.@RosaRubicondior As the late Hitchens wrote: Why would a god choose an illiterate, desert-bound people when China was already civilized?
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@emlynaddison
@RosaRubicondior Uou have to be uninformed about Xty to ignore that it celebrates weakness over power, humility over pride.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@RosaRubicondior if behaviour contradicts the tenets of a religion, what is to blame? Too easily pressed into service for propaganda.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@josh_m@RosaRubicondior That's just it: behavior. Religions/gods developed to control behavior (good/evil). Necessity is the mother of..!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison falls down a bit in specific analysis though… look at the starting point of actual religions. Get corrupted pretty quick!
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@emlynaddison Original question was whether Christians thought primitive cultures knew more/higher morals. Don’t know any1 who thinks that!
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@emlynaddison I get that that is highly simplistic (eg morality in a tribe is useful for survival), but still a contentious point.
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