Dear Pope Benedict XVI

Posted by HeroofTime55 on Sept. 17, 2010, 10:13 p.m.

Fuck you.

In a recent speech, you equated atheism with Nazism. I am not a Nazi and the two concepts have nothing to do with each other.

Yes, we live in an age where religion is quickly dying out. In the past, religion served to 'fill in the gaps' of human knowledge. Whenever science has come along to fill those gaps with the truth, those clinging to their religious beliefs stop the progress of science, and for many centuries, religion has held back the human race and our progression forward.

Today we live in an era dominated by science and technology; new discoveries are being made every day, and we know more about the universe and it's workings than anyone in history. This is a scary thing for religion, because it's purpose of 'filling in the gaps' is quickly becoming vestigial. It is, of course, no wonder that a large number of religious bodies are aggressively fighting against this new era of humanity, and it's not surprising to watch them go to such ridiculous extremes as to make comparisons with Hitler and Nazism. Pathetic, really.

But for calling me a Nazi: Fuck you.

Comments

Juju 14 years, 2 months ago

Arcalyth is clearly infinity.

HeroofTime55 14 years, 2 months ago

Quote:
I'm not saying "believe nothing." I thought was pretty fucking obvious. I'm saying you have to make assumptions at some point and that one type of assumption versus another is still an assumption.
But you're using this to imply that religion is just as valid as science. Which it's not.

Thank you Cesque for bringing up the important concept of falsifiability, which is vitally important in everything from science to philosophy.

noshenim 14 years, 2 months ago

No, he didn't