Green Tea - 23/1/2014 23:24
For the non-religious = our evolutionary journey as a species, then we ourselves would have brought about the very notion of religion, laws and rules(would we not?).
Interesting that you group religion with laws and rules, you use the term "we ourselves would have" would we? Who's we? Do you really believe that "we" are all created equal? We are not, sociologically speaking some are born into wealth and leadership, while most are born into servitude, physiologically speaking some are born champions, while most are not, psychologically speaking some are born genii, some are born above average, some are distinctly average, with a vast majority below average.
The majority have a moral compass, with or without religious teachings, we are inherently good and charitable when given the choice.
But there is a section of the "we" who crave power, crave control and material objects, that section is usually those who sociologically fell into the wealth and leadership bracket, these are the people who invented your religion as a control mechanism of the masses, I know you don't believe that and have refused point blank to even allow your mind to entertain such a notion that you may be wrong, but that is like refusing to acknowledge that water is wet.
So in the eyes of the non religious - wasnt we around for thousands of years prior to having knowledge of language, drawings, writing ability etc? Wouldnt these things have had to be developed over a period of time? Or did we just all write books and draw pictures, from the moment we swam from the pond?
Were we? Would they? And what does this have to do with anything?
And during this journey, did we need language, pictures, writings 1st, before we even learned how to reproduce? Was it a case of "hold on a minute, let me just check the book"..
The long haired ape ancestor(of ours) that sees a woman, fights for her and beats his chest, jumps on her, holds her down and has sex with her - was the bible already in full force at this point?
Still trying to work out your point, if you have one, obviously the bible was not around in those days.
Or did man(for the non religious) develop it long after these ape ancestors learned how to reproduce, live in tribes/groups/families etc? Wasnt sex, in either homosexual, heterosexual or what ever, already being established in our early intelligence at this point?
The reproductive urge has nothing to do with intelligence, it is a basic drive, an urge we can not ignore and a large proportion of animals on this planet will happily get their rocks off with either gender of their species, THAT is natural, that is normal.
Here we have all the religious haters on the forums saying "millions of years" blah de blah...Well blow me...What were we doing all those years "before the bible and ANY religion" even came about?
Again, what's your point?
You believe in millions of years, you believe in man took his own journey without any divine intervention dont you?
Do I? Well no actually, I don't, but as for "divine" intervention, no, I'm afraid all of the evidence points elsewhere.
Well then stand up and take it...This is the life RIGHT NOW that WE as a species produced - which includes all the religions, all the books, drawings, laws, rules, thoughts, behaviours, blah de blah....
No, "we" did not produce this, those in power produced this, those who wanted to control the masses produced this, this is not the world that most of us want, most of us do not want the need for an Army, most of us want peace and happiness, most of us want equality, most of us don't want to see people suffer needlessly, most of us don't want children blown up with drones in our name, with money we've paid into the government, most.....
Homosexuality is where it is on global stage because OF MAN and our journey.
Homosexuality has been around as long as man.
We obviously decided at some point as a species that it draws a negative on our strength of survival.
We? Not in my name, religious zealots decided it should be outlawed, If 50% of the male population was homosexual it wouldn't effect the survival of our species in the slightest, it just means more girlies for the rest of us :35:
I class homophobic views in the same bracket as racism, outdated views from outdated minds.