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None at all...... frebrd Dec 2011 #1
You may be right. I would have thought there would be some examples. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #2
Religion has been a huge intertwined part of our world for LARED Dec 2011 #3
Well, from my POV, everything we as humans have achieved, did not come from religion. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #4
What you seem to be actually asking is LARED Dec 2011 #20
I can see how you might think that, but I am simply asking what advancements rteligion has brought cleanhippie Dec 2011 #23
Why are you so concerned about being right? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #37
It was useful to control the masses Eliminator Dec 2011 #5
If Islam replaced the word religion people would be all over this post denouncing it and would be Quartermass Dec 2011 #6
How is asking a question racist/bigoted? moobu2 Dec 2011 #7
I am having trouble figuring out how you Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #9
Consider the following pairs of phrases: ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #10
I really don't understand where you came up with that defintion of bigotry. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #16
I thought only Dorian Gray Dec 2011 #60
Well, some are more sacred than others. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #61
OK, What contirbution has Islam given to the advancement of mankind that has come from nowhere else? mr blur Dec 2011 #21
Asking "What has Islam contributed to human society?" is not bigoted. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #25
Positive religious experiences. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #8
I think it's actually the opposite tinrobot Dec 2011 #14
Siddhartha learned meditation through his birth religion, Hinduism. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #27
...and where did the first Hindu learn meditation? tinrobot Dec 2011 #29
They developed it to be closer to their gods. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #30
Gunpowder was invented by Taoist alchemists tinrobot Dec 2011 #11
But was it a result of the religion? laconicsax Dec 2011 #12
Did their religion give them some kind of knowledge that they used to make gunpowder? cleanhippie Dec 2011 #17
There's this.... dmallind Dec 2011 #13
There is what? Architecture? Construction techniques? Engineering? cleanhippie Dec 2011 #18
Find me a non-religious building that spectacular dmallind Dec 2011 #33
It is a beautiful building, but humankind has not advanced because of it. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #35
I get it now... dmallind Dec 2011 #40
Unfortunately, no, you don't get it. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #43
The first rule of research... rrneck Dec 2011 #45
List of Roman Catholic cleric–scientists tinrobot Dec 2011 #15
Did they get their scientific education and knowledge from religion? cleanhippie Dec 2011 #19
You're moving the target. tinrobot Dec 2011 #22
Hmm, thats an interesting way of looking at my question. And you are right. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #24
Religion is just one ingredient of many... tinrobot Dec 2011 #31
I like your cake analogy. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #32
Well, for a more on topic response; Quartermass Dec 2011 #26
That is an intersting list. Did their belief in a deity, or the dogma of their religion lead to.. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #28
I think you might be asking an unfair question there. rrneck Dec 2011 #34
Zerzan tama Dec 2011 #36
Religion, at least the Christian forms of religion, are not LARED Dec 2011 #38
I couldn't agree more. Christianity has never been concerned with the betterment of man. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #39
That's not my experience. nt LARED Dec 2011 #41
Hmm, thats not what you just stated above. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #42
I was referring to the snarky part of your comment LARED Dec 2011 #46
That was not snark. I meant every word. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #50
I'm sure you did LARED Dec 2011 #51
Uhm, okay. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #52
You might want to confirm the definition of snarky if you don't like what I say. nt LARED Dec 2011 #53
I see a trend with your posts: you could care less about what a person actually says... cleanhippie Dec 2011 #54
The irony of this post is breathtaking. cbayer Dec 2011 #55
If you say so... cleanhippie Dec 2011 #56
+1 nt LARED Dec 2011 #57
Hmm, strange for a Christian believer to say that. I mean... MarkCharles Dec 2011 #44
Not strange at all LARED Dec 2011 #47
Is there Christianity tama Dec 2011 #48
Sure they can nt LARED Dec 2011 #49
Scientism As Rationalization And Ultimate Religion Jim__ Dec 2011 #58
relgion has provided social structure where it probably did more good than the lack of the structure lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #59
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