Religious Fundamentalism’s War on Reality Will Destroy Us

[upstatecajun]

At what point do we rise up in frustration and say, “enough is enough”? When do we draw the line between belief and fact? I wrote about this the other day but again and again religious fundamentalists come swaning out of right field with their blithe disregard for how the universe works. This isn’t the Middle Ages anymore when we can be convinced that the world is flat or that the sun revolves around the earth or that this little rock we’re on is only a few thousand years old. When science comes up against biblical writ, science wins every time.

But despite studies that show religion is becoming extinct in some areas, the world is still full of people who believe some really bizarre things. We’ve all been told we can lower gas prices through prayer, as though the laws of supply and demand, not to mention corporate chicanery, don’t exist. We can put an end to abortion that way too, by praying. We’ve seen how well those two approaches work. What, exactly, are supposed to be the mechanics of such operations, assuming they worked? It’s certainly nothing that can be explained by science.

And it’s not only our fundamentalist Christians that have wacky ideas. Fundamentalist Muslims have their reward of virgin houris awaiting them in heaven, and Dr. Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, a nuclear scientist no less, let religious fundamentalism trump the fundamentals of science when he suggested that Islamic spirits known as djinns could be used to solve the energy crisis.

http://www.politicususa.com/en/religious-fundamentalisms-war-on-reality-will-destroy-us

[LiberalLoner]

1. K&R n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. when the gov of one the largest states begs for prayer

as a way of stopping widespread fires, that shows just how crazy we have become.

By the way, I noticed that most of those torrential rains avoided Texas AFTER the weekend of prayer.

One question. Why bother praying? If god is so all knowing, does she have such a huge ego that she demands prayer before putting out fires?
Doesn't she know about the fires already? Ok, that was three questions.

[CanonRay]

3. Religion is all nonsense

man's attempt to create some order out of the chaos of life. I agree if we let these religious fanatics get control, we're doomed. They will destroy civilization and possibly the species as well. Combine medieval thinking with weapons of mass destruction and you have a problem.

[MindPilot]

4. Hands that help are far more effective than lips that pray

It really bugs me when the accident victim's life is saved by a helicopter ride and 4 hours of surgery but god gets the credit.

[mzteris]

5. and where was "gawd"

when the fires started and the tornadoes came, eh?

It pisses me off to no end when people "thank god" they came out of a tragedy okay. When they say they're going to pray for all those killed and maimed by said tragedy. Do they think they're "special" that "gawd saved them" and not those other horrible people? (all those children?)

Get off your ass (your knees) and DO SOMETHING! Stop blowing hot air and pretending like you're doing something!

[seabeyond]

6. happy sunday to you, too. nt

[kestrel91316]

7. Fundies these days would gladly stone all scientists to death.

Of course, after killing the geese that laid the golden eggs, they would be puzzled at why their civilization fell apart.

[Festivito]

8. Bullshit, that the problem stems from churches and not from a cadre of ultra-rich buying churches.

Yes, these churches should be taxed.

But, it is a great think-tank like idea to say that churches are the problem and not the big money.

So, instead of taking those churches as OUR VOTERS, we fight them to remain on the other side.

Think-tank thought out and winning.

I want an effort to lower the big-richy-rich controllers, not a divide us from the voters we need bullshit.