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Richard Dawkins - The Root of All Evil? [Documentary - free download]

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  • #52
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    The Atheist wrote:
    :confused:

    I never said what I thought would fill the vacuum. But since we're there, in less educated societies I wouldn't be so sure it would be "something progressive based on realism".

    Well I read your comment as meaning that since there would still be a vaccum if religon was gone we'd still have the problem? No?

    I was just pointing out that just because there would something to fill doesnt mean we'd have to fill with silly religon again, and yeah something progressive based on realism is a possibility if you begin with the line

    'Right then, all agreed, there is no God, so what are we going to do now?
    Hysterics on the right please if you will and the rest of you who want to just get on with to the left, grand thats that sorted......:D


  • #53
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,011 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    Zillah wrote:
    What the hell are you talking about? The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome and Carthage, both of which were deeply religious nations. The Romans spent massive fortunes on extensive temples and allowed the reading of divine portents to hugely influence their day to day lives. The Carthaginians were believed to have engaged in ritual prostitution as well as occasional human sacrifice in institutionalised religion. Their prime deities were Ba'al and Tanit if I'm not mistaken.

    AS an atheist I don't talk about hell :)
    The Punic wars were fought long before (about 500 - 400 years) the Romans adopted Christianity and were not fought over Religion. There were a clash of empire not religion or faith.

    If you don't like that example, how about the Rwanda genocide, which saw the death of about a million people. Organised religion was not at fault there.

    I agree with The Atheist, if religion is removed, there are many other reasons that extremists can find to fight over. History has proven that.


  • #54
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    stevejazzx wrote:
    'Right then, all agreed, there is no God, so what are we going to do now?Hysterics on the right please if you will and the rest of you who want to just get on with to the left, grand thats that sorted......:D
    You're not far off with that (IMO).

    Some nations/societies will embrace it - others would see a power struggle to fill in the role the church used to play.

    We can perhaps assume two things:
    1. Most people like to be part of something bigger than themselves.
    2. Certain people want to control that something (and are frequently the exact worst choice.)

    Depends on the education (or need) of the population I guess.


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