Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?message-squaremessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down14
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·8 months agoSomeone forgot to tell that to religions.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAhh they are withering a slow and painfull death not our problem.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoI would very much disagree. They are our problem and we should put them out of their misery.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI never hid my contempt for most organized religions as systems of oppression throughout human history. At the same time I respect peoples individual spirituality, as long as they don’t force it on others.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAny system of power is seen as oppression by those who dont beleive as long as people can choose their flavour of oppression we should be fine.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThere are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoYou said “we should put them out of their misery”
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoKeep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoSo how do you expect to get rid of it without killing people?
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoBy people realizing they don’t need the construct of organized religion to be spiritual for example.
Someone forgot to tell that to religions.
Ahh they are withering a slow and painfull death not our problem.
I would very much disagree. They are our problem and we should put them out of their misery.
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I never hid my contempt for most organized religions as systems of oppression throughout human history. At the same time I respect peoples individual spirituality, as long as they don’t force it on others.
Any system of power is seen as oppression by those who dont beleive as long as people can choose their flavour of oppression we should be fine.
There are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.
You said “we should put them out of their misery”
Keep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.
So how do you expect to get rid of it without killing people?
By people realizing they don’t need the construct of organized religion to be spiritual for example.