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cbayer

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24. The risk is always there, I absolutely agree.

Reply to rrneck (Reply #23)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:36 PM

Nov 2012

But as long as there are individuals and organizations trying to do the right thing, I will support them. Being vigilant about how they are managing the spoils is not always easy, but it can be done... I hope.

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Religion, science must unite to save environment [View all] cbayer Nov 2012 OP

Religion will never fully join with science. lalalu Nov 2012 #1

Religion and science have partnered before. cbayer Nov 2012 #2

When and where? lalalu Nov 2012 #6

Have you completely neglected the additional history of the church playing a positive role cbayer Nov 2012 #8

Martin Luther King was an anamoly in religion lalalu Nov 2012 #11

An anomaly? The movement fell apart? Catapult themselves to fame and riches? cbayer Nov 2012 #13

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #16

Environmental management is resource management. rrneck Nov 2012 #3

OTOH, there has been a growing environmental movement among some religious cbayer Nov 2012 #4

Power is a tool used to acquire wealth. rrneck Nov 2012 #5

Religion is just another business. lalalu Nov 2012 #7

Based on what you have written here, your knowledge of religion is pretty limited. cbayer Nov 2012 #9

It is based on historical fact. lalalu Nov 2012 #12

the purpose of religion is for the priest class to control the ignorant masses lol nt msongs Nov 2012 #14

You two are going to get along smashingly! cbayer Nov 2012 #15

LMAO lalalu Nov 2012 #18

True lalalu Nov 2012 #17

Is power only used to acquire wealth? Is it not sometimes used to achieve cbayer Nov 2012 #10

Tools can be used for any number of things rrneck Nov 2012 #20

There is one big check/balance. It is, for the most part, voluntary. cbayer Nov 2012 #21

Aye, there's the rub. rrneck Nov 2012 #23

The risk is always there, I absolutely agree. cbayer Nov 2012 #24

Nothing wrong with that rrneck Nov 2012 #27

a growing environmental movement among some religious AlbertCat Nov 2012 #34

I agree with her conclusions. longship Nov 2012 #19

I understand why that is offensive and do not agree at all that ethics is dependent cbayer Nov 2012 #22

I have to firmly agree with your sentiments. longship Nov 2012 #25

One of the most recent NovaScienceNow shows focuses on whether cbayer Nov 2012 #26

A good example of a successful religion / science / government / business partnership. pinto Nov 2012 #28

One of so many and a great example. cbayer Nov 2012 #29

It's not so much that science and religion need to "unite" for this goal... trotsky Nov 2012 #30

Exactly skepticscott Nov 2012 #31

You act like this was all the idea of religion skepticscott Nov 2012 #32

Happily it's not up to us. The future or nonfuture of the world is up to the Chinas and Indias. dimbear Nov 2012 #33