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Yes, ethics isn't confined to the big three religious texts, I just started with them because they are big, but I would be glad to add others to the Arkian idea if there was practical justification. I don't know much about Orpheus, but Plato and Aristotle just presented ethics in a...

Yes, if just some people can't think, then in a good religion, those who can think can guide those who can't think. That works. The problem is that today, practically no one can think. Modern society is not significantly different from every decaying society in history. All decaying cultures...

Good morals. Please note that if you are an atheist from the West, then our morals are almost opposites. Also I agree with Aristophanes' criticisms of Euripides, and I think Bertrand Russel was a fool (having read some of his books). That two and two are four is based on the axioms of math...

Sorry, I just read about this forum and deleted the comment and sent it as a private conversation instead.

I am not Christian, I follow the Old Testament. (The original poster also isn't Christian, so I thought a non-Christian response would be okay.) I don't believe in heaven or hell or an afterlife, see Ecclesiastes 3:19-22.

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Thankfully there are still sane Christians among the Anabaptists. For example this Mennonite forum.

True for poodles but not people. By "morality" I mean "good morality" which means the type of morality which actually works in strengthening society. This is the function of morality. Religion locks in a functional morality by providing a variety of tools to support that morality. Without...

As the title of this thread says - religion is necessary, but not sufficient, for [good] morality. You are correct that there is little difference between atheists and modern Christians, both are a disaster. But no successful society was ever built by atheists, while good religions of the past...

Where is atheism more prevalent historically, in rising culture or in decaying cultures?

Thank you for responding, but I have to ask whether you actually read my website. I discussed both the issue of religious decay and Anabaptist (Amish, Mennonite, etc.) communities there.

The decline of Islam is so obvious that even many Muslims agree. One can look at the intellectual output of a group/religion/culture to judge it. Since Christianity only recently went into decline, this is less obvious. But my post is aimed at those with the discernment to see it...

At what speed does it operate? And what do you think I claimed? When did I make this claim? Europeans peaked genetically around 1800 and have been slow decline since. The vast majority of the recent decline has been cultural, not genetic. But the genetic decline will continue for another...

Do Christians ever think about what the Lord's Prayer means? Matthew 6:10 essentially says to try to make Earth more like Heaven. And this requires a fair amount of intelligence to do.

I am using evolution literally, not as an anology. Yes What does "trends in culture" mean? Human behavior is the result of both environment and genetics. No. One can just look at the physical differences of people from different parts of the world to see that there is plenty of variation in...

This is an assertion without an argument, so there is nothing to respond to.

Both Christianity and Islam have produced successful cultures. But today, both fail. Islam failed some time ago and Christian nations are in obvious decline today. So what changed? The religious texts and early writings have not changed. I believe that intelligence and morality has dropped...

I see that no one has answered your question. I would be glad to answer in detail, but the broad answer is that modern culture is highly dysgenic meaning that it selects for negative traits. So humanity is rapidly becoming more stupid and immoral due to the evolutionary pressures of modern...

Aristophanes - comic playwright from Ancient Athens

I was active on this forum years ago, but gave up when I realized that most Christians will never take Romans 12:2 seriously. I view modern culture as pure evil and I was seeking an alternative. The only real alternatives that I found are traditional Anabaptists (who aren't on this forum) and...