Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?message-squaremessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down14
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square236fedilink
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·1 年前Someone forgot to tell that to religions.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Ahh they are withering a slow and painfull death not our problem.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前I would very much disagree. They are our problem and we should put them out of their misery.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前I never hid my contempt for most organized religions as systems of oppression throughout human history. At the same time I respect peoples individual spirituality, as long as they don’t force it on others.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Any system of power is seen as oppression by those who dont beleive as long as people can choose their flavour of oppression we should be fine.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前There are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前You said “we should put them out of their misery”
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Keep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前So how do you expect to get rid of it without killing people?
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前By people realizing they don’t need the construct of organized religion to be spiritual for example.
Someone forgot to tell that to religions.
Ahh they are withering a slow and painfull death not our problem.
I would very much disagree. They are our problem and we should put them out of their misery.
True colours
I never hid my contempt for most organized religions as systems of oppression throughout human history. At the same time I respect peoples individual spirituality, as long as they don’t force it on others.
Any system of power is seen as oppression by those who dont beleive as long as people can choose their flavour of oppression we should be fine.
There are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.
You said “we should put them out of their misery”
Keep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.
So how do you expect to get rid of it without killing people?
By people realizing they don’t need the construct of organized religion to be spiritual for example.