Originally posted by MexicoFrustrating and offensive frankly.
I think the reason many Atheists are hostile is because Theists either have no respect for their stance or simply believe that they are closet Theists..... Which can be very very frustrating at times......
Not all theists have such a prejudiced view of atheists, but too many do.
Originally posted by abnoxioThere are no perfect people. Ghandi did some great things, but was also very creepy.
Actually Ghandi was a creep. Check this out.
http://history.eserver.org/ghandi-nobody-knows.txt
So was Mother Theresa,
http://www.slate.com/id/2090083/
There is a tendency among people to deify our heroes who may have done and said some great things, but are still human.
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Originally posted by PsychoPawnYep, I couldn't agree more. That's why I as a skeptic try to be as informed as I can before I deify someone. But then there is David Gilmour, he's a true God. Don't even get me started on Bruce Cambell.
There are no perfect people. Ghandi did some great things, but was also very creepy.
There is a tendency among people to deify our heroes who may have done and said some great things, but are still human.
Originally posted by UzumakiAiSince the question referred to morality, Ghandi, should not have come up, as he wasn't anyone special with regards to morals as far as we know. His claim to fame is a campaign based on non-violence.
Everyone has a flaw. The legacy is most important, and how it affects us all.
Legacy is very important, but we should always remember that many legacies are not just legacies of people by as much creations of the history writers and circumstance. It is quite likely that a morally 'correct' person would go totally unnoticed by most people.
Originally posted by josephwPerhaps you can get off of your "high horse" long enough to please explain to us all how the allegation is mistaken?
More ignorants!
You have already made up your mind. Why should I defend the truth when you obviously are completely ignorant about the Bible which is so aptly demonstrated by your senseless comments?
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Originally posted by twhiteheadHis accomplishments live on to help others, and he inspires peace constantly. Peace is very moral, and standing up for your beliefs is too, so if I look at all of the peaceful improvement and standing up for oneself he has inspired, I must say that he was very moral.
Since the question referred to morality, Ghandi, should not have come up, as he wasn't anyone special with regards to morals as far as we know. His claim to fame is a campaign based on non-violence.
Legacy is very important, but we should always remember that many legacies are not just legacies of people by as much creations of the history writers and ci ...[text shortened]... It is quite likely that a morally 'correct' person would go totally unnoticed by most people.
I view the best moral people as those that inspire others to be even MORE moral.
Originally posted by UzumakiAiSo using that rationality, the most moral of individuals can be fictional.
His accomplishments live on to help others, and he inspires peace constantly. Peace is very moral, and standing up for your beliefs is too, so if I look at all of the peaceful improvement and standing up for oneself he has inspired, I must say that he was very moral.
I view the best moral people as those that inspire others to be even MORE moral.
