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Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kwizzy Diane Argyle Jun 28, 2010. 17 Replies 0 Likes
I find it perplexing what issues have a slant between the religious and the non-religious. Here on AN, there are many issues that people feel their atheism informs -- gay rights, stem cell research,…Continue
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Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
Jezzy replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Wasn't that part about avoiding fornication in old marriage ceremonies? Or at least something about avoiding sin, or what-have-you?"
Jaume replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Jean Jacques Momdjian: I thought that [sex outside of marriage] was the definition of adultery
Nope, that's the definition of fornication. I can't remember whether or not the Bible explicitely condemns fornication in general (although it…"
Jean Jacques replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"I thought that was the definition of adultery, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on that."
Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Doing things in public isn't exactly "forcing" other people to watch you do those things, but that's a bit of a tricky subject. There are people out there who are offended that I might "force" them to see my bare…"
Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Lol, sorry about that. I'm from the "Christian" Nation."
Jezzy replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"There's something about sex that makes everything a bigger deal. Whether the purpose or not is certainly debatable, however, it is the "reason" we're alive.
Actually, you and I were born from exactly the same reason.…"
Glenn Sogge replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"I think restricting oneself to biological plumbing ignores major components of human sexuality. Jared Diamond's Why Is Sex Fun? looks at some other things that are, indeed, evolutionarily important. If science has taught us nothing else, it is…"
Sam Jones replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"First off let me say that I am in no way against homosexuality.
with that being said ill be a bit more graphic to illustrate what I mean by "biologically correct"
The penis is made to insert into the vagina and shoot sperm into the woman…"
Jaume replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"But don't we get into a bit of a chicken-and-egg dilemma...
It doesn't have to be a dilemma. I'd say it's more like a coevolutive phenomenon (think flowers and bees instead of eggs and chickens.) I think culture and religion…"
Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Actually, I'd say that indoctrination -- religious or otherwise -- is essential to all close-mindedness. The idea that being gay isn't "biologically correct" relies on a certain sense of what biology is supposed to be.…"
Sam Jones replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"My observation would be because being gay isn't biologically correct. I know atheists who are very homophobic. Just seeing something that is adverse or perverse, they cringe or shy away from accepting it because they see the bad side of it (the…"
Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"That cognitive bias exists for a reason. Children were raised to think two men/women showing affection was weird/abominable, while in this country no thought is paid to the fact that I wear my head uncovered in church/public. It hasn't taken…"
Kwizzy Diane Argyle replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"But don't we get into a bit of a chicken-and-egg dilemma when we identify scripture as a justification for already existing cultural prejudices? I've never liked the idea that religion is the culprit for all our cultural stupidity, but if…"
Jaume replied to Kwizzy Diane Argyle's discussion Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
"Because cherry-picked biblical prescriptions come in handy to justify cultural prejudices and habits, while at the same time it's easy to turn a blind eye to contradictions when it comes to consensual and well-established mores (Europeans and…"
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Why do the religious obsess over certain controversies and not others?
I find it perplexing what issues have a slant between the religious and the non-religious. Here on AN, there are many issues that people feel their atheism informs -- gay rights, stem cell research, abortion, gender rights, bacon-eating, etc. Conversely, there are many stances that are identified as almost exclusively as having religious motives -- Creationism, to name oneYet, when it comes to religious prohibitions/taboos that can inform these political ideas, I can't fathom why some are…See More
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- At 8:03am on July 5, 2010,
Sameer said… - How are you..
- At 5:46pm on June 26, 2010,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hi Kwizzy Diane, and welcome to this friendly meeting place with freethinkers like you who recognise that religion is a fraud aimed at controlling vulnerable superstitious people, including especially defenceless children; and
how tragic and inexcusable it is that women and minorities have been oppressed these last two thousand years and even longer.
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- At 10:19am on June 26, 2010,
Jezzy said… - Hello Ms. Kwizzy Diane Argyle. Welcome to Atheist Nexus!
Gee, you're hot. Got a sister?
- At 11:27pm on June 25, 2010,
Atheist Princess said… - Welcome to the Nexus ( :
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