Dr_Phibes wrote:LTS TRN 2 wrote:
No, clown, it's not about privilege or the mob. I'm specifically denoting monotheistic religions--and that's Judaism, Christer Cult, and Islam, of course--as the greatest barrier to spiritual attenuation.
Right.
Now that that's sorted, when you say 'monotheistic' - are you in support of multiple deities like the ancient Greeks, or you're just pissed off that Jews, Christians, Muslims operate in numbers in their community and exert undue political influence?
I'm not being pedantic, but every time you rail on about something it seems that you're upset about politics, not other religions. Bit of a shit reason to hate the big boys. I'm sure if whatever you believe in had any form of mass support - you'd be behaving the same way. You're indicting the religion for operating in its environment and that's a snare -
comrade.
What's this Nigel-speak gibberish you're pushing about the plate like the last bit 'o banger and mash?
Look, the reason that "monotheism" refers strictly to the Judeo-Christer-Islam entity is because they (or it) are historically unique in insisting not merely that their religion is correct--but that all others are absolutely false. This is the difference. Neither the ancient Greeks nor the Indians nor thousands of native cultures (including such adamant ones as the Aztecs and Incas) ever suggested that other religions were false.
The second part for you to understand is just why this is wrong--and how it has proven disastrous.
Slowly...consider just what it is that these monotheistic religions are in fact insisting upon and vigorously
promoting...
three things:
Ignorance
Intolerance
Subjugation of women
That's it, nothing more. And while in the past two hundred years or so the West has succeeded somewhat in rising above the shackles of ignorance and intolerance--since the witch burnings and persecution of science--the degree of ignorance and fear in modern society has unfortunately grown, and Christers are back--gnawing their way into power. Similarly, fundamentalist Islam has recently reemerged despite a steady move toward secularism in many parts of the Muslim world. And in Israel, while the odious Orthodox faction still has essential political power, their numbers are small and even the Israelis hate them.
What the fuck is your excuse again?