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Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 3:01 pm
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Basically. What has made western world progress is protestant christianity
Much of science was supressed due to religious devotion cultures.
Mainly speaking of Catholics or Sunni Muslims
No idea about Shiites. But Nasir Gebelli is an Iranian American who programmed Final Fantasy 1-3 and Secret of Mana, i will say he is pretty smart. And he also inspired Romero who made Doom on PC.
Basically if you have a religious culture that lays restrictions, you are screwed. Catholics did it, so nothing mattered than worshipping, devotion. They didnt allow you to breath much. Same with Sunnis, in the beginning they were tolerant of scientists til later when fundamentalism kicked in around 1100 or 1200 or something "Science will make people go away from God"
Also JonTron i am not sure counts, since i consider him American. Though i like the guy.
But basically culture affects people.
What makes protestant culture different is this. "Jesus loves you" Ok, get to work
No massive devotion culture. Its just, whatever. Work, work.
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 3:02 pm
....what?
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 3:14 pm
(July 9, 2020 at 3:01 pm)Snideon Wrote: degenerate
Basically. What has made western world progress is protestant christianity
What makes protestant culture different is this. "Jesus loves you" Ok, get to work
No massive devotion culture. Its just, whatever. Work, work.
And yet they don't allow stem cells research, how do you explain that if they are so pro-progress?
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 3:16 pm
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(July 9, 2020 at 3:14 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: (July 9, 2020 at 3:01 pm)Snideon Wrote: degenerate
Basically. What has made western world progress is protestant christianity
What makes protestant culture different is this. "Jesus loves you" Ok, get to work
No massive devotion culture. Its just, whatever. Work, work.
And yet they don't allow stem cells research, how do you explain that if they are so pro-progress?
To be fair. Reagen the catholic. Brought religion into politics. Even Barry Goldwater thought this would make conservatives look like jokes. Since it wouldnt be focus on policies but on that stuff.
If you dont know. Goldwater is sorta the father of modern conservativsm in America. From what i know, he opposed making abortion a political issue, and was more a personal matter.
Although in modern times. Liberal culture in USA is fighting for clown awards with Social Justice Warriors running around
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 3:53 pm
If you think Reagan was the first US president to bring religion into US politics... that's incredibly narrow minded. I'm still waiting for the other shoe
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 4:41 pm
I agree that Reagan embracing Falwell and the evangelicals highly changed the Republican Party. Just look at the picture of Trump holding the Bible. A lying whoremonger leads Christian politics. Wouldn't happen to John Anderson's party.
Everything else the OP says is blathering.
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 9, 2020 at 8:37 pm
(July 9, 2020 at 3:53 pm)tackattack Wrote: If you think Reagan was the first US president to bring religion into US politics... that's incredibly narrow minded. I'm still waiting for the other shoe
Sure, but the ban hammer dropped first, go figure.
I may not agree with you on much, but you nailed this one.
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 16, 2020 at 6:51 am
I disagree because I think that 99% of religions are necessarily harmful but cultures can be either good or bad.
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 16, 2020 at 7:16 am
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At work.
Just a word Modus?
If the name is crossed out? They be banned and not able to post or reply etc.
If a thread title created and its ideas from the dim past catch your eye?
Start a new thread and make the topic your own.
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RE: Religious culture is the problem, not religion. Since Atheist culture can be good or
July 16, 2020 at 7:18 am
(July 16, 2020 at 7:16 am)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: Just a word Modus?
If the name is crossed out? They be banned and not able to post or reply etc.
If a thread title created and its ideas from the dim past catch your eye?
Start a new thread and make the topic your own.
I've already started a few of my own threads. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong by responding to this thread. I didn't necropost and the thread isn't locked.
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