Comments on: Thinking Matters Video: Dr Steve Kumar on Faith and Reason http://www.mandm.org.nz/2009/04/thinking-matters-video-dr-steve-kumar-on-faith-and-reason.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thinking-matters-video-dr-steve-kumar-on-faith-and-reason Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Theology and Jurisprudence Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: juicythought http://www.mandm.org.nz/2009/04/thinking-matters-video-dr-steve-kumar-on-faith-and-reason.html#comment-2675 juicythought Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:52:27 +0000 http://mandm.churchweb.co.nz/2009/04/thinking-matters-video-dr-steve-kumar-on-faith-and-reason/#comment-2675 He talks of evidence of the Christian faith... And by evidence he is referring to a book (the bible) that is a copy of a copy of a copy... this, by any valid measure, is ridicules. <br /><br />The smartest thing hes says is .."you did not check the evidence before you made the commitment"... If only more people would actually take this seriously and not laugh it off as the audience did. <br /><br />Religion is a form of child abuse in the sense that children are not even given the chance to think and decide for themselves what they wish to believe. Instead they are born into a faith and beliefs are forced upon them. ie. Being confirmed at the age of 12, genital mutilation, the constant fear of hell etc.<br /><br /> People like Dr Kumar are trying to provide false evidence to religions that dangerous and bring no good to the world. He talks of evidence of the Christian faith… And by evidence he is referring to a book (the bible) that is a copy of a copy of a copy… this, by any valid measure, is ridicules.

The smartest thing hes says is .."you did not check the evidence before you made the commitment"… If only more people would actually take this seriously and not laugh it off as the audience did.

Religion is a form of child abuse in the sense that children are not even given the chance to think and decide for themselves what they wish to believe. Instead they are born into a faith and beliefs are forced upon them. ie. Being confirmed at the age of 12, genital mutilation, the constant fear of hell etc.

People like Dr Kumar are trying to provide false evidence to religions that dangerous and bring no good to the world.

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