[thinktwice]

The way you present it insinuates that your options are religious morality and rational ethics...therefore religion is not rational.

Words do mean things and the terms morality and ethics are synonymous.

It is the fact that religions are based in irrational mysticism that makes religions irrational.

[Prysson]

Wrong. You are making an assertion with no facts to prove it.

My belief system is not based on mystical beliefs and therefore irrational.

I reject your proposition utterly.


That is the problem I have with people who argue as you do. Everything you say comes from the perspective of religion as being some irrational belief in fantasy. Your argument makes sense to you because you dont believe it...ergo it must be mystical nonsense. and not rational.

My belief system is very rational. I will even make it easy for you. I will define rational.

From the dictionary.
1. Having or exercising the ability to reason
2. Having or being of sound mind. Sane
3. Consistent with or based on reason; logical: rational behavior


The problem is that people such as yourself argue from a perspective of extreme prejudice. You do not "believe" as a person of faith does...therefor they must be wacko nut cases who arent rational.

Your illogic and your own irrational is your unwillingness to ascribe logical thought in others when you disagree with their assertions. It seems preposterous to you that a person could come to "beleive" in a religous perspective through a rational analysis. By your lights they should reject is as "mystical" nonsense. Since the dont they must be irrational..and therefor wrong.

You argument is grossly flawed.

The fact is that a belief in God and the subsequent religious doctrine that forms around that belief are quite capable and in many instances of very sound logic and rationale.


Your position that something that is religious is irrational has no basis in fact, offers no meaningful explanation as to why it is so and as such can be dismissed as little more than an inflamatory bias against people of faith.