03-24-2008, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Sickntiredofliblies
People of faith have always opposed scientific and medical advances.
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Most of the greatest scientists known to us believe in God or some cosmic deity. Also some scientists were also members of the clergy. To say people of faith oppose scientific and medical advances is wrong, some do yes, but not all. I think science and religion can work together, I also believe science can bring us to maybe understanding God a bit better.
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Condoms to prevent aids, vaccines to prevent disease, the roundness of this planet, prehistoric animals, etc... Even today, many christians oppose the HPV vaccination on the basis that it promotes sexual promiscuity; even though such a vaccine could prevent 6.2 million people from getting HPV. Christians are also trying to pervert our education system with their crazy notion that the earth is only 6,000 years old. Presidential candidates like Huckaby that publicly state that they don't believe evolution has happened. All religious people have been dragged, kicking and screaming, into a world in which we can actually explain things using mathematic equations and still to this day they are fighting for the old way.
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I too believe some of these things promote sexual promiscuity. I also believe that PEOPLE belongiing to the church were, and still are afraid of science as this maybe dimishes some of their authority and what they percieve to be true. However this is people at fault not religion.
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People do not need an old rewritten book (the bible) to decide what is moral. Nevermind the fact that there are plenty of immoral views expressed by that deity and the followers of that book have never held the high ground when it comes to morality. Just to name a few recent examples of the slaughtering christians have committed; Ireland, Croatia, Kosovo, and many many more. Only education of science and the push for secularist governing has made christians change their divisive ways and adapt to a more tolerant way of practicing their faith.
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I come from Ireland religion has nothing to do with the problems here it is all politics. People use religion to divide people and for to justify their own selfish actions. However again this is people doing this not religion. Religion is a good thing when observed properly, and not used as tool to justify any wrongful actions.
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The reason I asked the question of how many christians would support an atheist president in the US, is because most would not. Just like many muslims do not support non-muslim leaders. There are plenty of right wingers who have been spreading lies about Baraq Obama, claiming that he is a muslim. It has been proven that he is not. They spread these lies because they know that many, if not most, christians would not support a muslim president.
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I believe in equality and I am completely against the war in Iraq. If I had to vote in the american election I would vote for Obama. I do have some problems with him though, but then I have problems with every candidate, I do not like his pro-abortion stance. I do like how he is anti-war though. Also Hilary is pro-abortion, but she also thinks the war is justified. Though McCain is against abortion he is pro-war and seems very gung-ho. I think he is too much of a fanatical and his foreign policies, like Bushes will only cause more strife and conflict.
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