Added: Jul 7, 2008
From: RationalResponse
Duration: 37:20
PART 1: Richard Dawkins reads excerpts from The God Delusion and answers questions at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia on October 23, 2006. This Q&A features many questions from Jerry Falwell's Liberty "University" students.
Channel: Howto
Tags: allah christ dawkins evolution god islam jesus muslim philosophy religion science
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izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Humans have a free will...."So, do you think your heterosexual orientation is "free will" or genetic? Then why do you think a person's homosexual orientation is a choice and not genetic? You need to educate yourself regarding recent biological evidence that hetero and homosexuality are ontological in nature and NOT choice. In other words, the god you believe in made people both gay and straight. Get over it.
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "I would hazard a guess that the majority of Americans agree."And that would be just what it is, a guess. And wrong. And who cares what the majority believes? Does that make it right. Not too long ago, the majority believed it was a "sin" for whites and blacks to intermarry and there were even LAWS against it. The majority also thought that women were not smart enough to vote and blacks were "partially human". You would return us to bigotry while hiding behind "god's word". Enlightened.
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "So, do you think a heterosexual orientation is free will? No? Then why do you think a homosexual orientation is free will? You need to educate yourself on the recent biological findings regarding homosexuality. It's ontological, not choice."Yes even heterosexuality is a choice just as is a-sexuality...Is pedophilia a choice? If not, then why punish those who engage in it...Typical atheistic morality in action..
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "In other words, the god you believe in made people both gay and straight. Get over it."Where is your evidence?God gave us a free will to choose..For the Bible tells me so...
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "And that would be just what it is, a guess. And wrong. And who cares what the majority believes? Does that make it right."So am I wrong or am I right about what the majority believe?Hard to tell from this response...Are you confused?Why should the majority listen to a minority of spiritual anarchists who hate and disrespect the faith that this Country stands for and was built upon?It is high time for the Christian majority to retake control of our Nation for the glory of God...Truth
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Where is some evidence"Read some science journals if you're able, half wit.
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Is pedophillia (sp) a choice?"Brilliant. Equate a horrible crime against a child with homosexuality. Moron.
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Where is some evidence"Read some science journals if you're able, half wit."If you have seen the evidence, why are you withholding it?
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Brilliant. Equate a horrible crime against a child with homosexuality. Moron."I am discussing behavior being genetic, not whether it is right or wrong..After all, the ungodly define morality many different ways..It depends on the circumstance, popular ethics of the day, etc..So if pedophilia is genetic and the behavior is done without a choice, then why punish the offender?Could you please just answer the question?
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "After all, the ungodly define morality many different ways."Hmmm.... like the Inquisition? Or the invasion of Iraq? Or.... you're a total idiot.
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "If you have seen the evidence, why are you withholding it?"Are you truly so unlearned as to not know that there has been solid evidence recently discovered tying homosexuality, in at least some cases, to genetics? I have no time to educate your bigoted self.So, if your child were gay, would you burn him? God says you should. If your mother had an extra marital affair, would you burn her? God says you should. If your child said he'd like to explore Hinduism, would you stone him?
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - There's no solid evidence that pedophillia is genetic. Where are you coming up with that? The same place you pull your other assumptions out of?
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "For the Bible tells me so...."The Bible tells you that rabbits chew cud. Believe that too, clown? The bible tells you that the sun was made on the 4th day. What makes day and night on earth? Oh, the sun! So how were there days and nights without the sun in the sky? Unless you just want to make morning and evening mean anything you want. And please note, the Hebrew words translated as morning and evening actually mean "sunrise" and "sunset". Ask a rabbi. I did.
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - So would you kill your child and obey God's will if he were gay? Answer the question, half wit.
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Are you truly so unlearned as to not know that there has been solid evidence recently discovered tying homosexuality, in at least some cases, to genetics? I have no time to educate your bigoted self."Why do you persist in belittling me in lieu of offering the evidence I requested...I'm sorry to have wasted your time my friendMaybe someone else can provide the evidence I seekLet me rephrase the question:Can homosexuals control their behavior or are they animals? Please provide evidence
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Here's another question for you GospelRepeat: Do you really think god chose to drown the entire earth? Including babies in their cribs and animals, who I would assume you hold have no "free will"? The Bible says so, but what do you believe and why? Remember, god can do anything, so why would he choose to watch his children suffer and die in agony?
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Go to Google or the library and educate yourself. You are a hopeless brainwashed bigot and a classic case of why religion is dangerous.So, would you kill your child if he were gay? The Bible tells you so you know.
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "There's no solid evidence that pedophilia is genetic. Where are you coming up with that? The same place you pull your other assumptions out of?"You still haven't provided evidence for homosexuality being an uncontrollable behavior..Where did you come up with that?I would think that someone who rapes and kills is at least as genetically predisposed to such abnormal deviant activity as one who has sex with consenting adults of the same gender...
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "So would you kill your child and obey God's will if he were gay? Answer the question, half wit."Of course not..Jesus has already died for the sins of mankind...
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "Go to Google or the library and educate yourself. You are a hopeless brainwashed bigot and a classic case of why religion is dangerous."Never mind..I'll just wait for someone who is well reasoned and learned enough to provide the evidence I seek..Thanks anyway...
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Never mind indeed, you bigoted clown. You would use a ridiculous ancient text riddled with errors to cast judgement on fellow humans. You are pathetic."Jesus has already died for the sins of mankind"Prove it. Others claims Mithras or Dionysus did that. Prove that they're wrong and you're right. And Jesus said not one jot or tittle of the Law would ever pass away. Leviticus is the Law. That means you must kill your son if he's gay. And prove that it's a sin while you're at it.
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - And RePeat, do tell: do you believe that god drowned the entire earth except for the contents of a boat? After all, the Bible tells you so. But then, as I've noted, it also tells you that rabbits are ruminants. Hmmm.... I guess god was a little tipsy when he was writing that down?
izar1234 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Come on Repeat. The bible tells you so, remember? Which version of creation do you believe. The one it tells you in Genesis 1, where god creates animals before humans, or the one in Chapter 2, where god creates humans and then animals. You use the bible to cast judgement on others, so it must be beyond reproach, correct? Then why does it give irreconcilable accounts not only in Genesis, but many other places? Because MEN, with all their petty foibles,wrote it, that's why!
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "And Jesus said not one jot or tittle of the Law would ever pass away. Leviticus is the Law. That means you must kill your son if he's gay. And prove that it's a sin while you're at it."Jesus was talking only about the law itself, not the punish for transgressing against it..Sodom and Gommorah, Paul's condemnation of homosexuality, AIDS, Procreation, Rate of disease and suicide among homosexuals, 10 commandments, etc...All demonstrate that homosexuality is sinful..
GospelPete Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - "More hogwash and ignorance. Go look up the definition of faith. Belief without evidence is faith. You may try and twist the meaning to include something like believing the sun will rise tomorrow requires faith, but that's desperate and inaccurate. We've all seen many sunrises, so we know that it's possible. What virgin do you know who's conceived? Who has seen a man return to life and fly up through the clouds? Blind religious faith is different."How did the universe and mankind originate?