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In reply to the discussion: Does the Big Bang breakthrough offer proof of God? [View all]RainDog
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If you don't understand why refusing to educate your children about the basics of science, about the scientific method, reproducibility, and how that differs from someone making a claim about other things - well, again, I pity your children. I do.
You are denying them the ability to discern truth from bullshit - because you choose to hold on to some beliefs that seem to make you happy, no matter how absurd they may be.
imo, progressives hold to the dictim: you are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.
You think you should be entitled to your own facts.
I find that's a position with which I have no commonality.
Do you also think global climate change is a hoax?
If progressives who believe in a higher power are alienated by those who want to deal in reality - it seems to me you're the one with a problem, not the people who accept reality.
Religion has been used as a source of oppression since it was invented by humans. As a progressive, my strong belief is that freedom from such thinking is what makes it possible to progress.
The arrow of time leads away from belief in god to an understanding that reality itself is more awe inspiring than any god any human myth ever devised.