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Since we have the opposite thread running amock further down, how about some enlightened debate on this topic.
All (intelligent) opinions welcome.
All (intelligent) opinions welcome.
Originally posted by StarrmanOK, since I started the thread I should be first in the firing line...
Wanna start us off?
Originally posted by ivanhoeI don't find this claim surprising or even problematic. The idea of 'God' can be a strong
Religion built the human civilisations, including science.
Originally posted by ivanhoeAs far as I see it, religion can only develop a civilization so far. Once a civilization reaches the scientific era, religion needs to step back and let science be the main inspiration for the development of society.
Religion built the human civilisations, including science.
Originally posted by stokerBut religion doesn't provide morals. Our human nature does!
science and relgion, the previos post stated we would be more scientific more now? well that may or may not be, But how would we be moraly without it (religion)
Originally posted by stokerMorality is not a creation of religion and as such I doubt whether it would be much different to how we see it today. Morality is determined by the needs, pressures and resources of society and it's individuals, not by religion. Religion has claimed to have ownership of morality, but in my opinion it is unlikely that a lack of religion would make much difference to the morals of society as a whole.
science and relgion, the previos post stated we would be more scientific more now? well that may or may not be, But how would we be moraly without it (religion)
Originally posted by AlcraOK - now I'm going to ask for substantiation here. Which specific scientists do you think worked under cover for fear of being branded heretics?
OK, since I started the thread I should be first in the firing line...
Religious rule and intolerance in the middle ages delayed scientific progress. This was due to the need for scientists to work under cover for fear of being branded heretics. Had this not been the case, the world would have been more scientifically advanced by now.