Yeah, but most criminals commit crimes hoping they wont be caught, and sometimes they arent.
but yeah I see what you are saying, without religion in history there would be no crusades, no inquisitions, and maybe no holocaust.
Would your home be better without "religion?"
by Tatiana 14 Replies latest jw friends
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Junction-Guy
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Marcel
@topic: definately.
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Carmel
You've set up a strawman of "religion" that is significantly influenced by your JW and biblical experiance. I and the other members of my household are very "religious" but we don't live our lives expecting a biblical godhead to somehow solve all of our personal and societal problems. As far as I'm concerned, God had given us all the tools and instructions to move civilization forward, but it's a "do-it-yourself" kit both personally and collectively. So, no, my home would not be a better place w/o religion. carmel
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Madame Quixote
It completely agree with every word of what you said, Tatianna. Now, if only we could convert everyone else to our way of thinking . . .
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jaguarbass
What you say makes sense. One reason we have religion is that being a priest, minister is easy work. You dont sweat and your followers give you 10%
At least those that read the bible do. Maybe Jehobers Witnesses is a discount relgion.
Some people sell Toyotas, Fords, etc and some sell God.
The way human enterprise works is, create a need and fill it. Thats what relgion does. Thats what Coca Cola does.
So the sophisticated, the atheist and agnostics chuckle at those who fall for the religious need.
Thats free enterprise. Communism which outlawed religion wasnt successful. In Amerika you have the right to be religiously suppresed or free.
Poverty is a mental state. And religion panders to it.