(April 29, 2015 at 12:13 pm)Salacious B. Crumb Wrote: If you were in charge of establishing a new plot of land that hadn't been colonized yet, based on what you've seen throughout the history of this planet, would you make organized religion illegal?
I think I would allow organized religion as long as it had no bigotry and evil in its doctrines, (sorry, no islam, christianity, etc etc) and didn't encourage unethical behavior. Please don't ask anyone to define unethical behavior for you. My true feelings tell me to ban it, because it does more harm than good in a society, but at the same time, I'd want people to have the liberty to do so, if they must. I'm about 50 50 on it. What would you guys do?
Oh yeah, and tax them. 40% seem fair?It leaves 60% for god. I hear he's been saving up for his new heavenly mansion by the beach.
In a sense I would declaw religion as well as commerce and politics. These are the big 3 potentials for the abuse of money, the love of which is the root of all evil. Technologically speaking we have been at a place where the needs of every man, woman and child could be met. The traditional monetary system is holding us back with the domination of fractional reserve banking, a debt based economy, big business, the military industrial complex, big pharmacy and dependence upon oil etc. I would deal all of these abuses a fatal blow by removing money. Everything would be free and no one would have to slave at a job they didn't want. All of your needs and desires could be met, drug use would be legalized, your energy source would be independent, democracy, religion, politics, and big business would be a thing of the past. Mandatory public education would removed and replaced with specific education of your choosing. The place would be a real republic with no governmental programs or unnecessary restrictions. Having done away with democracy, where the majority can infringe upon the rights of the minority the republic could be established where not 99% of the people couldn't infringe the rights of 1%. No taxes of course, no legislation or social restraints against anyone.
