Quote (ppkpkppk @ Tue - Nov 6 2012 - 23:20:37)
Quote (blind_chief @ Wed - Nov 7 2012 - 02:15:16)
the #1 thing that will help american politics, along with world politics, is the removal of religious affiliations from people views. this is a fundamental progression that needs to happen. nothing says hatred like "thats clearly my religious beliefs".
would be great to recognize the 21 century and the actual separation of church and state
religion is like the oldest institution humans have; how exactly do you think it will ever be separated from people's views
id argue that community predates religion. on the grounds that you are better at gathering berries than me, but i am better at hunting for meat. its clearly until i thought about
why that i created religion to explain our differences (yes, its clear that i dont subscribe to conventional organized religion).
yes, i understand that religion is a fundamental aspect to us humans. but our country was supposed to be about separating the need that one religion was right and all others were wrong. clearly that all religion be removed only that you be allowed to practice anything. so shouldnt that mean that no religion gets special taxation rights? isnt a tax break basically a revenue fund? and what constitutes a religion and why does our government get to decide that? is it about a book, a prophet? or is religion done evolving now, and what we have is what we will always have?
why should religion have a stronger pull on politics than science? religion and science are both the quest to explain what we see around us. why is one questioned in the search for endless proof while one is taken as proof and any questioning only means you are an "unbeliever"?