31st January 2012
“The reason we are not seeing any intelligent debate coming from the religious corner is because there simply aren't any intellectual heavyweights to represent them. The arguments are defunct.”
Anon.
“The reason we are not seeing any intelligent debate coming from the religious corner is because there simply aren't any intellectual heavyweights to represent them. The arguments are defunct.”
Anon.
January 31st, 2012 at 2:57
i think this quote is really pretty sophomoric. first, i’d like
to know what he means by ” intelligent debate. ”
then, i’d also like to know what, for the author, constitutes
an ” intellectual heavyweight. ”
finally, i would argue that the thinking and emotional
devotion that lead a person to faith are nowhere near
defunct………..but very much alive and active in this
world.
all across the u.s. , on any sunday, there are thousands of
local religious leaders conducting services for their faithful
generally they try to take some idea (( stort, thought,
commandment, etc. )) from scripture, and apply it’s
message to life today. now most of these folks are
average or above in intelligence………but i dont know
if they’re ” heavyweights.”
none the less, that’s still a lot of committed
people pouring their message into a lot of ears.
i am cynical enough to think that debating with
the religionistas is pretty pointless. they hold to their
beliefs as fiercely as we non-religious hold to ours………..
and it’s not gonna change. all either of us can do….
short of buying guns…is , when questioned
(( challenged )) to explain what we hold to
be true…………..and WHY.
our little forum here at QOTD lets us blow our jets
a little……….even vent frustrations.
but i think this forum is great cause of its
diversity of thought ……………. and THAT gives us
great leeway in examining our own thinking, and
our own alignments.
January 31st, 2012 at 5:54
I think the lack of intelligent debate is a direct result of the endangered nature of religious evidence and the subsequent failure of that rare evidence to withstand modern intellectual scrutiny. It seems that this quote is attacking the religious people rather than their arguments. I would argue that they chose the smaller target.
January 31st, 2012 at 18:30
I think there are plenty of religious intellectual heavyweights but that for these heavyweights validating religion is not part of their agenda.
What I find freightening is their agendas.