03 Apr '07 13:24>
I notice that many Atheists on this thread get very angry and judgemental at Theists for being self delusional , or dishonest , or brainwashed etc etc . However , if we really do have no free will then theists are just programmed to be this way. Religion is a product of nature not men. Better to get angry with evolution than the individuals. Would you get angry with a cat for killing a mouse? Maybe. But would it be rational to stay angry? If we are all robots with no free will then ultimately all anger at human actions is irrational because without free will we cannot say "they shouldn't be like that!" . If religion is a self delusional crock then who is to blame? Not men surely , men are not free , theists only do what they are programmed by nature to do. Judgement and anger only make logical sense in the context of at least some free will. So all you hard determinists out there - are you willing to either drop your anger or drop your determinism?
See my point?
See my point?