RE: What would a vacuum of religious or spiritual belief be like
May 13, 2009 at 9:34 am
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2009 at 9:55 am by [email protected].)
Thanks for the tip Sam
And Sweden doesn't have a religious core and is just as advanced if not more so. Neither does Holland, Denmark, Switzerland. Isreal is also one of these countries that feel the first hand results of those "empowered and motivated" people when they blow themselves up in public transport.
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I believe this debate has many tangents to follow but this one interests me a little more. There is a sort of irony here about Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland being just as advanced yet more secular. I wish to give reference to the idea of animals in the animal kingdom. The lion and the lynx, both equally capable creatures are in a situation where there are limited resources for food, assuming they can't go anywhere else. The lion would break the neck of the lynx to ensure its survival. Israel like the lion would do the same to all these Nordic countries. Israel technically has the third or fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world and they are not a secular society. They are technologically advanced where it matters the most and they are more "spiritually inspired" to ensure they come out on top of the food chain whereas these Nordic countries sit passively while their culture deteriorates because they have no real motivation to preserve their culture. Like I said, the culture with a strong religious core and a strong embracing of technology to protect their culture may come out supreme when all is said and don.
(May 12, 2009 at 4:47 pm)[email protected] Wrote: Sixth statement. Israel is a very technologically savvy country with a very strong religious core.
And Sweden doesn't have a religious core and is just as advanced if not more so. Neither does Holland, Denmark, Switzerland. Isreal is also one of these countries that feel the first hand results of those "empowered and motivated" people when they blow themselves up in public transport.
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I believe this debate has many tangents to follow but this one interests me a little more. There is a sort of irony here about Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland being just as advanced yet more secular. I wish to give reference to the idea of animals in the animal kingdom. The lion and the lynx, both equally capable creatures are in a situation where there are limited resources for food, assuming they can't go anywhere else. The lion would break the neck of the lynx to ensure its survival. Israel like the lion would do the same to all these Nordic countries. Israel technically has the third or fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world and they are not a secular society. They are technologically advanced where it matters the most and they are more "spiritually inspired" to ensure they come out on top of the food chain whereas these Nordic countries sit passively while their culture deteriorates because they have no real motivation to preserve their culture. Like I said, the culture with a strong religious core and a strong embracing of technology to protect their culture may come out supreme when all is said and don.
