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Atheists & Agnostics

immoderate

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1. I pretty much agree. But the problem with "What if...?" ...

Reply to Taverner (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 05:16 PM

Jan 2012

It's the rest of the hypothetical. I'm supposing that people will find some substitute to rationalize what they do. And they will remain ethically what they would have been as a Christian. Now what if we suppose some other ethical intervention? Might help.

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Would the world be better with or without Christianity? [View all] Taverner Jan 2012 OP

I pretty much agree. But the problem with "What if...?" ... immoderate Jan 2012 #1

The world would be a better place without a lot of things. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #2

Provocative question, speaks more to the history of humankind than to... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #3

What's the magic of Christianity AlbertCat Jan 2012 #17

Adoption by the later Roman Empire? FiveGoodMen Jan 2012 #18

As far as I am concerned, most religions are equally un-magical. Or maybe.. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #20

Without. Deep13 Jan 2012 #4

Oh I agree - it can be very evil Taverner Jan 2012 #7

Hard to imagine one worse than Christianity. nt Deep13 Jan 2012 #8

At the risk of fatwa, I would say Islam does... Taverner Jan 2012 #16

Can be, but only because Christianity is weakened... Deep13 Jan 2012 #21

The core doctrine of many religions is evil. They never expected it to go so far. Taverner Jan 2012 #22

agreed. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #13

I vote "Without" too. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #5

By "better," do you mean more promiscuous? ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #6

2 alternative histories... onager Jan 2012 #9

Or a third.... Taverner Jan 2012 #15

It would be better (saner) without all religion, mr blur Jan 2012 #10

I say without and (without going into many ideas on the thought), is the fact that each person... BlueJazz Jan 2012 #11

+1. I was going to say personal responsibility. PassingFair Jan 2012 #12

Come on. You would be taking away a shitload of material from stand up comedians! HopeHoops Jan 2012 #14

Well, if it HADN'T existed way back when.... AlbertCat Jan 2012 #19

Kick. iris27 Mar 2012 #23