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Because the thought of "God says so" being a valid legal argument is terrifying.Why do non-theists (atheists, agnostics, pagans, humanists, etc) fear/hate the idea of a theocracy?
1) In the human aspect of a theocracy (God has no direct involvement) state what do you hate/fear about it, and please expound on which denomination you feel would be the mostly likely to incite this response.
2) In the Divine aspect of a theocracy (God is directly involved) state what do you hate/fear about it, and expound on it.
This. There are certain parts to which I can't think of a constructive response.I think that the reason why people "ignore" and "do not fully respond" to your op may be because it is very hard to see what you are actually looking for.
This, for example. This conclusion isn't absurd at all. I assume the atheist was speaking of public schools, in which case he or she was right. Teaching religion as fact in public schools is theocratic.I recently had a discussion with an atheist on another site, where his response was something to the effect of
"Christians just want to teach creationism to have a theocracy!"
After I got past the initial absurdity of the statement, it started me thinking.
Ok, with little exception, the premise of the op has been completely missed and/or ignored.
I cannot fathom why you think a non-theist's disapproval of theocracy requires a lengthy explanation.Ok, with little exception, the premise of the op has been completely missed and/or ignored. I believe paradoxum was the only one to really hit the points. I'd ask everyone to address the op in whole, not pieced up to suit a particular view. I'll respond when I have a bit more time!
Ok, with little exception, the premise of the op has been completely missed and/or ignored. I believe paradoxum was the only one to really hit the points. I'd ask everyone to address the op in whole, not pieced up to suit a particular view. I'll respond when I have a bit more time!
This is easy. They don't like theocracy because it means they maybe aren't in full control of their life.
Which overall confuses me because first alot of non-theists say life is pointless. We just "Exist" then die. Well wouldn't it be better to believe in God then and at least know life has an actual purpose?
(normal responses that lead no where despite being corrected that God doesn't let kids die).
This is easy. They don't like theocracy because it means they maybe aren't in full control of their life. THere is something "Above them". We want control of our own lives, despite the fact that even if God wasn't real (for sake of conversation) it wouldn't change the fact you don't have total control of your life anyways.
Medical conditions pop up. A car could kill you early in life in an accident. You could get someone pregnant on accident...etc. Control is just something we tell ourselves we have so we don't have to deal with the fact we don't have much control.
Even if it weren't God it wouldn't matter who had alot of control in our lives. Such as if we were in the Matrix. If people told us, most wouldn't want to believe it. Denial is a big issue. Which overall confuses me because first alot of non-theists say life is pointless. We just "Exist" then die. Well wouldn't it be better to believe in God then and at least know life has an actual purpose? Knowing God is there to help you lead you down the path He has laid out for you (the best He can of course). Knowing you can go somewhere that is wonderful where you live forever?
Yes I realize the reply is going to be about theres no proof of any of that and some will bring up why does God let kids die so why should I worship Him....etc (normal responses that lead no where despite being corrected that God doesn't let kids die).
No. How could we fear something that we don't believe is possible? For us, a theocracy is a jurisdiction in which the leaders claim that their words are facts of the universe that can't be disputed.This is easy. They don't like theocracy because it means they maybe aren't in full control of their life. THere is something "Above them".
Amen to that.This demonstrates nicely why I fear Christian theocracy.
I recently had a discussion with an atheist on another site, where his response was something to the effect of
"Christians just want to teach creationism to have a theocracy!"
After I got past the initial absurdity of the statement, it started me thinking. Why do non-theists (atheists, agnostics, pagans, humanists, etc) fear/hate the idea of a theocracy?
Now before you answer, I need to specify the framework of the question. To start with there two parts.
1) In the human aspect of a theocracy (God has no direct involvement) state what do you hate/fear about it, and please expound on which denomination you feel would be the mostly likely to incite this response.
2) In the Divine aspect of a theocracy (God is directly involved) state what do you hate/fear about it, and expound on it.
Ok, with little exception, the premise of the op has been completely missed and/or ignored. I believe paradoxum was the only one to really hit the points. I'd ask everyone to address the op in whole, not pieced up to suit a particular view. I'll respond when I have a bit more time!
I'm not sure what you're hoping for, but its starting to look like you wanted a particular kind of response that you'd thought up a reply to. If that's the case why not just say what you think?
Reading through the responses I can't see much wrong with them, mostly they're valid concerns. It's hard to answer your second part because it really doesn't make much sense. Maybe an example would help.
Ok, with little exception, the premise of the op has been completely missed and/or ignored.
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