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>>But in what they do, they seem push humanity forward, to give a reason, a hope. Do they? How can you tell? Maybe they actually slow humanity's progress.
by fnordfnordfnord 14y ago
>>But in what they do, they seem push humanity forward, to give a reason, a hope.
Do they? How can you tell? Maybe they actually slow humanity's progress.
- s_baby 14y agoLook at societies that haven't transitioned from tribal kinship identities and belief systems. Their lifestyle has changed little in thousands of years.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoThat doesn't imply anything positive about religion, just that some tribes with and without "religion" reached a stable lifestyle early and aren't motivated to progress.
- s_baby 14y agoIt implies religion was a necessary condition for progress.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoNo, it implies that religion was a sufficient condition for progress. http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/jyoung/necessary_and_sufficient_conditions.htm http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/jyoung/necessary_and_sufficient_co...
- s_baby 14y agoThen show a counter example without religion in the equation.