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Political Discussions / United States / Re: Why do Republicans think like this?
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on: August 30, 2008, 07:44:16 PM
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Stereotyping will never get you anywhere ryan
Yet another intellectually lazy response. Just because a comment is a stereotype does not automatically mean it's incorrect. Saying that Muslims are more likely to commit acts of terrorism than any other ethnic group is a stereotype but it's also true. Saying women are physically weaker than than men is a stereotype but it's also true. Saying a young African-American male has a better chance of ending up in Prison than ending up in College is a stereotype, but it's a stereotype that has plenty of evidence to support it. 1. Do non-Muslim ethnic groups commit acts of terrorism? Of course. 2. Are some women physically stronger than some men? Certainly. 3. Do some young African-American men go to college instead of prision? Absolutely. However, in any matter, it is impossible to operate off of or draw accurate conclusions based upon the exceptions. It's no different in politics. Certainly there are some extremely intelligent, insightful, and well-educated members of the Republican Party who vote for their candidate based upon a in-depth examination of that candidate's stance on many different issues. Unfortunately, the Party is not defined by these members nor does the Republican establishment and leadership cater to these members. It is universially agreed - let me repeat - UNIVERSIALLY AGREED that in 2004 Dr. James Dobson and Dr. James Dobson alone single-handily handed George W. Bush a 2nd term in office by turning out millions of single-issue (abortion / gay marriage) Evangelical voters who went to the polls and pulled the lever for George W. Bush based SOLELY and ONLY upon the single issue of Abortion and/or the single issue Gay Marriage without any consideration whatsoever for Bush's position on the economy, on the war, on healthcare, on education, or any other major issue. In fact, after the election, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney picked up the phone and called Dr. Dobson to PERSONALLY thank him for handing them a 2nd term in the White House. That kind of single-issue power simply does not exist on the Democrat side - and thank God for that - because it's possibly the most frighteningly ignorant form of political participation a person can practice. The difference between your analogy and Republicans? You have no basis for your statement. So simple.... |
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Social Discussions / Philosophy and Religion / Re: Existence of God or Lack Thereof
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on: August 24, 2008, 03:27:09 PM
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Iamme already posted some good points. So I will just add to one point.
Wow, people form your church volunteered to go help Hurricane Katrina? Awesome. I don't see how you can call it God's work. I could easily call it doing the right thing in order to avoid hell. I know plenty of people who volunteered just because it was the right thing to do. You have volunteer organizations such as the Americorps who did the same thing. Did they need God in order to do that? Absolutely not.
If God was powerful enough to create the Earth, I'm sure he could of done something for the poor victims of NO. Of course, you'll just call it warranted suffering because you can't come to terms with the unknown.
And just to add on. Anyone who needs the Bible or a WWJD bracelet to tell them to be a good person belongs in "hell" to begin with.
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Social Discussions / Philosophy and Religion / Re: Existence of God or Lack Thereof
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on: August 21, 2008, 02:52:58 AM
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That argument only disproves a certain kind of god: one who is good and all powerful. It doesn't preclude there being a) an evil god b) a god who is incapable of stopping suffering.
I'm an atheist, but that argument is quite limited in scope.
It disproves the God that is supported by the biggest religion in the world.... That's all  . |
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Social Discussions / Philosophy and Religion / Existence of God or Lack Thereof
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on: August 20, 2008, 01:42:53 PM
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Yup, I'm starting up another one. As I've never really partaken in this section, I apologize if this argument has been covered already. But I found this argument against the existence to be one of the better I've heard:
"If there is a creator then he obviously either can't do anything about the suffering in the world, or he just won't.
If he can't do anything about it, he is not All-powerful. And if he can but won't, then he is not All-loving.
If he is not all powerful, and can't relieve my suffering, then why should I rely on him? I'm better to rely on myself. And if he is not all powerful, is he really a God?
If he can but won't, then why rely on him since he won't do it? If he was going to, he would have done it a long time ago."
I've heard some rebuttals to this, which have all been debunked. But, what say you?
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Social Discussions / Books and Literature / Re: Turtle Feet
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on: August 19, 2008, 12:45:04 PM
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http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Feet-Nikolai-Grozni/dp/159448984XThere's a link to it. And a bit about it: "Nikolai Grozni was a music prodigy, a jazz pianist training at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, when suddenly he decided to transform his life. He moved to India to become a Buddhist monk-shaving his head, learning Tibetan, and donning long traditional robes. In the Himalayas-living in a hut a stone's throw from the Dalai Lama's compound- Grozni became entrenched in a sometimes comical, sometimes reverent, always intriguing community comprised of feisty nuns, bossy monks, violent chess players, demanding teachers, and a spectacular friend called Tsar, a fallen monk from Bosnia. Grozni went to India in search of knowledge, but learns that the people who can teach him the most are not wearing uniforms and following special diets, but rather those who, like him, struggle with doubts and cannot accept an established system of faith. Instead, he journeys with his colorful cast of friends to a new understanding of himself and his place in the world. Like Anne Lamott or Elizabeth Gilbert, Nikolai Grozni offers the insights of a religious pilgrim from the inside-in his case, from a male, Buddhist perspective. Thoughtful, funny, and elegantly written, Turtle Feet details the reality of a world much mythologized in the West and tells a wonderfully bittersweet story of a spiritual journey." I'm hoping to check out the book "The Empty Mirror" next.
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Social Discussions / Books and Literature / Turtle Feet
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on: August 19, 2008, 12:30:36 PM
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Finished up this book about a month or so ago. It's about a young man who drops out of the Berklee college of music to go study Buddhism in Tibet. I don't want to give away what he discovers, as that's what gives the book a bit of its humor, but it was definitely a good read. I myself cannot get away from reading non-fiction books about experiences in Buddhist temples. Good stuff.
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Political Discussions / United States / Re: John W. Bush
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on: August 19, 2008, 12:14:11 PM
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Just an FYI, Bush did beat Kerry in SAT score. But, who gives a crap. I know people who've scored well on their SATs who are utter idiots. It doesn't really matter.
And anyone who votes for a president simply because of a higher SAT score is an utter idiot. Heaven forbid you actually look at their platform and history!
Instead you decide to have pointless squabbles about things that don't matter.
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