Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?message-squaremessage-square254linkfedilinkarrow-up1131
arrow-up1131message-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 · 2 years agomessage-square254linkfedilink
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoSomeone forgot to tell that to religions.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAhh they are withering a slow and painfull death not our problem.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI would very much disagree. They are our problem and we should put them out of their misery.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoThere are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou said “we should put them out of their misery”
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoKeep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSo how do you expect to get rid of it without killing people?
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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.