Thread: Why?

When did I say that?


But it is obvious that plenty of people on this board are highly ignorant of science. The lack of understanding is obvious when you have a basic knowledge of science, reason, logic, and so on.

If you are ignorant of facts though, yes you are ignorant. If you merely differ on personal beliefs, such as philosophy or ethics, then no, that does not make anyone ignorant. But it does indicate other things about them, such as intelligence, or morality.

Davej, the reasons are just like Photo said. However, the reason why your atheist friend never discussed religion with you is because we usually avoid this topic, since it tends to make both sides angry. But this is the religion forum, you only come here if you want to discuss religion and have your beliefs questioned. If you don't wanna be questioned, don't come.

As Photo said, there is a difference between ignorance and different opinions. If you say I can't prove that God doesn't exist, then it's only a difference of opinion: I'm sceptical and you aren't. But if you try to say, for example, that evolution is false, then you are just ignorant.

Originally Posted by Kromoh

Davej, the reasons are just like Photo said. However, the reason why your atheist friend never discussed religion with you is because we usually avoid this topic, since it tends to make both sides angry. But this is the religion forum, you only come here if you want to discuss religion and have your beliefs questioned. If you don't wanna be questioned, don't come.

Well, if that was the intent of the people who set up this area, then it should be called "Religion and Spirituality Debate" or "Bash the Fundies" or something to make that clear from the start. I have been on many religion and spirituality forums and email lists, and believe me, they aren't all like this area. There is generally some intelligent actual discussion about a variety of religious beliefs, not just bashing of Fundamentalist Christianity, by people who seem to think anyone who is Christian and knows the Bible is a Fundamentalist, and ascribes to that kind of literalism. This area is very limited because of the way people behave here. And the same repetitious arguments are repeated over and over and over, ad nauseam. Don't you get tired of it? Wouldn't you like something more growth productive?

It boggles the mind.