tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post8254881716235275462..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: The Reason Rally: Avoiding the Bigot's FallacyAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-83922135927605323552012-03-23T13:26:04.276-06:002012-03-23T13:26:04.276-06:00Bingo! I too often find myself defending Christian...Bingo! I too often find myself defending Christians from fellow atheists who have tipped their (justified) anger towards religion to (unjustified) bigotry against all things Christian (or Muslim). I do not question anyone's belief in "God", that's personal, what I question is using these beliefs to make decisions that impact others. If I believe in space aliens, then I might have reasons for that, rational or no, but when I decide to duct-tape my children to their beds at night so that the aliens can't abduct them, or fight to prevent healthcare coverage for prostate exams because it goes against my deeply held spiritual belief that the aliens have a good reason for their anal probes, then we have a serious problem. Sure, we can argue about the probabilities of life on other planets, or UFO sightings, but to carry the possibilities or semantic arguments for something that is not extant in daily affairs nor provable with hard evidence and apply storied intentions onto those agents as justification for our actions is an exercise in madness.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01410540418272791934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-25957789497048460042012-03-16T07:53:35.166-06:002012-03-16T07:53:35.166-06:00Thanks for this. Words to live by. I've got no...Thanks for this. Words to live by. I've got no problem with religious people who are my allies and as soon as we start lumping them into one basket, we've burned a bridge that may never be rebuilt.<br /><br />I've posted on our Reno Freethinkers FB page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-87776100854635771482012-03-14T08:32:48.496-06:002012-03-14T08:32:48.496-06:00Nice! Too many go from espousing a belief to "...Nice! Too many go from espousing a belief to "shiney" and can't or won't re-engage. I like your musing on snapping the fingers...I'll have to consider that next time.Annie Levay-Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528807977409467351noreply@blogger.com