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You are asking the wrong question. Superstition was one factor, but what about instances where superstition does not cause violence? Or instances (like lynchi
by mc-lovin 13y ago
You are asking the wrong question. Superstition was one factor, but what about instances where superstition does not cause violence? Or instances (like lynchings) where mob violence is not triggered by superstition. Did you understand my analogy earlier? It seems like you are not addressing all of my argument.
Let me ask you a question this time: How would donating to any of the causes that the post I replied to advocated, help the situation in PNG. And "magic" is not an acceptable answer here.
- jlgreco 13y agoSo what do you propose we do, if not fight superstition with education? Convert them all to a religion that you find more pleasant? I think I would file that under "not palatable", to put it mildly. Fighting superstition by providing education is the only solution that we can embrace. > what about instances where superstition does not cause violence? What about it? Why should we clinge to it just because it can be benign? I cannot mourn the loss of benign superstition killed by education. > Or instances (like lynchings) where mob violence is not triggered by superstition. We shouldn't fight superstition because doing so is not a silver bullet for all the worlds problems?