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    Your political affliation.

    I am a utitlitarian ... the greatest good for the greatest number is my definition of both good politics and good religion. I also don't indentify with either party although I must admit I do admire Obama.
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    It is Now Mathematically Impossible to Pay Off the US National Debt

    Boy we are @#$%ed.
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Religion and Science: Irreconcilable? which Einstein wrote can be found at the following address. Albert Einstein: Religion and Science An analysis of the letter which I wrote can be found at this next address. A partial look at Albert Einstein's views on religion. - freeradical's Blog - Blogster
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    School of Utilitarianism

    religions don't have position on science, religious people do Actually Catholicism has very clear positions on science. They can be found in their Catholic Encyclopedia. The religious leaders of other religions promote specific positions on science. And these religions suggest that they...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Who would make the defining standard of what is harming someone's empowerment and what is not? Well this is basically what our justice system tries to discover. There are also some rules of thumb we all use in our daily lives to determine who is guilty of harming people's empowerment. The...
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    comment please

    I have tried to decipher these two passages, but I can't find anything of merit within them. Deuteronomy 7 is all about God's merciful nature which is echoed throughout the bible in other passages such as the ones that condone sex slavery and homophobia. Genesis 6 talks about how God swamped...
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    I think I figured out why the Atheism section is so dead all the time.

    Honestly, I feel an athiesm section could get in to some very interesting debates. For example, what is morality? Or I suppose, if you prefer, ethicallity? Or if we are so certain that we have the right moral perspective on issues, then what is the best way to prove it? I believe...
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    Is Faith in Science Identical to Faith in God?

    I would argue faith is believing in something without having a reason to believe in it. And you can't have faith in science because in science there is always a reason to believe in what you postulate in your hypothesis. Moreover, in science, if new evidence comes about that contradicts your...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    I wouldn't say its communistic. What Einstein argues is that their are common ideals found in all religions. Things like honesty and justice. And what I am hoping to do is get people to rally behind these common ideals and pursue 'the greatest good for the greatest number'. which is the goal...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Utilitarianism really only works (and by works I mean is just) in a setting where everyone is like-minded. I would beg to differ. The core of this religion is two beliefs - pursue empowerment. Pursue justice. I have not defined what empowerment is. That is left up to the individual. And as for...
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    Has anyone used science to "just" disprove the bible?

    Anyone know of any scientist(s) peer reviewed that made it their purpose to disprove the things of the bible, and that was their primary concern in life in regard to science? I would argue that historians whom make their living by studying things like the Dead Sea Scrolls and other works...
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    Secular "Beliefs"?

    Is there such a thing as a secular "belief"? What about justice? Honesty? Empowerment? Compassion? Basically the question boils down to whether you consider these beliefs to be religious in nature or not. It's the classic "Is Secular Humanism a religion or not?" debate.
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Just to let anyone know who is interested, I also posted this thread on the secular beliefs section as 'nonrevealed religions' and 'secular beliefs' were the two areas that were the best fit for this topic.
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    School of Utilitarianism

    I would posit that all religions want the greatest good for the greatest number of people. However, religions tend to disagree on how to define the "greatest good" part. This is another very good point and it is where this vantage point starts to get controversial. And complicated. I call...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    "And why should I support this "School of Utilitarianism"? Are there any guidelines, mission statements, any writings I can look at?" Very good point. I sorry about omitting that. I am quite new to this type of communication and I am not sure how to present my ideas yet. Anyways, the basic...
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    Hello.

    I stumbled on to this when searching about Thomas Paine, someone whom I deeply admire. And I found it to be quite interesting because I am actually trying to create a religion / religious movement of sorts. My idea is to get various religions to agree to pursue 'utilitarianism' which is the...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Call me crazy if you want to, but I am trying to began a new religion / religious movement. I call it the School of Utilitarianism because utilitrianism is "the pursuit for the greatest good for the greatest number." and I feel that is what religion should be all about. Moreover I believe that...
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    School of Utilitarianism

    Call me crazy if you want to, but I am trying to began a new religion / religious movement. I call it the School of Utilitarianism because utilitrianism is "the pursuit for the greatest good for the greatest number." and I feel that is what religion should be all about. Moreover I believe...
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