Re: [asa] Dawkins is at it again (giving the devil his due)

> As for YEC, yes, if someone claims that raising a child to believe YEC
> is worse than physically or sexually abusing that child (is this next in
> line?), I will point out the folly of the accusation.
>

Abuse doesn't have to be limited to physical or sexual. I contend YEC serves the same purpose albeit to just a lesser degree.

> Why would anyone who values science and intellectual
> honesty take issue with the manner in which I have refuted these
> accusations?
 
Granted the analogy Dawkins drew between a religious label and teachings about hell and physical and sexual child abuse is stretched but that is obvious to everyone except him.

The fact that there exists religious practices that do inflict abuse on children though only serve to aid Dawkins in his attempts to slander religion and should not be excused. Isn't this where judgment should start?

John

 
> > Good grief. Why would anyone take issue with these
> simple observations
> > below? Are you defending all religion all the time?
> >
> > The point was that Dawkins is at least somewhat
> justified in pointing out
> > that some religious practices can have detrimental
> effects on people,
> > especially kids. Take YEC for another example. Will
> you defend that as
> > well?
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >> Hi John,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "It is child abuse to teach a kid to strap on
> a
> >> suicide vest and blow
> >> himself and a bunch of innocent people up because
> they are
> >> infidels"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> No, that's better described as murder.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "and it is child abuse to teach a kid that
> handling
> >> poisonous snakes is a
> >> sign of their faith."
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Here, you sound like Dawkins. Do you have any
> evidence
> >> that a such activity
> >> is child abuse?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> - Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Dawkins' chid abuse charge, you have
> to give
> >> the devil his due. Some
> >> > religion is child abuse.
> >> >
> >> > It is child abuse to teach a kid to strap on
> a suicide
> >> vest and blow
> >> > himself and a bunch of innocent people up
> because they
> >> are infidels and it
> >> > is child abuse to teach a kid that handling
> poisonous
> >> snakes is a sign of
> >> > their faith.
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
>
>
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Received on Sun Nov 9 19:40:56 2008