Terry Pratchett on God

Terry Pratchett talks about Religion, 'I'd Rather Be a Rising Ape Than a Fallen Angel'

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[camachinha]

what a genius...

[Losloth]

Thank you for sharing this wholly simple, but beautiful peace of poetic philosophy.

[commanderkruge]

@goodkidz You will be surprised to learn that, when Darwin formulated his theory of evolution, carbon dating wasn't even discovered yet. So it could not be the "basis of evolution" in the first place. Eolution didn't need carbon dating back then and it would be perfectly fine without it today if carbon dating was found to be faulty. Which it - most likely - isn't, given that the claim was made by someone who doesn't even know this simple fact.

[commanderkruge]

@goodkidz No.

[commanderkruge]

@scottbob103 Google "Metaphor".

[scottbob103]

Genesis doesn't teach that we are Fallen Angels so I'm a little confused.

[MARMOTEER1423]

a little bit arrogant, but interesting all the same :)

[energysage]

I think he approached this in the most appropriate way, being both sensetive to religion but honest in his disapproval of it, by making sure to emphasize the difference in ethics and logic between the old and new testament, and furthermore by explaining evolution in a way that appeals more to common interest, by saying "isn't this wonderful" rather than "this is correct; deal with it," as you would typically hear from outspoken atheists like Dawkins.

[wolverine005]

@BloodOfRayne It's called empathy. Nothing mystical or magical about it. Why you have to attribute 'guilt' as proof of a god is fucking beyond me...

[zechordlord]

@1hiltonball Very interesting. What other kind of knowledge is available to humans? Naming him a "systematic of the post Christian era" proves nothing of course. And,on the contrary, there 'are' ways to test the god hypothesis. For a more complete critic check "The God Delusion". The book also addresses the "knowledge" argument thorougly. Of course the implied threat of death is the best Christians can manage these days...