The more and more questions I see here trying to make them think, the more I see them try to judtify hate, incest, genocide, infanticide, slavery, homophobia, and many other horrible things. Fundamentalists are the most morally bankrupt people I have ever heard. Agree?
2006-10-29 16:16:48 · 16 answers · asked by Alucard 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree--especially since you said 'fundamentalists' instead of 'christians'
2006-10-29 16:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You don't have to be an atheist to recognize that fundamentalism (in nearly any religion) is obviously the most devastating and debilitating disorder known to humankind.
This reminds me of a joke:
Some morally proper guy dies and goes to Heaven. Once there, a kindly angel offers him a tour of the place. Graciously, he accepts. The angel points out to him, in turn, as they walk, the different areas for the different religious "categories." Everyone seems quite happy to be here, and everyone is getting along famously with everyone else, when the man spots a large group of people huddled together looking absolutely devastated. "Who are they?" he asks the angel.
"Oh," replies the angel. "Those are the fundies. They hate seeing everyone else here, especially the non-Christians. This is their Hell, you see. God hates being told what he thinks."
2006-10-30 00:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist but i do think that the most publicized fundies have been the most immorale people known to walk the planet not all of them are this way but a big chunk. of any group a large section is worthless (in my opinion) and a small section is may not be but who am i to judge
2006-10-30 00:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by arianna3at 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen here many examples of morally bankrupt people, but I cannot honestly say they are all fundamentalists. Can you? Or is this your 1st time at the rodeo?
2006-10-30 00:23:56 · answer #4 · answered by out of order 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How on earth does atheism provide any sort of framework to determine an ultimate purpose which human beings can violate?
How does an atheist presume to make moral assessment intelligible if there is no ultimate meaning to human existence?
How does an atheist suppose that he has any philosophical ground to suggest that there is a way that things "ought to be", when it has been their perennial argument that there IS no ultimate way things "ought to be", or that what "ought to be" is determined by individual people groups, and that no people group has the "right" to impose their view on other people groups as though it were valid cross-culturally?
As far as I can tell, it's only theism that provides just such a framework for moral assessment outside of its own community.
2006-10-30 00:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
morally bankrupt, no.
Completely miguided, yes.
There are many things in the Bibel that have been proven COMPLETELY false, for example the age of our planet, that God created this world just for us, etc.
To believe in false truths simply because they make you feel comfortable with your existence is...ignorance
2006-10-30 00:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do!
You might enjoy reading Jimmy Carter's book, "our endagered values". It's from the perspective of a religious, but kind and wonderful man. Who tears apart the current administration.
Or- if you want a really terrific treatise on the evils of religion, try Sam Harris's book, The End of Faith. It's quite well written.
2006-10-30 00:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by Morey000 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
They're just intolerant of anyone who doesn't agree with them, which makes me sound intolerant. Fact: fundamentalists are terrible or stupid people.
2006-10-30 00:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by HKNorla 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As an atheist I think its silly to demonize a whole group of people. Just as I appreciate it when they don't demonize us.
All generalizations are false. Including this one.
2006-10-30 00:19:13 · answer #9 · answered by Black Parade Billie 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Don't knock down a whole group just because there are a few asses in the bunch
2006-10-30 00:22:31 · answer #10 · answered by KryBaby 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋