Madmogwai
Madmogwai
Can you quote exactly where I wrote that
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Religions are Falsely accused.
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Sorry, but I think that there is an ethical and intellectual need to point out that @Snow White has a very good point.
It is dangerous, if not all-out unethical and intellectually dishonest, to simply take for granted that the disasters are "non-religious" in nature and motivation as a matter of course.
Personally I like to reserve the word for positive movements. But the end result is that there is a duty for me to point out how dangerous claims of religious nature or motivation can be.
PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
You didn't write it out exactly like that, per se. Rather, you made several posts being an apologist for religion in the face of wars, even those related to religion. Which is why I suspect you might be seeing things as "Religion = good".
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
No war is started purely on any one concept. That does not help you in your denial. There were countless wars that were already mentioned where the motives were largely religious and therefore it is valid to call them religious wars. It is not an out for you if a lang grab or other event was part of it.
So no response for this @Madmogwai?
As it is said "War is a continuation of politics by other means." Politics is about power, and religion is also about power, as it claims to be the "ultimate power" of the universe. Religion promotes a fear of that power in order to bring about respect and obedience to authority. Without that, then people have no real reason to cooperate or obey.
Audie
Veteran Member
A. You dont know that. It's just your opinion.
B. IF you coincidence you are correct in that
specific instance it is completely irrelevant to
the content of my post.
As you'd know if you'd looked deeper than to
attempt to negate my post with an opinion
you generated for personal reasons.
Madmogwai
Madmogwai
Ok then what was the Religious reason for 911.
Audie
Veteran Member
Off to ig city
Madmogwai
Madmogwai
Religion is not about power, it is used by people who seek power, it’s the people not the religion.
Really?
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
A fundamentalistic belief in Islam along with the belief that the US was at fault. Without such an extreme belief (religion) it would not have happened.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
You are still using black and white fallacies.
Madmogwai
Madmogwai
You can continue to ignore me, but as I said in my first post in this thread, there are those religions that at their core are a means of control.
Madmogwai
Madmogwai
No, you have to look at what they stand to gain, was the war in Iraq about Weapons of mass destruction, off coarse not.
But people will swear it is.
Madmogwai
Madmogwai
Are you controlled by a Religion.
To be fair, I must say that I support distinguishing those beliefs from religion.
But that requires accepting the duty to point out the difference and the reality that most people simply won't agree with me, for a variety of reasons.
I'm not, but your question is irrelevant to my point. You claim that religion is not about power. How can you claim this when there are religions that overtly command people?