(January 11, 2015 at 11:18 am)fr0d0 Wrote: That's not what those in charge of our justice system say Bri.
You think the Egyptian system wasn't barbaric? lol. If that's what you consider to be civilised I see I need to lower my standards somewhat.
Ugggggggg. What part of "all" in regards to "all religions are volcanos" do you not get. Time frame is the issue. A dormant volcano is still a volcano.
Religion is not what makes humans civil. Our evolutionary empathy causes us to over ride our tribalism, we mistake the religion as doing it and it is not the religion doing it. Otherwise there would be only one religion. The fact that all religions contain motifs of compassion and kindness should tell you that it is humans doing it and not the placebos we claim as being the patent holder of morality.
Seriously Froodo read "The New Atheism" by Victor Stenger. It explains this clearly in the later chapters. On top of saying science does have something to say about god claims.
The point is that our species has always been capable of cruelty and compassion. That is in us, not our artificial placebos.
