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

Leyenda 14 years, 2 months ago

Quote: nighthawk
My views are not any less valid based on the fact that I was raised to believe them.
What does your upbringing have to do with "validity", or truth?

I suppose you also believe Earth is 6000 years old?

noshenim 14 years, 2 months ago

What personal issue is more important than science?

Josea 14 years, 2 months ago

Wow, it's amazing how in every website in the planet where users can post stuff there's always a religion-related debate that degenerates into nothing useful.

thernz 14 years, 2 months ago

Quote:
What personal issue is more important than science?
Women.

sirxemic 14 years, 2 months ago

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I'm an agnostic who chooses to keep quiet and look into more important, personal issues beyond those of Religion and Science. Do I win the game?
Face it, you are agnostic atheist (I think, just like me). Too many atheists are labeling themselves agnostic and at the same time not atheist just to be on the safe side or so that it is imperative to stay quiet about discussions like these.

Besides, religion and science IS important - they both affect the world's future.

HeroofTime55 14 years, 2 months ago

I'm an agnostic atheist. The two are compatible concepts. One states that I am "without theism," without religious belief, and the other states a most likely correct belief that I do not know what the 'ultimate truth' of the universe actually is.

Anti-theism is a trait of an individual who positions themselves to oppose religion, for one reason or another (For example, religion causing damage to human society) and I can probably be classified as that as well.

Juju 14 years, 2 months ago

thernz wins.

For the record, there is no such thing as a fact unless you believe it.

Castypher 14 years, 2 months ago

fact (n) - a concept whose truth can be proved

What does that have to do with belief?

Juju 14 years, 2 months ago

Nothing can be proved.

blackhole 14 years, 2 months ago

Abstract meaningless logical constructs confined to arbitrary human definitions used to simulate the real world can be proved because they don't actually exist. Math, for example, can be proved, because none of it actually exists - it's just an abstract tool that's really good at modelling the real world.