BBC 4 "How important is Religion today?" 1/2

BBC Radio 4 Today program on religion. The guests are biologist Richard Dawkins, Ziauddin Sardar the writer on Islamic culture and ethicist Karen Armstrong.

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• Atheism
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[xvxuxvx]

Actually, hold the point subtraction. In Mahayana Buddhism, there are Gods and Goddesses that rule the universe. This requires blind faith.

[Adamcuc]

@squirell1952 so what? Good you discovered this, better late than never. By the way, the name of Lucifer was identified with Satan, but it was also used in other meanings (e.g. the morning star). You can have a nice name, but this does not make you good automatically.

[guitardave100]

If faith used evidence or knowledge to defend its claims, it would cease to be called faith, and instead called reason. Faith, by its very definition implies no scientific inquiry or evidence.

[bayreuth79]

Well, as usual, Richard Dawkins' definition of "faith" is not one that would be recognized by any theologians past or present. Faith is not belief without evidence- on the contrary, it commences in evidence leading to a conviction of the mind. Look at Alister McGrath's "Dawkins' Delusion" for a refutation. Dawkins and his ilk are mirror-image fundamentalists; they merely reflect the religious fundamentalists.

[squirell1952]

P.S. - GOD BLESS ATHEISTS, AGNOSTICS AND HUMANISTS, TOO. YOU ARE ALL IN FOR A SURPRISE WHEN YOU PHYSICALLY DIE AND SEE THE LIGHT. YOUTHEN PROGRESS TO THE LIGHT, LIKE A FLY, AND YOU SEE YOUR LOVED ONES ... STILL ALIVE, NOT DEAD AFTER ALL!!! I ENVY THE SURPRISE YOU WILL ALL GET. OH, GOD, I DO.

[squirell1952]

THERE ARE 800 GODS IN THE HINDU FAITH.

BUT THEY ALSO BELIEVE IN, AND PRAY TO, THE HEAD GOD. THE BOSS GOD.

GOT THE FATHER, IF YOU LIKE, OR ALLAH. WHAT LOVELY NAMES THEY HAVE FOR GOD IN THE MUSLIM CHURCH. THEY HAVE OVER 100 NAMESE FOR OUR CREATOR. AND IF THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR MUSLIMS AND GOD, THTHEN THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. GOD BLESS ALL PEOPLE WHO PRAY TO THE CREATOR.

[squirell1952]

IN LATIN, THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THE WORD LUCIFER MEANS THE BRINGER OF LIGHT. WHAT? THE BRIINGER OF THE LIGHT!!! NOT DARKNESS, BUT LIGHT! CHECK THIS OUT IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.

[shandcunt]

I love it, how fckn defensive did that muslim get "HOw dare you say blind faith....you, you have blind sceince, anything you acuse me of I acuse you"

[TheOrbitFish]

FIFTH BITCH!!!

[watafreakinpain]

he says they've been talking for hours while the listeners were being patient.

Where can i find those hours of talk? :D

[darknessgodzamorak]

speaking of religion....666 views,loool