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Professor S · 10-03-2005, 01:00 AM

Um, guys, did you bother reading my entire post? I wasn't blasting science, I was making a point. That point was that blaming science for our actions is as silly as blaming religion. If you want, you can argue that puppies are the reason why we are so violent. I'm sure there is some sort of data out there that you can extrapolate anything from to attain results that meets your agenda, if you wish to do so.

Rome was a almost a completely secular society in function, to the point that their government and leaders became God-like. Yet they were one of the most violent and morally corrupt civilizations ever, promoting pedophilia, slavery, mortal combat for entertainment, extravagence, gluttony, promiscuity, etc. Did religion cause the downfall and horrific nature of their society or compel them to conquer civiliation after civilization from war to war to war? No. What drove them was pride, lust for power and greed. All of which are SINS in Christianity.

We should stop trying to BLAME things outside of our nature for violence, especially when the things that we are blaming actually keep us from committing violence if we actually FOLLOW THEIR TEACHINGS. Even if you believe that all religion is a creation of man and there is no God, and religion is the cause of violence, then religion is just reflection of that side of human nature and man itself is violent.

Either way, the author is foolish and publishing a scapegoat, not a solution or a genuine conclusion. Its such a simplistic and juvenile thesis.

10-03-2005, 01:00 AM	#16
Professor S Devourer of Worlds Professor S is offline Location: Mount Penn, PA Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday Posts: 6,608	Re: God detrimental to society? Um, guys, did you bother reading my entire post? I wasn't blasting science, I was making a point. That point was that blaming science for our actions is as silly as blaming religion. If you want, you can argue that puppies are the reason why we are so violent. I'm sure there is some sort of data out there that you can extrapolate anything from to attain results that meets your agenda, if you wish to do so. Rome was a almost a completely secular society in function, to the point that their government and leaders became God-like. Yet they were one of the most violent and morally corrupt civilizations ever, promoting pedophilia, slavery, mortal combat for entertainment, extravagence, gluttony, promiscuity, etc. Did religion cause the downfall and horrific nature of their society or compel them to conquer civiliation after civilization from war to war to war? No. What drove them was pride, lust for power and greed. All of which are SINS in Christianity. We should stop trying to BLAME things outside of our nature for violence, especially when the things that we are blaming actually keep us from committing violence if we actually FOLLOW THEIR TEACHINGS. Even if you believe that all religion is a creation of man and there is no God, and religion is the cause of violence, then religion is just reflection of that side of human nature and man itself is violent. Either way, the author is foolish and publishing a scapegoat, not a solution or a genuine conclusion. Its such a simplistic and juvenile thesis. __________________ Last edited by Professor S : 10-03-2005 at 01:06 AM.