Religion

Grassland Blue said:
Dao(Tao)ism is the way forward.
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Taoism can have some beautiful stuff. But maybe the question here is whether the universe is, on some level, an interconnected whole or whether it is just a collection of separate objects. If one’s beliefs (and identity) are tied to the latter, the the latter may well be seen as a threat.If one is open to the former, then one might ask what is the nature of this wholeness. Some might say, for example, it is beautiful - like a dimension of paradise. The question then is how to know this beauty. Others might say, through the objects that were previously seen as totally separate.
 
Mëtal Bikër said:
That doesn't sound creepy in the slightest. "See how long they last".

What, are you praying for their downfall so your misguided view is proven correct or something? The Scandinavians are going from strength to strength, their social and economic models are admirable and faith has had zero influence on its success.

It must pain you to see people succeeding having rejected God, mustn't it.
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Far from it, I hope all societies thrive and succeed. I'm just saying that if civilizations typically don't last long without religion, then a godless civilization that is early into its experiment with godlessness may not last long. Only time would tell.
 
urban genie said:
You must realise **** can be used for abusive comentary, but also in some context a term of endearment or just general word used.


Calling united players **** is not abuse as it's true.

Saying he's a **** on a forum thread where someone is wishing societies to fail for being godless is pretty accurate and mild tbf
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Not wishing for a downfall at all. As I said earlier I wish all societies succeed, regardless of their religious stance. Merely stating my view that godless societies in history typically struggle to sustain themselves. Seeing someone speeding in a car doesn't mean I wish for them to crash, merely that their behaviour typically leads to crashes. In a similar vein saying irreligious societies typically don't last long doesn't mean I wish they don't last long, merely that that type of society typically doesn't.
 
OnlyOneUweRosler said:
Far from it, I hope all societies thrive and succeed. I'm just saying that if civilizations typically don't last long without religion, then a godless civilization that is early into its experiment with godlessness may not last long. Only time would tell.
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You have absolutely nothing to base that on. Any "godless civilisation" as you call them that does fall in to ruin won't have any correlation to their 'godless' state being the cause of it. You cannot honestly believe that a state that has rejected God, which ultimately fails, can be explained away that their atheism was solely the cause.

Its more typical "science cannot explain this, therefore its down to God" type of nonsense.
 
Is kind of curious how people appear to say how religion is bad because it is anti science - then seemingly proceed to back this up with what could be said to be arguments that are lacking in the scientific rigour department, as if this were definitive proof.
 
arfurclue said:
I posted a while back a piece that had the 8 precepts and mind of Man /mind of Tao in the water way of taoism. Can have a look if you want and decide if that fits with what you speak of.
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no thanks. I have no time for religion, that said I hold nothing against those that practice it peacefully and without hitherto us.
I hate any religion that uses its power to inflict death and misery on other human beings. The Bhuddists in Burma (Myanmar) are doing just that.
 
arfurclue said:
Is kind of curious how people appear to say how religion is bad because it is anti science - then seemingly proceed to back this up with what could be said to be arguments that are lacking in the scientific rigour department, as if this were definitive proof.
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Nobody has even said anything like that at all.
 
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