Which is basically, an immoral idea.Quote from Ricter:
Anyway, the only way it can work, and this is kind of what phoenix is getting at with his "greater" morality idea, is if this life, this world, is not the last world. If it's not, then one can imagine a place where you'll be later, where you'll perhaps see that the suffering here was essentially just a bad dream, and there's no real harm done.
Quote from PHOENIX TRADING:
Yeah and I'm sure an ant hill thinks I'm being immoral when I wipe them out.
Not really sure God gives a crap about your opinion though, I for one certainly don't... well except to laugh at you .
==============================Quote from Free Thinker:
remember the thread about thinking will set you free from religion. this is the kind of thinking that should set creationists free:
Cholera is an ugly little beast loaded with all kinds of nasty optimizations to kill human beings. Read this post for a nice summary of all the gory details, and then after explaining all the specific elements of the cholera toxin, asks this plangent question:
How would a Creationist or I.D. advocate explain all of this? They donât believe that bacteria can develop significant new adaptations, .../
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/01/god-moves-in-malicious-ways/
http://puffthemutantdragon.wordpres...-a-creationist-the-making-of-a-serial-killer/
There is no shortcut to intellectual honesty. Atheism requires sacrifice, in that you sacrifice the illusion of immortality and the sense of transcendent purpose. But, religion requires the sacrifice of critical thinking, self determination, your time, your money, and logic. (Kate)