the question of God or not God myself. To belive in God is not right or wrong, and to activly believe there is no God, or to disbelive in a creative diety is also not right or wrong. They just are.
On Apr 9, 3:22 am, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 7, 5:18 am, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I do not believe that a supreme being created the universe etc. > > The term 'supreme being' is kinda tricky. If supreme is interpreted as > all powerful then yes, I agree. > > I believe that it's possible a superior entity (be that a single > organism or an advanced society) might have created the universe using > technology millions or possibly billions of years beyond our own. > > > This week A C Grayling brought out his book "The > > Good Book - A secular bible". > > In interview he stated that theism is harmful to > > individuals and society. > > The term theism as used here is too generic. I've seen some religious > organizations that I believe were truly interested in helping > individuals and society. OTOH, I doubt many people would consider Jim > Jones and his cult to be a good thing. > > Personally, I think that all worldviews should be based in a rational > belief system. It's fine to believe in a god as long as you have a > logical rationalization for your belief. > > Unfortunately for many people the need to believe in an afterlife > outweighs rational thought. > > > I would like to hear his argument on this matter. > > Why he thinks that theism is harmful. > > If he is indeed correct then there is an argument > > for the active promotion of atheism. > > What say you? > > IMO atheism is just as wrong as theism. It is an unsubstantiated > belief in the absence of a god. > > If you look at the way the universe is put together I'd say that there > were some valid reasons to infer the possibility of intelligent > design.
