Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
7 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Nothing will ever change on this planet (Original Post) disalitervisum Dec 2020 OP
While religion is often a problem it's still too simplistic JI7 Dec 2020 #1
Well, that's not going to happen, and secular extremists have the Hortensis Dec 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Dec 2020 #3
religion ? Locrian Dec 2020 #4
things are changing on this planet NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #5
I hate to agree with you Yeehah Dec 2020 #6
I know what you mean, but "concept of religion" is too broad. Croney Dec 2020 #7

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
2. Well, that's not going to happen, and secular extremists have the
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:08 AM
Dec 2020

same capacity to become murderous filth. You know the old saying that religion helps good people be better and bad people be worse. Good people are passionate in good ways. Bad people have become passionate against others, and those prone don't actually need religion for that when so many other excuses abound.

Response to disalitervisum (Original post)

Locrian

(4,522 posts)
4. religion ?
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 08:21 AM
Dec 2020

Religion of money? Power? Fame? Of a cult of personality - be it trump, or anyone else? Or to a monetary system? Or country, etc, etc, etc, etc, Plenty of bad w.o the sky gods involved.

Yeehah

(4,587 posts)
6. I hate to agree with you
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 09:04 AM
Dec 2020

but I studied history in college. For the most part, man is a stupid, murderous ape that continues to destroy the only known biosphere in the universe. So sad for the other species.

Croney

(4,657 posts)
7. I know what you mean, but "concept of religion" is too broad.
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 09:08 AM
Dec 2020

What gets me is that grownass people squint up at the sky and see a monstrous male fantasma that sucks up dead people and CGI's them into Children of the Corn but can't do a single observable thing in plain sight no matter how fervently his worshipers twist reality.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Nothing will ever change ...