Re: Scientists Visit Cretionist Museum again

On Aug 15, 1:57 pm, Burkhard <b.scha...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

... As you know, I disagree with Cid in one respect, i don't think
that the belief in Gods makes people behave morally. But my knowledge
that _you_ believe in the same  god as I  gives me a (ultimately
irrational, since it doesn't constraint me either ) reason to  trust you
sufficiently to put away my gun, for the moment.


I did you that you had a clearer reading of my
comments than that. To clarify, _some_ people may
be far more inclined to behave morally, and even
altrusitically above and beyond simply morally,
due to their beliefs. I assert that counter examples
exist as well. My point being that proclaiming
that belief itself is bad ignores the cases where
it leads to good. And ultimately, one ought to
judge on the real consequences in specific cases
rather than over generalize.


CLACK CLACK

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