Posted on 11/08/2007 5:36:03 PM PST by Mobile Vulgus
How does one explain the countless cases of people who believe in religion that have done equally or more horrible things? They just found some way to justify what they were doing and go around morality.
Interesting article. Thanks for posting.
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You need to ACTUALLY read the piece. It addresses your question near the end. I love it when people comment WITHOUT even reading the thing!
From what I understand of the situation, it was widely believed that twins would be better off raised separately, because it would allow each to develop as a unique person, instead of being constantly treated as half of a single entity, dressed alike, doing the same activities, etc. (I’m not agreeing, I’m just saying that’s what they thought.) Twins that were put up for adoption were routinely split up until, I believe, the late 1970s or so. These girls were most likely destined to be split up anyway.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
One really does not have to explain such people.
Just because some people violate the law that says "you are not to murder another citizen," or even the one that says "don't break into your neighbor's home and sexually assault his wife" doesn't mean there is something wrong with those laws. And there are few persons convicted of either of those crimes that will not insist to you that they are entirely innocent, law-abiding citizens.
People do not necessarily do the right thing just because they "believe" it's the right thing. Millions of people smoke cigarettes, overeat and abuse alcohol. Most of them will tell you they know they shouldn't be doing what they're doing. But they do it anyway.
How did this guy manage to separate the twins? Essential details lacking, story suspect.
Oh yes, he sounds like a world renowned scientist.
“Nature versus nurture has been a nagging question for scientists for generations. Are we the result of our genes or of our environment goes the raging debate.”
As if it were an all-or-nothing/apples vs oranges proposition.
Where did you get the "widely belived" thing from, Al Gore?
http://history1900s.about.com/od/auschwitz/a/mengeletwins.htm
I despise child abusers and molesters as the lowest form of life on Earth. Children are truly the greatest gift from God and we all need to protect them and care for them, not use them in pursuit of some Godless “scientific” experiment!
Sorry, but that’s the facts. There are loads of studies of twins separately adopted, going back at least to the 1930s, showing that it was common practice. The only innovation of this study was to start the study while they were still at the adoption agency. New York, incidentally, didn’t ban splitting twins until 1980.
There are evil people who cloak themselves with a religion, but that does not make them worthy of emulation. Judas was a disciple, but that does not make me distrust Jesus.
Hi there! First let’s get one thing out of the way. No one was ever burned as a witch in Salem. All those accused as Witches were hanged. The behavior of those who made the false accusations can be arguably called “not Christian.”
And the Inquisition? That was brought to you by the same hypocrites who brought you the sale of “Indulgences.”
The Nazis were particularly Anti Christian. Don’t take my word for it. If you search you can find Hitler’s rewritten bible. It takes out all those annoying references to Jews and puts the center of worship on the State where he believed it belonged.
We also have the Phelps family. Anyone who really believes they are Christians needs to pull their head out of their arse.
The Christians I see behaving horribly tend to be hypocrites and liars.
So what do you use to excuse your evil?
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