Six reasons to study comparative world religions

Cypress said:
A moral relativist by definition cannot possibly believe there is an objective moral standard that transcends opinion and popular vote. An objective moral standard is the basis of world religions.
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That is just dogmatism.
 
martin said:
Do not kill, do not steal, be kind to your neighbor, etc. have religious traditions but they are obvious secular values as well in any human society.
It's likely they had secular beginnings.
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Yes, I agree secular society in the West has adopted religious values even while stripping away the religious language and context, while in Asian societies people have subconsciously ingrained Hindu, Confucian and Buddhist values even when they don't actively practice those religions.

The prominent militant atheist Richard Dawkins calls himself a 'cultural Christian' because he recognizes he has inherited the ethos, values, and cultural milieu of the West's long-standing experience with Judeo-Christianity.
 
Cypress said:
Yes, I agree secular society in the West has adopted religious values even while stripping away the religious language and context, while in Asia societies have subconsciously ingrained Hindu, Confucian and Buddhist values even when they don't actively practice those religions.

The prominent militant atheist Richard Dawkins calls himself a 'cultural Christian' because he recognizes he has inherited the ethos, values, and cultural milieu of the West's long-standing experience with Judeo-Christianity.
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You are obsessed with Richard Dawkins. No one else cares about the guy.
 
Cypress said:
He is probably one of the top two or three most important atheists of the last 50 years.
Anyone who is an atheist should have Richard Dawkins on their radar, if not their speed dial.
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Couldn't care less about the guy. Just a whipping boy for you.
 
Cypress said:
Given his stature and reputation as a public atheist, I would have thought Richard Dawkins would be a hero and a patron saint for practicing atheists.
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He is, but mostly to militant atheists; white males of college age or under 30. @Hume is a woman under 30.
 
Hume said:
No one gives a shit about Richard Dawkins
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The guy has probably sold around ten million books, been translated into dozens of languages, and is arguably the 21st century's most famous public atheist.

Atheists flock to his hundreds of paid speaking engagements, and he is probably a YouTube star.
 
Cypress said:
The guy has probably sold around ten million books, been translated into dozens of languages, and is arguably the 21st century's most famous public atheist.

Atheists flock to his hundreds of paid speaking engagements, and he is probably a YouTube star.
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Ok, then talk to someone who cares about Dawkins.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
That guy is super obsessed with you. He even mentioned you on a thread about how guys take a leak. Why does he think about your plumbing at random times?
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Okay, I'd rather not know what the plumbing thread is, and why some weirdo is thinking about my plumbing. I've always worked at keeping weirdos, Incels, and losers out of my life!
 
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