(July 2, 2017 at 9:39 am)KerimF Wrote: [1]
A typical theist doesn’t mind believing in miracles, said religious if approved by certain religious people, privileged by the high class.
A typical atheist doesn’t mind believing an idea, beyond his personal experience, if said scientific and approved by certain scientists, privileged by the high class.
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A typical theist doesn’t mind obeying rules if said inspired by a god and approved by certain religious people, privileged by the high class.
A typical atheist doesn’t mind obeying rules if said inspired by certain great ancestors (who are usually supposed representing ideals for the human race) and approved by privileged Elite.
Even from these two points, one may conclude that while a typical theist is made ready to accept being a follower/supporter of a certain heavenly ruling system, an atheist prefers to be a follower, if not a supporter too, of an earthly ruling system he used to know.
In the ‘real’ world (far from the great speeches, religious or political and as I see it), the role of religions (of various heavenly ruling systems) and politics (of various earthly ruling systems) are much alike. In both camps, minds of the faithful believers/followers are driven cleverly to where they are supposed to be. For example on one hand, a person is made ready to risk his life for a god. On the other hand, a person is made ready to risk his life for a flag (actually, the ideals it represents).
In other words, religions and politics complement each other, so that the most powerful/rich families in every region in the world can legitimately be served by the men on bottom who can choose freely to be theist or atheist.
Siri Gibberish Translator, "I just made shit up and pulled it out of my ass".
Let me clue you in, the use of the word "typical" is bullshit.
Monopolies of power can arise in any aspect of society, be it religion, class, political party, economic view or an overlap of a combo of those things.
Closed oppressive theocracies such as Saudi Arabia and Iran have the same thing in common with North Korea, worship of the state. Neither are good.
In the open west in pluralistic societies the concept isn't either to worship a god, or worship the state, but systems of checks and balances on all powers, public or private.
China is a closed state, it has a one party monopoly on the economy, but it is also at the same time a capitalist country. The Kim family is a family monopoly but the family itself also gets rich investing in the global economy. Gadaffi was a billionaire who owned stock in General Electric. Cuba is a majority CATHOLIC and Fidel Castro had at one time a personal fortune estimated to be $800,000,000.
None of your OP made any sense at all. And it most certainly does not argue for a western open system with any sense of coherence.
