Re: why does this forum care so much about religion
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THere are certainly definitional issues. But overall, the great ecomonic powers of today have serious Christian roots, perhaps with fading church attendance, but solid roots.
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Come back in 50 years and all the Asian countries will be like Japan and South Korea are now.
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You can parse it and spin it as your agenda warrants, but the easiest living is found under the shade tree of Christianity. Why do atheists loathe this fact so very much?
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It's meaningless correlation, related to who happened to conquer who. If you want much, much stronger correlation, look at the role of property rights, constitutional democracy and the rule of law in successful societies. There is nothing particularly Christian about those things. Try finding me an actual Christian theocracy in history that worked out well.
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Lastly, Europe's shining star, the new and perhaps only future hope, Ireland
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lol? That's some pretty serious hyperbole. I've just been to Europe and can report it isn't going up in flames.
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