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mk  ·  4438 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The God Hypothesis - The Advanced Apes

I have to say that it's one thing to not have a belief in God, but to attack organized religion, or religious people is another. IMO some organized religions do invite and deserve criticism, but I don't usually see the sense or need in pulling the veracity of religious belief into it.

That's one thing that really disappointed me about Dawkins The God Delusion. In my mind it was two books. One book explained why one shouldn't believe in God, and the other explained why organized religion was bad. I think Dawkins was wrong to present the two issues as one.

I can sit and debate with someone about whether or not we have or need evidence of God, and whether or not that should direct belief; however, if someone wants to act as Jesus instructed, I am more than happy that they choose to.