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07-11-2007, 08:02 AM
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Re: Is religion harmful?
So religion is harmful because it limits understanding.
How many agricultural improvements has the bible given us in the last 200 years? Ever? How many vaccines? How many pain reduction compounds? Religion merely consists of the wisdom of its time. It has been superceeded. 
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07-11-2007, 10:21 AM
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Re: Is religion harmful?
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Religion merely consists of the wisdom of its time. It has been superceeded. " Like how 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' has been superceeded by 'we can invade whoever we want for whatever reason we want'? Some truths are universal.
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07-11-2007, 11:11 AM
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Re: Is religion harmful?
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Religion merely consists of the wisdom of its time. It has been superceeded. [/ QUOTE ] How can wisdom about agriculture supersede wisdom about morality or eternal life?
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07-11-2007, 11:29 AM
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Modern farming has superseded medival agricultural wisdom. Modern science has superseded ancient religious beliefs. Modern moral thought has superseded biblical hand-me-downs. [/ QUOTE ] What medieval agricultural wisdom in the Bible? What Bible beliefs has science superseded? I know your reference to modern morality is just funnin, right?
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#7
07-11-2007, 03:37 PM
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I know your reference to modern morality is just funnin, right? [/ QUOTE ] Law = modern morality. The delusionist in you wants to believe that without a scripture, every person on the globe consequently believes it is okay to kill thy neighbor. Every actualization of democracy has proven that this is not the case. Further, and most importantly, law allows for adaptation to the dynamics of a social environment. [ QUOTE ] What Bible beliefs has science superseded? [/ QUOTE ] I'll start the list with #1, but I'd like to get everyone involved. Please add on your own. 1. Heliocentricity
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#8
07-11-2007, 03:43 PM
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[ QUOTE ] I know your reference to modern morality is just funnin, right? [/ QUOTE ] Law = modern morality. [/ QUOTE ] I don't like calling law and morality synonymous. However, modern coded law has certainly superceeded ancient morality codes.
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07-11-2007, 03:44 PM
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[ QUOTE ] What Bible beliefs has science superseded? [/ QUOTE ] I'll start the list with #1, but I'd like to get everyone involved. Please add on your own. 1. Heliocentricity [/ QUOTE ] This could be fun ... 2. Genesis 3. Exodus
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#10
07-11-2007, 04:02 PM
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Re: Is religion harmful?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What Bible beliefs has science superseded? [/ QUOTE ] I'll start the list with #1, but I'd like to get everyone involved. Please add on your own. 1. Heliocentricity [/ QUOTE ] This could be fun ... 2. Genesis 3. Exodus [/ QUOTE ] http://members.aol.com/ckbloomfld/bepart13.html (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_the_Bible) http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/science/long.html http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/abs/long.htm
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