Posted: Sep 19, 2013 3:00 pm
It's true that everybody cherry-picks; in fact, I think that it's impossible not to, as then one would have to give equal consideration to thousands of different ideas, texts, symbols, which any religion will probably contain. There are some of those which interest me, and some which don't. I suppose I could wilfully pay attention to those that don't interest me, but that seems rather odd!
Some of your other assertions seem a bit hanging in the wind. For example, you say, 'you claim that god injects the soul'. Do I? Where have I said that?
Now you are the one cherry-picking.
You also say, 'what is the fucking point?' Now that is a good question, and one that I often ask, not just about religion, but about football, gardening, double yellow lines, and so on.
Using reason to work out ethical problems - don't we also use emotion? In fact, I went to a week-end course on ethics, and I kept jumping up and saying, 'but surely this is an emotional dilemma?', and they looked kind of askance at me.
Some of your other assertions seem a bit hanging in the wind. For example, you say, 'you claim that god injects the soul'. Do I? Where have I said that?
Now you are the one cherry-picking.
You also say, 'what is the fucking point?' Now that is a good question, and one that I often ask, not just about religion, but about football, gardening, double yellow lines, and so on.
Using reason to work out ethical problems - don't we also use emotion? In fact, I went to a week-end course on ethics, and I kept jumping up and saying, 'but surely this is an emotional dilemma?', and they looked kind of askance at me.