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Started by Santiago, December 19, 2008, 11:53:57 AM

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Kevin

#15
December 20, 2008, 06:53:49 PM
Quote from: "Santiago"..."everyone has the right to believe in whatever they want" argument

The 1st Amendment pretty much answered it.. (If you live in the U.S.)
But yes, everyone does.. Free will allows us to. Some may not like it (i.e. Ferdinand II of Aragon  and Isabella I of Castile during the Spanish Inquisition), but people still do/can, so yes, they can. But don't force others to believe in what you want; has failed before, will fail again.
The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike. - Delos B. McKown

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - Buddha

BadPoison

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December 20, 2008, 07:07:02 PM
I don't have to force anyone to believe in the laws of gravity.

Arthur Dent

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December 20, 2008, 08:44:07 PM
Quote from: "BadPoison"I don't have to force anyone to believe in the laws of gravity.

More aptly, gravity isn't something you have to take on faith.
"In our tenure of this planet, we have accumulated dangerous, evolutionary baggage -- propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders, all of which puts our survival in some doubt. We have also acquired compassion for others, love for our children, a desire to learn from history and experience, and a great, soa

Wechtlein Uns

#18
December 20, 2008, 11:02:29 PM
I don't think it's matter whether we have the "right" to do so. Everybody's going to believe what they want to believe period. Even if people don't have that right, it's not like you can stop them from doing so.

am I right?  :eek2:
"What I mean when I use the term "god" represents nothing more than an interactionist view of the universe, a particularite view of time, and an ever expansive view of myself." -- Jose Luis Nunez.
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