Today was a beautiful day, I tossed the lacrosse ball and the baseball in the oval and it seemed that everyone was having a great time. It was the perfect weather for waffle ball but sadly I could not play, maybe next time! Too bad the sun went away and it dark out, oh well. I enjoyed it while it lasted.
Richard Dawkins, a renowned professor at the University of Oxford for Public Understanding of Science, states in his writings of A Survival Machine that, “The universe presented by organized religion is a poky little medieval universe, and extremely limited” (Dawkins, 117). With religion you get a restricted viewpoint that is resistant to the ever changing ideas and morals of men. The ancient doctrines that are the base for religion and govern it with an iron fist are resistant to changes. In the past the governing words of religion may have been eye opening and awe inspiring for those that embrace them, but in today’s world those non-evolving words are what are making the human species limited. These limitations that religion places on the species can be seen in the resistance of churches everywhere to accept the ideas of homosexuality, stem-cell research, and cloning. The world is constantly changing; but the doctrines are not; never being revised to be more accustomed to today’s generation, it induces a state of hampering for the prospecting human race.
You have a really good, interesting introduction. Also, I agree with your topic. I myself am Catholic but sometimes resent it because it's so old school and never changes with the newer generations.
ReplyDeleteI think some younger practicing Catholics are bending the rules a bit. Just opinion though. All the churches and denominations are constantly evolving over time . I can't believe I just used the "E" word. On a lighter note, it was a nice day
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