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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Religion and reason are not incompatible, I think, it is just that religion can be simple and so is a magnet for those looking for a simple explanation. "I don't know? God must have done it!" I have actually gotten into several arguments with fellow believers who seem to want to take this 'easy out' for everything. I am continually depressed by how many people will chalk things up to 'inexplicable, must be god' and then have nothing to say when I successfully explain it.
If legitimate, this quote is something I will add to my list of "retarded statements I wish hadn't come out of a religious person's mouth", along with those remarks a republican candidate made about abortion, everything the WBC has ever said under any circumstances, and other things too numerous to list here.
(P.S.: if it helps establish my credibility, i believe in Natural Selection, am perfectly fine with gay marriage, and wish the Tea Party would stop trying to make religion into a political issue.)
“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.”
To be honest I personally do not believe that reason and religion are completely compatible. For every religion that I have looked at, there has always been at least a few points that cannot be completely accepted with good reason. Simply because there is no reason for those beliefs.