Comments on: Respecting Religious Beliefs http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/ Helping Mankind Overcome Religion Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: I Am http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-954 I Am Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:05:47 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-954 Nate: Jack Handy must have ripped them off, because I've never seen that show. I'm pretty certain I saw this on SNL.

Nate:

Jack Handy must have ripped them off, because I’ve never seen that show. I’m pretty certain I saw this on SNL.

]]> By: Nate http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-952 Nate Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:14:25 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-952 I'm enjoying reading your "Journey of an Atheist" series... I've always been an atheist/agnostic, though I grew up in a very Catholic town, had Catholic girlfriends, and a Catholic stepmother. It's interesting reading about it from a different point of view. The quote you attributed to SNL is actually from a (much funnier) show called "The State", which used to be on MTV. These are the same people who do Reno 911 and Stella now. The skit was called "Old Fashioned Guy"... there were at least 3 different versions: "Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think there's only one true god. His name is Zorgo, and he lives in this lake." "Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think we should worship the sun and moon as powerful gods... and fear them." "Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but it seems to me that when the giant that holds up the earth dies, we are screeewwwed!"

I’m enjoying reading your “Journey of an Atheist” series… I’ve always been an atheist/agnostic, though I grew up in a very Catholic town, had Catholic girlfriends, and a Catholic stepmother. It’s interesting reading about it from a different point of view.

The quote you attributed to SNL is actually from a (much funnier) show called “The State”, which used to be on MTV. These are the same people who do Reno 911 and Stella now. The skit was called “Old Fashioned Guy”… there were at least 3 different versions:

“Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I think there’s only one true god. His name is Zorgo, and he lives in this lake.”

“Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I think we should worship the sun and moon as powerful gods… and fear them.”

“Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but it seems to me that when the giant that holds up the earth dies, we are screeewwwed!”

]]> By: I Am http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-885 I Am Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:34:33 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-885 Link away. Thanks for the compliment.

Link away. Thanks for the compliment.

]]> By: John http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-884 John Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:55:37 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-884 Well, there are some religion that we can tolerate. But Christianity and Islam...NO WAY. What really pissed me off at these 2 is when they try to convert others to join them. By the way, nice site. May I have the permission to link it to my site. Thank you

Well, there are some religion that we can tolerate. But Christianity and Islam…NO WAY. What really pissed me off at these 2 is when they try to convert others to join them.

By the way, nice site. May I have the permission to link it to my site. Thank you

]]> By: vjack http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-868 vjack Tue, 09 Aug 2005 18:36:01 +0000 http://evangelicalatheist.com/2005/08/04/respecting-religious-beliefs/#comment-868 Respect is something which must be earned, and it is something that should be lost following centuries of horrible outcomes. Should we really respect the right to believe in god? Do we respect the right of the schizophrenic to believe that she is saving the world by killing her children? No, we treat her delusion. Why? Because it is harmful. Religion is no different. Like you, I respect many religious individuals. However, I do not respect religion. It is a destructive force that humanity must outgrow.

Respect is something which must be earned, and it is something that should be lost following centuries of horrible outcomes. Should we really respect the right to believe in god? Do we respect the right of the schizophrenic to believe that she is saving the world by killing her children? No, we treat her delusion. Why? Because it is harmful. Religion is no different. Like you, I respect many religious individuals. However, I do not respect religion. It is a destructive force that humanity must outgrow.

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