Debate: Would you sooner let your faith rest with science or God?
Side: Science

You really aren't reading a thing I write are you?I already addressed why your example of other ideologies being harmful is invalid in this argument, but let me try and explain it again (and I'll talk slowly this time). How about we use another metaphor, since you seem to like them so much.A group of people are doing cocaine. I am suggesting that cocaine has negative effects. You say that I can't rightfully blame cocaine, because heroin is worse.Do you understand now? Well, from how many times I've had to explain this point, then probably not. Suffice it to say, I'm against all extreme ideologies, but this debate is about religion so that's why I'm choosing to only talk about religion (strange, right?).modern day religion doesn't hurt anyoneYou're deluding yourself if you think this. I already talked about the popes trip to Africa, and I mentioned 9/11. I also brought up the fact that evangelical Christian sects in America have caused our education system to be fucked up. Would you like more examples? How about the Jews that forced out a countless number of Palastines from their homes. What do you think is the main reason that Isrealis and Palastinians can't share a single country? I'll give you a hint: it starts with an r and rhymes with chiligion.The Catholic Church is not a stand in for all the religions in the world. I'm sure many protestants appose the Popes actions in Africa. Each religion must be appreciated separately.That's why I've been giving you examples from virtually every major religion in the world! Have you not been listening? I guess there is only one major religion that I haven't talked about, but I would be happy to do so now if you want me to: Hindusim.Do you know why Pakistan was founded as a separate state from India? Because the muslims in India did not want to live with the Hindus. Hundreds of millions of people were forced to leave their homes (muslims leaving India, and Hindus leaving Packistan). During this time there were tremendous riots... all because people couldn't get along with people of a different religion.But a code of ethics cannot be formed using science, because morality is not tangibleI never said we would use science to create ethics, but we can use the same principles of rational thought to morality that use in science. Or we can just blindly follow some book about a sky daddy. You tell me which you think is better?In short though, you continue to not understand that my biggest problem is not with people's personal beliefs. If someone wants to believe that we were all created by a Unicorns fart then I really couldn't care less. However, when these beliefs become organized in a way that they can't be debated, and children are indoctrinated to think that if they don't act a certain way they will burn in hell, then society suffers. We have seen this time and time again, and we will continue to see it so long as religion exists in it's current incarnation.This is the great strength and message of religion; ethics and moral virtue.I'm getting a little sick of having to repeat myself a million times so how about you just watch the first few minutes of this video because the guy in it articulates pretty well what I am trying to say.