Texas Board Passes Social Studies Curriculum

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Reba said:
This is the kind of post I'm talking about.

One poster is allowed to refer to other posters' religious belief as myth, and that is acceptable. If another poster wants to quote Scripture or talk about God, that is not acceptable (for "locking" standards).
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By definition, it is a myth. It certainly is not based on scientific probability. There are no outside sources and confirmation. As long as it is discussed in the context in which it can be defined, then there isn't a problem. You yourself say that it is a matter of faith...of believing something that cannot be proven or supported with fact. That puts it in the category of myth. If you define it as faith based, then you can't get angry when someone else defines it as faith based.
 
jillio said:
That's because of the nature of the comments when Scripture is being quoted. There is a difference between a discussion and preaching.
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Not when it comes to posting here. Other posters would ask me to give the Scriptural references to support my comments, and I would list them. Next, the thread would be closed. Threads can and have been locked just for posting the references. That's a fact.
 
jillio said:
By definition, it is a myth. It certainly is not based on scientific probability. There are no outside sources and confirmation.
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If you're referring to the Bible, yes, there are extra-biblical historical confirmations for many of the people and places and events of the Bible.

As long as it is discussed in the context in which it can be defined, then there isn't a problem. You yourself say that it is a matter of faith...of believing something that cannot be proven or supported with fact. That puts it in the category of myth. If you define it as faith based, then you can't get angry when someone else defines it as faith based.
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Just because something is a matter of faith it doesn't mean it can't also be proven or supported with fact.

I didn't say that I was angry, did I? I'm not going to let your trolling pull me into making a lockable post.
 
Reba said:
If you're referring to the Bible, yes, there are extra-biblical historical confirmations for many of the people and places and events of the Bible.


Just because something is a matter of faith it doesn't mean it can't also be proven or supported with fact.

I didn't say that I was angry, did I? I'm not going to let your trolling pull me into making a lockable post.
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Reba, I have a better solution but I'm not allowed to say what it is here. :lol:
 
souggy said:
Jillio, I don't think people like the idea of being lumped in with Zeus.
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Can't understand why. Greek mythology was a religion, too. It was used to explain that which had no scientific or plausible explanation otherwise. The primary function of any religion, according to anthropology, is to provide explanation for those natural occurrances which science and logic has not yet advanced enough to explain.
 
Reba said:
If you're referring to the Bible, yes, there are extra-biblical historical confirmations for many of the people and places and events of the Bible.


Just because something is a matter of faith it doesn't mean it can't also be proven or supported with fact.

I didn't say that I was angry, did I? I'm not going to let your trolling pull me into making a lockable post.
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And those historical accounts are subject to the same historical period...one in which science and logic had not advanced to the point that another explanation was possible. So religion was used to explain it.

Faith, by nature, is acceptance of that which cannot be proven or supported with fact. To accept on faith is to accept without proof.
 
Reba said:
Not when it comes to posting here. Other posters would ask me to give the Scriptural references to support my comments, and I would list them. Next, the thread would be closed. Threads can and have been locked just for posting the references. That's a fact.
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Maybe a little more subtleness would work. Not flat out verbatim from the scriptures, but in subtle messages and examples. If they were interested they would perhaps inquire further and then the discussion could be taken privately.

The older testament was always written ultimately and strikingly similar to the form of a picture anyway, it shouldn't be that bad.
 
The reason that threads get locked when they veer off into religion is because logic flies out the window, and emotional responses prevail.
 
jillio said:
The reason that threads get locked when they veer off into religion is because logic flies out the window, and emotional responses prevail.
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Also cause of baiting others into emotional responses.
 
And the thinly disguised personal attacks have begun. Exactly why threads get locked. Seems an impossible feat for some to discuss a topic without getting personal.
 
jillio said:
Can't understand why. Greek mythology was a religion, too. It was used to explain that which had no scientific or plausible explanation otherwise. The primary function of any religion, according to anthropology, is to provide explanation for those natural occurrances which science and logic has not yet advanced enough to explain.
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:bowdown: "Anthropology"
 
Secretblend said:
Logical wouldn't my choice of word.
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But that's my point. If topics are being discussed, any topic, from a logical standpoint, things don't get out of hand. It is when someone decides to take something said in logic as a personal insult that the emotion gets out of hand.
 
Reba said:
:bowdown: "Anthropology"
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Your point? Anthropolgy, as a field of investigation, has done more study on the evolutions of religious beliefs in various cultures than any one religious organization has ever done. All of the comparative studies are anthopological in nature. Souggy was comparing early Greek religious beliefs to modern Christian beliefs in his statement. Anthropolgy would naturally be brought into the discussion when a comparative stance is taken.
 
A friend of mine once told me, "I don't have to be logical. Don't you understand anything? I'm Italian."
 
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