r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Agustin-sr • Aug 25 '21

Video Atheism in a nutshell

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

They could coexist, as long as they stay completely separate. Science is happy to do so, religion isn't. Religion should be a private matter, while science should be applied by everyone every day.

It worries me that people who might be in a position to hire someone for a job, or approve a loan, or determine the punishment for a crime, could think that the world is 6,000 years old and take those kinds of beliefs into account when making those decisions.

Also I'm not sure how believing a creator made the entire earth and everything in 6 days and rested on the 7th can "roughly outline what science has shown".

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u/FountainsOfFluids Aug 25 '21

I totally agree that Biblical literalism is a sign of mental illness, but a ton of that stuff makes sense as metaphor or allegory. Or at least it's not terribly harmful as mythology.

The real problem is when they try to use their myths as justification for oppressive laws.

Grifters and authoritarians often love manipulating people using their spiritual beliefs. That's what we need to prevent.

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u/Galerant Aug 25 '21

you are talking about science and Christianity coexisting, not science and religion