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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Religion is the most destructive human invention.

You should be able to hold yourself to beliefs you openly choose to impose on yourself, and help others who choose similarly without external coercion, but the moment choice is absent or removed, its legitimacy evaporates.

It can be an effective for social cohesion in juvenile societies, but has a use-by date that rivals raw milk.

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    I consider religion to be the most destructive human invention because most of the destructive actions performed by humans are inspired, influenced, or justified by it.

    Destruction isn’t inherently a bad thing in moderation, but no one can legitimately claim religion has a track record of moderation.

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    What a thoroughly fascinating non sequitur.

    Fire was a discovery, not an invention.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    I think we got civilization despite religion. Religion has been fighting progress all along.

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    humans existed for hundreds of thousands of years before recorded history; I think your hypothesis really applies to the previous 4000 years, and not so much on the lack of counterexamples.

    it's all skycake.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55h1FO8V_3w

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Religion was necessary to get us to this point,

    this is the skycake theory right?

    because otherwise I'm dubious

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