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Is 'Golden Compass' 'selling atheism to kids'?

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] [b]Suho1004 said:[/b] I will say one more thing, though: any claims about what happens to us when we die are ultimately claims of faith. You may have evidence to back those claims, but the truth is that we can't know for certain what will happen when we shuffle off this mortal coil. So, poi, while I admire your conviction, I don't think you can be one hundred percent certain that there is no afterlife. Just like I can't be one hundred percent certain that there is. I realize that you have a great disdain for "faith" and hate to see the word applied to your own worldview, but what else would you call something of which you can never have complete proof? Maybe a "belief," if "faith" grates too much on the ear? [/quote] We've discussed this concept in a variety of contexts. It is popular to say that "belief" in evolution, for example, requires faith just like religion does. It can be argued, semantically, that faith is present in both views. However, it's a lot like comparing a puddle to an ocean. Sure, they're both water... The "faith" involved in concluding that, since their is no evidence (despite centuries of trying) that there is any sort of life after death, that there is not any life after death, is of a far different scale and variety than the faith involved in concluding that, if you live your life according to an ancient collection of stories (let's face it, regardless the value you place on those stories...it is an ancient collection of stories...), you will be sent to an eternal paradise filled with a variety of magical beings, streets paved with gold, hordes of virgins, or whatever your take on heaven may be ;) Surely you can see that ruling both ideas out as equally speculative is not quite accurate? [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/163]DL-44[/url] on 01-09-2008 15:09)[/small] Loading...
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