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Author Topic:   Why should religion get a free pass?
bluegenes
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Message 25 of 112 (466377)
05-14-2008 9:11 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by New Cat's Eye
05-12-2008 3:31 PM


Catholic Scientists writes:
Yes, religion gets a free pass. and it is ok for it to get a free pass for claims that are not falsifiable.
Really? So, claims like these should get a free pass:
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All Catholics are servants of Satan, whether they know it or not.
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The Jews will regret their false beliefs when they feel the eternal fires of Hell.
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America is the Great Satan.
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Heathens have no rights in the eyes of God, other than the right to die.
But they are 'off limits' to challenges because they cannot be falsified. So how do you prove them wrong?
No one needs to prove evidenceless assertions or beliefs to be wrong. If anything, we should learn to question the sanity of those who make them.

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bluegenes
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Message 30 of 112 (466506)
05-15-2008 11:47 AM
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05-15-2008 10:36 AM


Catholic Scientist writes:
Bullshit.
My evidenceless assertion is this:
Pie is better than cake.
Now you must question my sanity!?
Pah-lease
Even some of our creationists might've understood my point there, CS.
Evidenceless statements presented as objective truths are completely different things from subjective tastes (when those subjective tastes are recognized as such). You may have trouble with this, of course, as you're religious, so you probably have evidenceless personal tastes, desires or beliefs which you see as having objective truth. If so, I don't give them a free pass, and I'll be happy to explain what delusions are.

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bluegenes
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Message 36 of 112 (466528)
05-15-2008 1:03 PM
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05-15-2008 12:04 PM


Catholic Scientists writes:
And I'd like to remind you of Rule #10:
There's a thread for you to make complaints. Use it.

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Message 89 of 112 (648937)
01-19-2012 12:34 PM
Reply to: Message 88 by Tangle
01-19-2012 12:27 PM


Tangle writes:
in Radio 4's case, there is even a 10 minute slot called 'Thought for the Day' which is a religious piece normally populated by a clergy of some kind and normally pure drivel that has me screaming at the radio.
It's the title that gets me. It implies that there's been some thinking going on, but this is never supported by the evidence.

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