i think you completely missed the point of that which you replied to just now...
just so you know, there are a number of companies that do run apache and other linux based software for business because it is way better than anything microsoft ever came up with. i happen to work at one and know many ppl who do likewise!
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i don't see religion as rational... there are ppl who go around saying that they are not part of a religion even though they are (they just don't call it that because it's not "like" other religions). what kind of rationality is there? and as soon as you try to point out something contrary to what someone believes so strongly in they shut off in response and don't even hear your reasoning...
it seems to me that most of the religious ppl i know are very hung up on thinking that every good thing that happens in their lives is directly from god: "god told me to..." and "god said i should try that" and so on and so forth... they can't seem to accept any good idea they've had as coming from themselves... and on the other hand every bad thing comes from the "devil"... why can't ppl just take responsibility for the things they do (good and bad)?
religion did get me through some really tough things in my life, but that wasn't because of anything good or hopeful (though i'm sure i thought it was at the time). i stayed alive because i was too scared to kill myself and go to hell for my trouble. i believe it is brainwashing to teach a child anything you don't have proof for, i would not teach my daughter to believe or not believe in any god/goddess. i hope i only show her what there is in the world and let her come out of it with her own beliefs. what i want to pass on to her are the morals i do believe in like "do unto others as you would have done unto you" and "live and let live" as well as the ability to think clearly about the possibilities in life.
i don't debate your right to believe, i just debate your right to push it on others... even in a well-meaning way... interestingly enough the atheists i know almost all grew up without much religious influence. i am the exception to the rule as i see it and i am still overcoming parts of my upbringing.
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i think you completely missed the point of that which you replied to just now...
just so you know, there are a number of companies that do run apache and other linux based software for business because it is way better than anything microsoft ever came up with. i happen to work at one and know many ppl who do likewise!
i don't see religion as rational... there are ppl who go around saying that they are not part of a religion even though they are (they just don't call it that because it's not "like" other religions). what kind of rationality is there? and as soon as you try to point out something contrary to what someone believes so strongly in they shut off in response and don't even hear your reasoning...
it seems to me that most of the religious ppl i know are very hung up on thinking that every good thing that happens in their lives is directly from god: "god told me to..." and "god said i should try that" and so on and so forth... they can't seem to accept any good idea they've had as coming from themselves... and on the other hand every bad thing comes from the "devil"... why can't ppl just take responsibility for the things they do (good and bad)?
religion did get me through some really tough things in my life, but that wasn't because of anything good or hopeful (though i'm sure i thought it was at the time). i stayed alive because i was too scared to kill myself and go to hell for my trouble. i believe it is brainwashing to teach a child anything you don't have proof for, i would not teach my daughter to believe or not believe in any god/goddess. i hope i only show her what there is in the world and let her come out of it with her own beliefs. what i want to pass on to her are the morals i do believe in like "do unto others as you would have done unto you" and "live and let live" as well as the ability to think clearly about the possibilities in life.
i don't debate your right to believe, i just debate your right to push it on others... even in a well-meaning way... interestingly enough the atheists i know almost all grew up without much religious influence. i am the exception to the rule as i see it and i am still overcoming parts of my upbringing.