Raven Paradox

Religion…

I am a very angry man at this point in time.

Why is religion afforded such a special place in society?

Why is it against the law to question or probe certain aspects of that which is known as “faith”?

If a person murders/rapes/molests/assaults someone and tells a priest, it is a “confession” and precluded from any kind of legal examination. If a person does the same thing and speaks with an acquaintance about it, it is a legally admissable statement of guilt.

Both are cries for acknowledgement - why is one protected from exposure and the other is not?

Similarly, why do we tread carefully over peoples faith - why must we respect unquestioningly someones “right” to wear a headscarf, refuse to touch a pedestrian crossing button on a Saturday or insist on dunking their newborns head in a bowl of water?

The loopholes that are made available for people on “the grounds of religion” are as infinite as they are ludicrous.

Why are there so many concessions made upon the assumption that a ghostly entity exists?

That there is a god - or even a god like creature - is highly scientifically debatable. Whilst a religious person may demand that an atheist or agnostic produce proof that their god does not exist, the burden of proof actually lies squarely upon the theist or religious person.

Due to the fact that they have made the initial assertion that a supernatural entity exists, the burden falls upon them to prove the existence.

If I were to assert that a purple dreadlocked pixie who ate seahorse shit lived in my letterbox, people would want proof - much in the same way that people who wish to assert the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient god should be required to.

Why then are there no requirements for measures of proof within our judicial system when it comes to “faith” or religious beliefs?

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Richard Dawkins is probably the most important thing to have happened to the world since Einstein.

A word to the unwise - he is a gifted evolutionary biologist who is attempting to re-establish some modicum of sanity in a global society that is slowly but surely going insane.

Forget global warming and the hole in the ozone layer, we are in grave danger of being swamped by a much more sinister problem - logic melting and holes in our rationality.

The resurgence of fundamentalist religious zealotry is a truly frightening thing.

I will write some more about this incredible man in the not too distant future - in the interim, enjoy the following video:

http://richarddawkins.net/home

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… hmmm, maybe I should rethink the heading - some sects may take that literally - speaking of which, what is the difference between a religion and a cult? A couple of thousand years I would say, but I digress…

Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali is a bloody idiot. It is reported that during a Ramadan sermon, he suggested that perhaps women were somehow responsible for being raped because they “sway suggestively” and wore make-up and immodest dress.

For Satan’s sake, what good is global warming if women have to cover themselves up? The one good thing about the hole in the ozone layer is the fact that it gets hotter earlier and stays so for longer… attractive women dressed appropriately for the season is one of the great things about the Australian summer - and it isn’t just good for the typical hetrosexual male and lesbian - with shirtless young men parading about, women and gay gentlemen (resplendent in flared trousers and orange cravats) also have a veritable visual feast to gorge themselves upon.

But that is the point - is is a visual feast, not a smorgasboard for rapists.

No one can deny that you see many more shirtless men in summer than you do women (which is a pity), yet how often do you hear of gangs of women raping men? You don’t - (and not because such things are considered as fantasy by many men) - but because most women are able to maintain a modicum of decorum (except on hen’s nights) and behave in a socially acceptable manner. (more…)

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