(November 24, 2015 at 9:56 am)Ashground Wrote: I see what you mean. Reminds me of what people who've been into space say about looking back on Earth. Apparently it's a very moving experience and makes political conflicts seem extremely petty.
Also reminds me of the Christmas Truce in WW1. I think it's the most beautiful example of it being nations or factions that want war and if everyone suddenly said 'No' the conflict would simply evaporate. Although it seems unrealistic for the foreseeable future that all conflicts will simply stop.
I have an on going falling out that happened with other atheists on another page, and the cannot see that I agree with you about that truce. What makes it bittersweet isn't that Allied Christianity, or German Christianity are good, what makes it bittersweet is that even when we are at odds to that level, we still can chose to not hurt each other.
I DO value the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. I do value the likes of Ghandi. I do value the likes of Ann Frank I do value the likes of Malala. But even with that, it still does not make their god claims true, or the idea of the word "religion" itself good. It is still poison because even with all the good people worldwide, in all religions, it still poisons our species ability to see ourselves as the same species. NO you cannot get rid of it by force, but we need to manage it globally better by stop ignoring the problems it causes.
