1. Less fundamental interpretation. 2. Interfaith development. 3. New archaeological findings. 4. Spirituality formation. 5. Modernisation and secularisation. http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index...say-abolish-it-all.296634/page-5#post-4223519 In the old age, yes. Nowadays, probably not! Almost every university today has religion and social culture combined study, and many major ones has already had religion and and science combined study. Correct, and agree! Enough time, until elimination of world poverty! Long long way to go, mate!
I am afraid standing still, as some would insist to maintain, could not resolve many problems, just as many old laws have been outdated - well known to the legal professionals! Religion the same! My guess is the followings would probably provide part of the answers: - Silo vs Systemic approach. - Short-sight vs Far-view approach. - Gut-feel vs Econometric-model approach.
where to start? First of all, almost everybodys life is out of control. Thay are all over weight, addicted or afraid of death. Thank you Mr. Elitist for allowing us spirituality. That's all we ever talk about. You and your atheist friends are the ones who always bring in the church god to ridicule. On the big picture when we talk of God we are talking about the possibility of some prime mover way before the big bang. You can see how an astrophysicist who spends his whole life pondering life may come to think of the whole thing as an imaginary being. Almost nobody goes to church anymore and religion has very little sway politically so not sure why you atheists get all bent out of shape unless you are still getting over something like a bad experience in the church. I know I am, but I don't ridicule people who still believe Jesus's mother was a virgin. When I first became an atheist (or at least agnostic) it was really fun and solved a lot of problems. But it got very old very fast. When I found my life out of control my first prayers were something like, "God I don't believe in you anymore, but it sure does seem like I am in a mess." Overtime, the old personal relationship got restored and now it is stronger than ever. But if you already don't believe in God, I wouldn't start now.
People cope differently; some better than others. Whatever helps you get through the day. Don't say I never gave you anything.
Atheism need not be militant and most Atheists aren't. Religion need not be militant and most religious people aren't. But then we have the activists. The never ending pissing and moaning of the activist. We are made to suffer the tyranny of the few. It wears me out, which of course is exactly what the activist wants. The activist never gets tired. What this country desperately needs is someone to stand up and say very loudly, would you all just SHUT THE FUCK UP for a minute.
I agree, as long as religious beliefs don't try to encroach on the teachings of science or the rule of law. Then the only small matter remaining is the animus between and among the fundamentalists of the various religions which has caused all manner of suffering throughout the ages. But that's on the theists. As for our discussions here, this is a debate and exchange forum, so we express (vent) our views. That's how it works. Meanwhile, in the real world, I seldom don my anti-religion T-shirt.
Stalin had his millions Mao had his 10 millions Who knows how many Jesus killed Before embarking on any thought journey always assess the risks and know who is in charge.
I knew it! Jesus killed MILLIONS !!! I'll bet he was a climate change denier also! Freakin' Jesus... Pure, absolute, sure there is no god atheist here. Seriously though, Jesus was pretty cool. I would invite him to my party.