IF you have to destroy/eliminate one religion... what would it be?

I'll go with the Shakers!

I like done deals.

Aryeh Jay said:

Destroying and eliminating a religion from the face of the earth, how Christian is that?

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Uh, lets ask the pagans of europe and north and south america just how christian that is..

Hint: It's very Christian

ObamaChristian said:

If you have to remove one religion, meaning wipe it's existence off the face of the planet.

The disappearance of which religion would leave the world in a more moral place?

Put it another way, what is the most immoral religion today?

Consider also the number of people it affects, although I consider Satanism to be downright evil, it might have less than 10,000 followers. Which might make it's impact on the world minor.

Edit: If you think all religions are morally sound, and don't think the removal of any religion would make the world morally better, feel free to say so.

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Using a magic wand, I would eliminate none.

Nature is already taking it's course in regards to which religions are growing and which religions are slowly declining and how many people are believers in general.

As people continue to grow and learn, this natural process will take care of itself.

Eudaimonist said:

Jediism.

I mean, come on!


eudaimonia,

Mark

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Ever since the Midichlorian reformation the religions just not what it used to be.

Time for order 66.



(I like to think that somewhere someone is screaming at the pc screen right now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iO5-ic0Ug4 )

ObamaChristian said:

If you have to remove one religion, meaning wipe it's existence off the face of the planet.

The disappearance of which religion would leave the world in a more moral place?

Put it another way, what is the most immoral religion today?

Consider also the number of people it affects, although I consider Satanism to be downright evil, it might have less than 10,000 followers. Which might make it's impact on the world minor.

Edit: If you think all religions are morally sound, and don't think the removal of any religion would make the world morally better, feel free to say so.

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Depends on what you mean by "eliminate". If you mean all followers of that religion would suddenly drop dead, I wouldn't want to choose any of them, as I don't like the idea of killing people, especially indiscriminately like that. If I absolutely had to choose one, I suppose it would have to be something like some religion made up by some crazy hobo who is the only one who believes in it, so the total amount of deaths would be minimized.

If you mean that all members of that religion would suddenly convert to another religion, it depends on what they would convert to.

The problem is not religion, per se. What is destructive is an exaggerated religious tribalism. It's the mind-set that whoever believes differently than me, is not just mistaken, but is wicked, and is my enemy. It's a psychological trait that is manifested to varying degrees in many religions.

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Thanks for the term. When I see it manifest in churches, I usually think it's like people wanting to root for sports teams. For some people, it comes out in everything they do. Wanting to be right, or on the winning team.

I was flipping channels last night and in The Middle, Sue Heck and her friend decided to work their way upward to the "B" lunch table. But as soon as they got there, the "B" people decided to work their way up to the "A" table.

(I think that was the story.)

Compare that to people switching churches or religions. Some honestly leave because God calls them onward to another adventure. But some want a new rush, the best guest speakers, being in the cool tribe.

(I confess, I went to a regional meeting tonight and they'd arranged for two upcoming big-name events... I reacted as though I'd been missing out on something. But you-all here are important people!)

ObamaChristian said:

If you have to remove one religion, meaning wipe it's existence off the face of the planet.

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It would be the very ideology (religious or non-religious) that forces me to wipe ideas off the face of the planet.

The disappearance of which religion would leave the world in a more moral place?

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I have great issues with the Abrahamic religion(s). I wish it had never existed (the reason being: it has thoroughly infected our thinking with its ever present destructive meta-moral paradigms), but I don´t think that its disappearance would be the solution to this problem.

Put it another way, what is the most immoral religion today?

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Abrahamism. As I said, due to its meta-moral paradigms and impact on our thinking.

Instead of "destroy/eliminate", it might have been better to ask which religion one would like to see disappear from the Earth because people, for whatever reasons, become less interested in it over time. Or, perhaps even better, which religion one would like to see dramatically evolve to become more liberal and unauthoritarian (or the opposite, if that is what you want.)

Even if I imagine having a magic wand and shouting "AtheOsa", it still makes me think that I am imposing my will on people like some communist regime. I have no desire to lord it over other people in that way.


eudaimonia,

Mark

MehGuy said:

If anyone says Christianity they are getting a perma ban. Lol..

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Doesn't count, that's not one religion, but a few hundreds to thousands.

I keep coming back to this thread, because it has such an unusual title. I have never heard any suggest that concept before, and find it odd that people would even consider it. Religions are very cultural.

I'm not afraid to say it: Islam! The religion of "peace."

Eudaimonist said:

I don't like the negativity of this question.

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Agreed. It's not any religion itself that's the problem. Religions are created and followed by people for specific reasons. Some people use it as a way to justify harmful actions. Eliminating a religion wouldn't take this desire and way of thinking out of their heads. Saying that you want to eliminate a specific religion is like saying that you want to eliminate the philosophy of utilitarianism. What does that even mean?

ObamaChristian said:

If you have to remove one religion, meaning wipe it's existence off the face of the planet.

The disappearance of which religion would leave the world in a more moral place?

Put it another way, what is the most immoral religion today?

Consider also the number of people it affects, although I consider Satanism to be downright evil, it might have less than 10,000 followers. Which might make it's impact on the world minor.

Edit: If you think all religions are morally sound, and don't think the removal of any religion would make the world morally better, feel free to say so.

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Quakertown

Every other "religion" except Islam believe in peaceful coexistence. Only Islam preaches conversion or death.

Inkfingers said:

Indeed, and rightly so.

Do you realise that the Borg are Roddenbury's anti-Christian propaganda (he prefering Socialism - hence the Earth of his vision being a moneyless secular military dictatorship)? That is why the cube is a twisted vision of heaven (the New Jerusalem is described as a cube) staffed by zombies (raised from the dead) with a collective identity (all are one in Christ) and assimilating from what it comes across (conversion).

But I digress from the thread topic.

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And I thought they were just a ripoff of the Cybermen from Doctor Who.

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