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Is religion harmful?

rational experiences

Veteran Member
King.

My self rich man inventor great architect baby son man adult life after the ice age.

Reinventing science that told him he had by Satanism previously destroyed all life on earth before.

Knew.

Hear AI recorded old man's voice that told him by man's visionary advice.

Writes the confess of Sion. I unsealed gods fusion by fission.

Dusts.

You dare to ask today is the son of man father wrong?

Who taught life began meaning his owned sacrifice by his consciousness. Scientist destroyed body mind? Men agreed.

Stephen Haw King notification.

I built machines.

Machines attacked removed it's designer man who says consciously in AI possession machine advice subliminal psyche the machine takes my place.

He talks through a machine as the whole proof.

He uses his mother's sisters ovary by sex to keep existing bodily but not by conscious mind. He coerced himself by maths science as his sister was coerced also.

Another proof why all men consciously believe in science only.

And not one only whole human status. I am a human therefore I am a human my answer human only.

As intelligent.

His behaviours .....you science Sophia maths murdered my life. Female space womb abominator.

Then abused the human female just a human for centuries.

And you ask a question is it true!

Really?
 

Mock Turtle

Oh my, did I say that!
Premium Member
I believe that religion has resulted in allot of good in the world. Most religions teach good principles and many people embrace them and try to become better. However, there are many prideful people who want to cause contention and who embrace hatred. Some of these people do so in the name of their religion. Impure minds tend to twist existing doctrines. Steven Covey said that we see the world not as it is but as we are.

If you think about it, civilization has been highly influenced by religious thought, and our freedoms and laws are a reflextion of this.
Well I doubt that few will object to this last statement (apart from perhaps being direct causes), but it seems many will not see the negatives that often hitch a ride too - like discriminating against certain groups or painting others in various shades of black regarding their beliefs or lack of such. And such apparently set for all time but when progress makes nonsense of some of this. Which is why so many do see harms in certain religious beliefs - as here for example (from the UK), and which is reflected elsewhere in the world too apparently in varying degrees:

Religion does more harm than good - poll
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
You are confirming that you have two standards and you cant get away from it.
I don't know why you would think that is to have two standards?

Lets use the COVID vaccine as an example. We use it because it have a positive effect against a specific virus, we don't use it because someone have a headache or have a broken leg, we deal with that other ways. So even if the vaccine is a positive thing when it comes to COVID, doesn't mean that it is automatically good at dealing with all viruses or other injuries or disease that might occur in a society. We have to look at each of these individual to see if it is positive, negative or have no effect at all.

Its the same with religion on some parts of society it can have a positive effect, on other not and again it might not be relevant in regards to a third thing. It depends what we are talking about, its not a black and white thing.
 

firedragon

Veteran Member
I don't know why you would think that is to have two standards?

Its obvious and fundamental.

1. Honour killings: Religion plays a huge role because society has a huge influence from religion. Huge. I mean really huge.
2. Science: You have huge problem saying religion has a role. Huge problem. I mean humungous.

Double standards. ;) Its hilarious actually.
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
Its obvious and fundamental.

1. Honour killings: Religion plays a huge role because society has a huge influence from religion. Huge. I mean really huge.
2. Science: You have huge problem saying religion has a role. Huge problem. I mean humungous.

Double standards. ;) Its hilarious actually.
Religion have had an impact on science throughout history, I don't think that science wouldn't have emerged regardless, because religion doesn't answer or deal with a lot of the questions that science do. Religion have also had a negative impact on science both in the past and today. Because it tries to apply ideas to it as if they are scientific valid or have an issue dealing with whatever science shows to be the case. It also tries and in certain cases influence education. So religion have an impact on science, it is just not positive, at best religion has nothing to add to science, because it is not dealing with scientific issues.

I ask you several times to show where religion is or were a direct cause of scientific advancement, so if you believe that religion have a positive effect on this and have brought forth anything then I would like to hear what you think it is?

Its no different than me saying that science doesn't influence every little thing that is going on in society and therefore I have a double standard towards that as well. Science influence some things and not others, same with religion.
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
Honour killing regardless as well?
Yes of course. Honor killings is not solely related to religions.

I didnt claim that. So asking for that is just being dishonest. Fake.
Well maybe I misunderstood you then, but you did write:

So the bottom-line is, when it comes to religion, it has a "huge part" in things like "honour killings" but not in scientific advancement.

So what did you mean by "but not in scientific advancement"?
 

firedragon

Veteran Member
So the bottom-line is, when it comes to religion, it has a "huge part" in things like "honour killings" but not in scientific advancement.

So what did you mean by "but not in scientific advancement"?

I was showing your double standards. Maybe you will never understand these simple English sentences because these standards are inbuilt in you so much you cannot see beyond it.

The end. ;)
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
You said HUGE influence.

But not with other things like science.

Just bias mate.

Ciao.
No, I said religion had a huge influence on culture!! You even quoted me saying it yourself:

You claim that culture is shaped hugely by religion. So do you think the culture of scientific advancement, education, advancement, reason, are all influenced by religion "hugely"?

I was showing your double standards. Maybe you will never understand these simple English sentences because these standards are inbuilt in you so much you cannot see beyond it.
Its not double standard, its because you don't read what I write and apparently not what you yourself write either. If you disagree that religion have or have had little influence on culture that is fine, but I would say that you are greatly mistaken then.
 

rational experiences

Veteran Member
If you say. Humans in groups gather as like minds.

As you are human first.

Like minded groups form their own opinions.

Why one spiritual human unity no longer is lived.

Family is first not unnatural groups.

Yet if family mutually gathered for loving reasons it's why they did.

Is not any crime.

Choice of behaviour is wrong itself.
 
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