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SquantoZ
09/13/22 11:53:59 AM
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Historically, would you say religion has caused more harm or good to society?


And why?

My thought is that as much as I am against religion in general, I do think that it was a major contributor to human development but we are getting dangerously close to that changing in current times.

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coolguyjimmy
09/13/22 11:57:22 AM
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It would be lovely to see development without religion -- it would probably be a totally different technological stream.
I suspect we'd be a lot better at surgery, life extension, and healthcare all around, but not as great at Computing and stuff.
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EbonTitanium
09/13/22 12:03:29 PM
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Its a unknowable question.

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Zikten
09/13/22 12:08:55 PM
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My take is that it was a required element to human culture in the beginning. I think we had to have religion to get civilization started

But we stopped needing it a very long time ago. And it's way past time to drop it. It causes more harm than it is worth now
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SquantoZ
09/13/22 12:10:14 PM
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Zikten posted...
My take is that it was a required element to human culture in the beginning. I think we had to have religion to get civilization started

But we stopped needing it a very long time ago. And it's way past time to drop it. It causes more harm than it is worth now

yeah I feel pretty much the same

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gu-gohan
09/13/22 12:14:51 PM
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Zikten posted...
My take is that it was a required element to human culture in the beginning. I think we had to have religion to get civilization started

But we stopped needing it a very long time ago. And it's way past time to drop it. It causes more harm than it is worth now


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lennethsoki
09/13/22 12:28:03 PM
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I think way more treachery or far more people killing each other without it. The tenets of Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, Judaism, etc. instill a moral compass in individuals where there'd be a lesser one without.

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meestermj
09/13/22 12:33:31 PM
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lennethsoki posted...
where there'd be a lesser one without.
What proof do you have for this absolute nonsense?

If the only thing stopping you from being moral is the threat of divine retribution, you're just a bad person on a leash.

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OrangeCrush980
09/13/22 12:35:18 PM
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More harm by far. The Middle East is all about killing, enslaving, and repressing people over religion

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TaylorHeinicke
09/13/22 12:47:43 PM
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if just one person died as the result of religious extremism, more harm would still be the answer.

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Vampire_Chicken
09/13/22 1:31:16 PM
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Zikten posted...
My take is that it was a required element to human culture in the beginning. I think we had to have religion to get civilization started

But we stopped needing it a very long time ago. And it's way past time to drop it. It causes more harm than it is worth now
I feel it's high time that civilization started to grow out of Middle Eastern tribal myths and superstitions from the Bronze Age. I reckon that on balance, the world would be healthier for it.
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