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You can have all those things without religion.
by tensor 14y ago
You can have all those things without religion.
- randallsquared 14y agoThen why don't we? Or, rather, can you name some groupings that provide the impulse toward community which aren't religious or quasi-religious (such as freemasonry)? The only two I can think of offhand are RPG gaming groups and the Lions Club.
- lutusp 14y ago>> You can have all those things without religion. > Then why don't we? That's easy to answer -- religions hunt down and kill all members of communities other than their own. In "civilized" western societies, religions instead argue endlessly against any ideas or communities that differ from their own, eventually wearing down their opponents: "Republican Congressman says evolution is 'lie from hell'": http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-congressman-says-evolution-is-lie-from-hell-8202896.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republican-... Another reason, less important, is that the glue of religion is stronger than the glue of simple human companionship, to the degree that one simply cannot escape.
- zwieback 14y agoI can think of many: gardening clubs, model railroad clubs, stamp collectors, bicycle racing clubs. I go to many music jams that consist of religious and non-religious musicians to about equal proportions.
- tensor 14y agoThere are lots of them, if you take a moment to look. I would suggest looking for a local Humanist group. e.g. http://www.stanford.edu/group/Humanists/ http://www.stanford.edu/group/Humanists/, http://www.americanhumanist.org/ http://www.americanhumanist.org/ I don't personally partake in these communities, but they exist for people who have a need for the non-religious aspects of religion.