I I guess when civilization is at stake though, you'd better win by any means necessary.
In the West, religion is receding, so we have nothing in common, so we are splintering into conflicting tribes. Along with that, morality is becoming meaningless, so decadence is setting in, and people have no love for their fellow man. If the trajectory continues, it could lead to a collapse of civilization.That's quite an eccentric and alarmist notion. In what way do you think civilization is at stake?
In the West, religion is receding, so we have nothing in common, so we are splintering into conflicting tribes.
Along with that, morality is becoming meaningless, so decadence is setting in
Yes and it looks soon like spitting of 5 years. I could be wrong and it might be more than a decade before that.In the West, religion is receding, so we have nothing in common, so we are splintering into conflicting tribes. Along with that, morality is becoming meaningless, so decadence is setting in, and people have no love for their fellow man. If the trajectory continues, it could lead to a collapse of civilization.
Without doctrine there is no religion, there is no binding together. "Spiritual but not religious" has always been a joke.No. Religious belief is changing. Traditional organized religion--among an increasing number of people--is being replaced by a sort of free-form, non-doctrinal spirituality. The article claims 1 in 5 Americans now identify as spiritual rather than religious.
https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/11/10/16630178/study-spiritual-but-not-religious
I mentioned Western Civilization, not Christian Civilization. Christian Civilization was found in the East. But regardless, those of the West were obviously unified, otherwise they'd have had nothing to fight about. People have killed each other since Cain and Abel. That's not what defines civilization.And BTW, if you think Christianity has been a unifying force in Western society, then you have never studied history. Catholics and Protestants were killing each other for centuries. (And both sides were oppressing Jews.) Consider the animosity of Trinitarians towards Unitarians. (Openly espousing the latter was a capital offense in old Europe. Remember John Calvin and Michael Servetus.) Read up sometimes on what the Puritans did to Quakers in our own country during colonial times. Organized, dogmatic religion has been every bit as divisive as it has been cohesive. And maybe more so.
Civilization is an apex, there's nothing for it to evolve into. What we have now is a retarded mentality that will engage in physical violence to overpower those they disagree with. It's not a matter of "might makes right", because they cannot articulate any conception of right or wrong that doesn't leave sane people scratching their heads. It's merely "might makes power", which is the law of the jumgle, which is the opposite of civilization.Wrong again. Morals are changing, not disappearing. Homosexuality is losing it's taboo status. But open expressions of racism is not tolerated. Those positions still reflect moral values. Just somewhat different from what was considered normative in the past. Just like living organisms, cultural attitudes evolve in response to changing times and conditions. It's inevitable. What really will cause the downfall of civilization is if society doesn't adapt to change. Again, just like a species, it will either evolve or go extinct.
@Tanj Thanks for proving my point. You're breaking the rules with that rating.
I wasn't talking about parties. Couldn't care less about those.My apologies, I didn't realise you were seriously calling the party that shut down one presidents pick for SCOTUS and then stating they would do the opposite for a president of their own party "fair , decent, civil and honest"
I had considered based on previous posts that you had a certain level of wit and sardonic humor.
I wont make the same mistake again.
Proud boys beating liberal protesters Oct. 2018. I would like the articles but the language of the PBs is too foul.Still waiting for a genuine example of conservatives bullying leftists.
Interesting comment.No, instead of God just allowing this to be the end, I want it to stay but I want the rest of us to stand up and finally CRUSH the people with the agenda to ruin everything on this earth so they can feel as miserable as we are and we will take back this earth God created himself.
Yeah, it was.I guess my comment is kind of nasty and harsh, but still...
This is particularly curious given that most of these same people have no problem in bullying or using bad names when speaking of moderates or leftists.
Where did you get that from...seriously...because you are obviously living in your own made up bubble if you truly believe what you've stated. They've been called the silent majority for a reason...one I'm well aware of working in the public and having experienced exactly what the op outlined.
Yeah a majority, so funny how they are fighting this battle, but seem to be losing from their end.Where did you get that from...seriously...because you are obviously living in your own made up bubble if you truly believe what you've stated. They've been called the silent majority for a reason...one I'm well aware of working in the public and having experienced exactly what the op outlined.
You think! There you are drawing up battle lines when "the other side" are simply going about their business, living life as they feel it should be lived, just as you do.I guess my comment is kind of nasty and harsh, but still...
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