BBC TV channels to add more religion
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Perhaps we could have regular debates/discussions between theists and atheists or secularists akin to Richard Dawkins and Mehdi Hassan etc.
A confrontational interview on radio 4? Hold the front page!
You’ve noticed increase racism since the royal wedding announcement? Give over mate!!!
I’m waiting for the day the Abrahamic God dies, just like all the other Gods did in the past. The BBC should be showing less religion, not more of it.
I’m waiting for the day the Abrahamic God dies, just like all the other Gods did in the past. The BBC should be showing less religion, not more of it.
I think that is pretty doubtful, I suspect as we advance further and education levels improve then religion will become less common. Maybe there will still be some small minority of quirky nutters professing to believe in religion or other but I suspect for the majority it will be recognised as being irrational, antiquated and just become more of a historical thing to study.
No. He was one of the finest minds of his time and his polemic style of delivery was just what we needed. Belief without evidence is fallacious and credulous. Like children who believe the lie that Santa Claus exists, sadly some adults believe the lie that a god exists. Show me the evidence and I'll stop being an atheist. But you can't can you? All you have is superstition. Conversely, all the empirical evidence we do have points to methodological naturalism.
I don't think it will. I accept that my religious upbringing may give me an ever so slightly biased view of things though
However I do think that religion will remain a part of our lives for a number of reasons. Perhaps we're inherently irrational as a people...
The Today show is always confrontational I dunno if you are being sarcastic or not.
James Naughtie can be a real ass hole when he wants to be lol
I don't think it will. I accept that my religious upbringing may give me an ever so slightly biased view of things though
However I do think that religion will remain a part of our lives for a number of reasons. Perhaps we're inherently irrational as a people...
we are often irrational indeed, but the countries seen as being more advanced/progressive seem to be becoming less and less religious
whereas the most religious places on the planet are sub saharan African nations with limited education and parts of Asia/the Middle East
I don't think it will. I accept that my religious upbringing may give me an ever so slightly biased view of things though
However I do think that religion will remain a part of our lives for a number of reasons. Perhaps we're inherently irrational as a people...
Most of the world that has already moved on from religion.
He may well have been but unless he was infallible he would have made mistakes. He had a huge amount of arrogance and to be frank he sometimes used emotionally charged 'quick wins' to win over the audience.
Saying that I do think, as I said earlier, that he made some good points and I regret not reading through his material and watching his debates sooner. I would have liked to have met him given the chance.
Are you asking me personally about proof or a general point? I don't particularly care what you believe, or don't believe.
My point exactly. It’s hardly a shocker for a guest to refuse to play ball with that nonsense.The Today show is always confrontational I dunno if you are being sarcastic or not.
James Naughtie can be a real ass hole when he wants to be lol
Can't argue with that, so I wont.
What I would add though is that what I personally think, based on conversations and study, is that while an increasing number of people identify themselves as atheists or agnostic they haven't really stopped believing in 'something'. People don't really want to be associated with nutjobs or called backwards, so it's easier to pretend to be an enlightened 21st century individual.
That's not to say that people aren't turning away from religion, but leaving religion isn't the same as not believing in a deity.
There is also a chance that we'll have new religions that attempt to bridge the apparent gap between religion and science - sometimes it's all about how the message is sold to the masses.
Do I think religion will be with us forever? Yes. Am I 100% sure? No.
Anyway, I'm off to bed as I've an early start - meeting a Christian friend to discuss the Bible
Depends though. I know, for example, doctors who are firm believers in God, ranging from Christians to Muslims and Hindus. Not one of them would stop providing medical care and start praying instead. Should I care what they believe? No. But knowing about their faith may stop me causing offence or allow me to show my gratitude in a more personal way (Divali card or gift etc).
Have you always been an atheist? (Assuming that is what you are)
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I don't think it will. I accept that my religious upbringing may give me an ever so slightly biased view of things though
However I do think that religion will remain a part of our lives for a number of reasons. Perhaps we're inherently irrational as a people...
its an answer to the unanswerable questions, and i guess people take solace in that, so as long as there are still unanswerable questions there's still going to be room for religion in humanity.
of course that's not to say that it's effect on society might not dwindle, with religious beliefs becoming more of a personal thing and much less organized as it drops down people's priority list. after all times were the church was your landlord, could dictate when and who you could marry, commanded obedience and occasionally had you out burning witches or going and getting the holy lands back from those pesky infidels.