Quote:Our species has always been capable of cruelty and compassion. Which is also why I warn atheists not to go around saying "When we become the majority we will treat you better". No, as long as we are human, and we have short term memories as a species, we will forget and do what was done to us, to others.
I wish that you did not have an excellent point there, but unfortunately you have. That damned human nature thing. If we don't kill ourselves first someday we'll evolve past scrapping over tribal god images, my worry is that we'll continue to scrap over rival political philosophies. They have a nasty habit of becoming a substitute religion for many.
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin