Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Charles Hitchens on Google video talking about his book .. God is not Great - How Religion Poisions Everything

We are all part of nature

We can be assure that the big bang is still moving away from us, and can be sure that it is not a design like you are reading this now. God , if there is one, wouldn't know or care that we are here.

Religion poisons matters, because it asks why don't we pretend we aren't going to die. Why do we not pretend that modern diseases (which we can sequence), why do we keep fooling ourselves? It attacks the integrity we need, to investigate the evidence we need to prosper and grow.

We shouldn't tamper with god's design, like limiting stem cell research is absurb!!! why not use technology to protect human kind?

Religious people ask where would our morals come from if there is no god? If god is dead, isn't everything acceptable? I take it as an insult ... we don't rape because we are affraid of divine punishment

I don't believe in moses, or the excile of the jews etc, I don't believe that my ancestors believed in rape and everything until they got to mount siani, then when they get there learn its bad.

Nobody could get that far, unless they know that human solidairty demands we look at each other as brohter and sister.

There are psychopaths, which makes the image of god questionable? or can they be explained and be held back in society..

There's a temptation of something that is really poisonous, and it is the fear of freedom. We like to live under documentations, and its our brithright to be free and liberated.

Do we really wish it is true that there is a god that watches over us all day, all night, knows our thoughts,convicts us for our private thoughts, and doesn't let go of us when we are dead! who wishes that is true?? who wants to lead the life of a servant all the time??

Some religious people have done great things! don't get me wrong ..

Name me an ethical statement, by a religous person in the name of faith, that couldn't have been made my someone with no faith? Nobody has been able to do it ..

That being the case, think of a wicked thing said or done by somoene of religous faith, and everyone could name a bunch of things instantly.

If everyone can nam an instance, where religion has made each other act worse, its all the time. Humans are better off, with our technology, than by the rules of any god. We have small microscopes which look at the double helix in awe, the fools that believe in the supernatural are wasting their time.

What about the seperation between church and state? God isn't mentioned in the constitution, other than to keep it out of the country. Jefferson made that very clear, he built up that wall and may nobody take it down.

The word islam, means give all to god

we want someone to take care of us all the time

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