< You say "this isn't acceptable" and I wonder - why not? >
Exhibit A: "Intelligent Design" Exhibit B: The attempted removal of Evolution from Schools across the US Exhibit C: The banning of Stem Cell research Exhibit D: The shooting of Abortion Clinic Workers Exhibit E: Galileo
That's the short list, off the top of my head. There's an indefinite list of why the proliferation of madness in society *isn't* acceptable: because crazy people do crazy things, and harm society.
< even if it is a madness, a sickness, a malady, a lurgy or a pox does that mean people aren't allowed to believe? >
If it is the same as these things, then the carriers of this thing need to be treated the same as carriers of other mental illnesses: banned from public office; medicated; treated; helped.
Would we want someone with (unmedicated and/or untreated) bipolar disorder in charge of a country? How about schizophrenia?
If religion is the same, it should be treated the same.
I'm looking for a reason to treat it differently, because the people with religion (much like the people with schizophrenia) want to be treated differently.
Exhibit A: "Intelligent Design"
Exhibit B: The attempted removal of Evolution from Schools across the US
Exhibit C: The banning of Stem Cell research
Exhibit D: The shooting of Abortion Clinic Workers
Exhibit E: Galileo
That's the short list, off the top of my head. There's an indefinite list of why the proliferation of madness in society *isn't* acceptable: because crazy people do crazy things, and harm society.
< even if it is a madness, a sickness, a malady, a lurgy or a pox does that mean people aren't allowed to believe? >
If it is the same as these things, then the carriers of this thing need to be treated the same as carriers of other mental illnesses: banned from public office; medicated; treated; helped.
Would we want someone with (unmedicated and/or untreated) bipolar disorder in charge of a country? How about schizophrenia?
If religion is the same, it should be treated the same.
I'm looking for a reason to treat it differently, because the people with religion (much like the people with schizophrenia) want to be treated differently.
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