VTA said:Negative consequences of mankind. Nothing more, nothing less.
Religion isn't a physical entity that guides the fools hand in his msideeds,
the fool just hides his inadequecies behind it.
Jesus Christ himself was against organized religion.
Individual responsibility is the hardest obligation for mankind to accept and he will go to any far flung extent to avoid that oh so atrocious possibility: BEING WRONG.
If indeed there is no God, then where did religion come from? Mankind.
Who is to blame for all of the maladies of the world? Mankind; the one and only blunderer.
VTA said:Negative consequences of mankind. Nothing more, nothing less.
Religion isn't a physical entity that guides the fools hand in his msideeds,
the fool just hides his inadequecies behind it.
Individual responsibility is the hardest obligation for mankind to accept and he will go to any far flung extent to avoid that oh so atrocious possibility: BEING WRONG.
If indeed there is no God, then where did religion come from? Mankind.
Who is to blame for all of the maladies of the world? Mankind; the one and only blunderer.
Religions are also socially destructive insofar as they contaminate and pollute the education system. They tend to make people stupid by injecting unreality into a word of reality; they teach people to think in unparsimonious terms when trying to critically think and analyse situations. Further, they frequently discourage rational free thought or critical thinking via dogma propagation.
Moreover, myriad religious people will be completely rational, intelligent beings save for when the topic of religion manifests wherein they automatically shut-off their brains they prevent rational, free thought, because they are immersed in a realm of fiction-fantasy. Essentially rationality gives way to temporary irrationality as people go from thinking individuals to pious borg drones directed by their Pope or Zealot.
People who take their religion seriously tend to obfuscate reality and erase the line dichotomizing the real and the fictional--damage ensues, bad things happen.
Jesus Christ himself was against organized religion.
I would like to personally thank the Catholic religion for stopping the spread of condoms, birth control, tolerance, and womens rights in third world countires.
Because of their righteous crusade, these countries have overpopulation, higher cases of AIDS, and higher crime because of their stance against abortion. Dint believe me? Research why the crime rates went down in high crime areas after abortion became legal in the states. The missionaries are doing more hurt then help.
yes, but a lot of people need it, and until they don't, it is a good idea to allow them their crutch, as long as they don't use it as a stick to beat on others...Old and wise said:Religion is a crutch for weak minded people.
Technocratic_Utilitarian said:Religions are also socially destructive insofar as they contaminate and pollute the education system. They tend to make people stupid by injecting unreality into a word of reality; they teach people to think in unparsimonious terms when trying to critically think and analyse situations. Further, they frequently discourage rational free thought or critical thinking via dogma propagation.
Moreover, myriad religious people will be completely rational, intelligent beings save for when the topic of religion manifests wherein they automatically shut-off their brains they prevent rational, free thought, because they are immersed in a realm of fiction-fantasy. Essentially rationality gives way to temporary irrationality as people go from thinking individuals to pious borg drones directed by their Pope or Zealot.
Many a time, and in an essay I wrote for Anthroplogy, I noticed that many of the world's "western" religions exhibit a funny "paradox of the pulpit" in that their desired goal is reversed the more you try to apply it seriously. People who take their religion seriously tend to obfuscate reality and erase the line dichotomizing the real and the fictional--damage ensues, bad things happen.
The only way to make the religion sociall, ethically acceptable is to moderate it to such an extent that it really no longer resembles the original faith. In essense, you must defeat the religion in order to save it. Serious religion = negative consequences (objectively)..
There are very few "good" religions, but there do exist some which aren't physically harmful, but would be dangerous if presented as reality in some sort of academic sphere in which they would be out of their authority or element.
To appropriate a quote from the Transcendentalists of the 19th century (slightly modified) Religion is the Hobgoblin of little minds.
Nez Dragon said:Never heard about [Jesus Christ being against organized religion]. Please give the verse and I will take a look.
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