disagree on rational grounds

Submitted by Sholmrootshell (United States), Dec 21, 2006 at 21:11

Dear Richard Eason I have to disagree. You may say that good and evil is based on religion but good and evil are point of views and in a democracy we have many diverse views. Some may be common such as don't steel, don't kill (without good reason) and we have reasons to back up why this is "bad". However something that says women are immoral and unequal is because of the incident with eave and some current mind sets that develop stereotypes and that may not let them live to full potential.

You also say ALL of our laws based around good are based on ALL of our religious beliefs. If you think about it that took place long ago when god said the earth was created in a few days. We have scientific evidence that proves how the earth was created with different periods when dinosaurs roamed the earth. We also have a ton on evidence of evolution and with all this i ask you, what is you're rebuttal. "Bible said so" is all that your argument has to offer. The bible is not proven and that is what your basing entire economic policies off of? It was also written by several different people therefore much extortion must exist hence not all morals apply.

We don't need religion to figure out our justice, freedom and prosperity. Our laws are based on the outcome of our actions and how it affects us. We look at alternatives that are clearly better than some of the religious ones (terrorism which exist in morals of Muslim extremism, for many rational reasons why we see it unfit).

You have mentioned religion gives the world freedom and prosperity, however you forgot to factor in theocracies like the middle age's, Egypt, roam and if you want current data look at 2 countries named Israel, and Palestine. You must also realize regardless of technological advances (although that constitutes for scientific reasoning) nations who are further away from religion are doing better.

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