Jordan Peterson, Nicholas Nassim Taleb and other popular thinkers contend that even if gods don’t exist, we still need religion, because it evolved to protect us from harms we don’t understand. I wrote about why they are wrong.
@Rabbit_Hole_Maghttps://rabbitholemag.com/debunking-the-secular-case-for-religion/ …
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Yes, I’m less familiar with the other religions but I can see that. Do you think that’s particular more to monotheistic religions? They brought in a greater degree of conscience/morality made stronger through ritual and idea of the sacred
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Yes. Monotheism tends to be more morally absolute, because if laws originate from a single divine source (rather than from individuals in a pantheon) they are more likely to be considered axiomatic.
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Well there are arguments both for and against this claim... For example the beheading of Bani-Quraidha jews was considered very barbaric by the people at that time. The 4 women rule is also currently present only in some sects not all. (also in them you can take infinite "maids")
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Wait,so there was a period of infinity wives ...
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Islam is stuck at that progress for 1400 years now. Can’t seem to move needle any further.
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