Christianity could be a higher order way of organizing lives

[Poopadoop]

Or, he could just hit the husband with the Bible for being such a fucking idiot that he doesn't understand women at a grade 1 level.

Srsly, Oskar you are asking him a different question than the one he's talking about. You're right because you're talking about how you don't need religion to have a moral code, and he's right because he's saying a lot of people respect a moral code that's based on Jebus but not one that is based on logic and reason alone.

[wufwugy]

Srsly, Oskar you are asking him a different question than the one he's talking about. You're right because you're talking about how you don't need religion to have a moral code, and he's right because he's saying a lot of people respect a moral code that's based on Jebus but not one that is based on logic and reason alone.

I tend to think that maybe some people can successfully navigate the world through their own logic. I don't see much evidence that this is the average, though.

[oskar]

Srsly, Oskar you are asking him a different question than the one he's talking about. You're right because you're talking about how you don't need religion to have a moral code, and he's right because he's saying a lot of people respect a moral code that's based on Jebus but not one that is based on logic and reason alone.

Most of the moral code that's in the bible is being dismissed by most christians. The criteria by which they select what they choose to apply and what they choose to dismiss is based on logic, their own sense of morality and the zeitgeist.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Most of the moral code that's in the bible is being dismissed by most christians. The criteria by which they select what they choose to apply and what they choose to dismiss is based on logic, their own sense of morality and the zeitgeist.

Even if the ONLY benefit of religion is that some Christians are less likely to be ass holes for a few hours on a Sunday, that's fine with me.

Yes, a lot of ignorant shit is perpetuated in the name of religions, but not disproportionately so. Humans do ignorant shit all the damn time, often not in the name of religion.

If some people lack the ability to logic (which is widely evident to even the most Pollyanna-ish among us), then I'm in favor of literally anything which helps them find compassion and tolerance, even if that's only a fleeting moment.