3 ms·

Religion is the prefect template for corruption. Anywhere from hundreds to millions of devout worshipers who believe the unfounded teachings of a human (either

by gobots 12y ago

Religion is the prefect template for corruption. Anywhere from hundreds to millions of devout worshipers who believe the unfounded teachings of a human (either in book form or spoken word) and are typically willing to die for those beliefs has all the makings of disaster. And I agree, this applies to governments and corporations as well. Pretty much anything that exploits an ideal. (edited this thought a bit)

gress 12y ago
What proof do you have that religion is the template, and not just suffering from a problem that affects to all large hierarchies?
- gobots 12y ago
  Just to clarify – religion is a template, not THE template. The only proof I need is the proof of my own life experiences and the lives I've seen destroyed religion. See my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7912955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7912955 And then take a look at these reddit communities: http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon http://www.reddit.com/r/exmuslim http://www.reddit.com/r/exmuslim http://www.reddit.com/r/moonies http://www.reddit.com/r/moonies http://www.reddit.com/r/exbahai http://www.reddit.com/r/exbahai As I stated above, I recently read How Religion Poisons Everything as well. No idea if you've read this book yourself, but it has some very compelling arguments as to the evil nature contained within religion. Putting faith and believing in the creative works of human beings, using those beliefs to start wars, shun homosexuals, commit acts of horror and atrocity. And this doesn't just come from "large hierarchies". Have you considered the religious suicide cults of the world? Even on a small scale, group think through the template of religion can be very deadly.
  - gress 12y ago
    "The only proof I need is the proof of my own life experiences" So basically you are a fundamentalist who is not interested in evidence.

by gobots 12y ago

gress 12y ago

What proof do you have that religion is the template, and not just suffering from a problem that affects to all large hierarchies?

gobots 12y ago
Just to clarify – religion is a template, not THE template. The only proof I need is the proof of my own life experiences and the lives I've seen destroyed religion. See my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7912955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7912955 And then take a look at these reddit communities: http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon http://www.reddit.com/r/exmuslim http://www.reddit.com/r/exmuslim http://www.reddit.com/r/moonies http://www.reddit.com/r/moonies http://www.reddit.com/r/exbahai http://www.reddit.com/r/exbahai As I stated above, I recently read How Religion Poisons Everything as well. No idea if you've read this book yourself, but it has some very compelling arguments as to the evil nature contained within religion. Putting faith and believing in the creative works of human beings, using those beliefs to start wars, shun homosexuals, commit acts of horror and atrocity. And this doesn't just come from "large hierarchies". Have you considered the religious suicide cults of the world? Even on a small scale, group think through the template of religion can be very deadly.
- gress 12y ago
  "The only proof I need is the proof of my own life experiences" So basically you are a fundamentalist who is not interested in evidence.