Would his reasoning and logic be just as valid and convincing to you if it were coming from a person of completely different faith?
"Why don't you accept Gaea as the creator of the Heavens and of all life on Earth? The evidence is clear. Christians know it to be true, but avoid accepting it out...
I don't believe in any god that I've heard of so far. What word would you use to describe someone like that?
Personal philosophies and religions are two very different things.
That's true for those who care to think on such things. But, again, philosophies and religions are not equivalent...
A research group, or just one dude making some claims based on shoddy assumptions? It's on the JustFacts website, but it's not an official study. You should be clear.
Also, 2016 isn't what I would call a fresh look...
Either the writers themselves didn't know when or how to distinguish between literal or figurative storytelling, or Theists are picking and choosing which is which based on convenience. Either way, there's a really big problem with your argument.
Absolutely.
Atomic energy should be our workhorse, while the renewables that we're currently proficient at harnessing would continue to expand and improve, hopefully to the point that they provide the majority of the world's energy needs.
It would also help to foster and create a more...
This.
As societies progress away from fundamentalist and/or dogmatic beliefs, they progress towards more egalitarian behaviors. It takes forever, it seems, because there is always a facet of said society that tends to actively work against change. But, for most of our history, we've tended to...
I would really like to see us finally take concrete steps towards a progressive technological future, built on efficient and sustainable energy sources.
Our current approach, as you've said, is akin to exclaiming "Hey! Let's burn that old dirty stuff over there!" It's crazy.
I think a good lively debate, even against people we generally agree with on most things, just helps to keep us all a bit more honest in our thoughtful endeavors. Just when we think we've got something figured out, here comes a stringent naysayer to test your conclusions...
RF is great...
Bill Maher has a pretty good segment on this from a year or so back, and he's not wrong.
(All I could find without putting too much time into it.)
https://www.salon.com/2014/10/10/bill_maher_and_the_liberal_conundrum_progressives_religion_and_extremism/
It may technically apply to everyone, but only a small percentage of any population is going to be in a financial situation where they can deduct or exempt $10,000 from their property tax bill (and it be beneficial.) *EDIT
That being said, you're absolutely right that the people protesting it...