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>I know I'm right because if these were the cure to society, religion would be growing, not shrinking, regulation would be decreasing, not increasing, and racia
by tsol 4y ago
>I know I'm right because if these were the cure to society, religion would be growing, not shrinking, regulation would be decreasing, not increasing, and racial tensions would be decreasing, not increasing.
..why would that be? As if people know how to anyways act in their own self interest?
I'd say it has more to do with both sides being so certain that the other is wrong. I will say the one thing conservatives have on their side is that it is true suicide rates for teens used to be much lower. So there's a plenty strong argument for religion, maybe. Then again grouping all religions into one makes no sense-- I don't know if any people have evaluated how many Buddhist, Muslim, and jainist teens are suicidal to actually see the comparative difference between them rather than just assuming it's all identical. So I don't think there's enough evidence to say anything useful about that
- Layke1123 4y agoWhy do people these days not know how to act in their self interest compared to the past? This is very telling about your thoughts. Care to elaborate on that position? And lower teen suicide rates does not mean conservatives have that on their side. Most kids are raised religious in America these days. The whole country constantly talks about god. Maybe actually the conservatives are the main source of modern day suicide because of their CONSTANT presence and influence that people are starting to disagree with.
- tsol 4y ago>Why do people these days not know how to act in their self interest compared to the past? Who said people knew how to act in their self interest in the past? People just have more options now, whereas in the past it was much more taboo to openly reject religion. There's a lot more freedom to do a lot of things >The whole country constantly talks about god. Hard disagree. I don't know what tv shows you're watching but I can't remember the last time a popular piece of media had religion as an important feature. Most shows are pretty secular, as is other media
- Layke1123 4y agoHave you seen the religious right in the news lately about abortion? Oh but my movie didn't mention god... So people do not know how to act in their own self interest. Maybe there is a way to help with that...