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anthk 8 hours ago

The best argument against Abrahamic religions having their face shoved down in their asses unable to comprehend that until Columbus/Spain no one knew about your God from Canada to the Patagonia might be... China.

China has never been Catholic/Christian/Evangelic and yet it survived tons of 'apocalypses', and not just Mao. When the commies didn't even exist in China they already suffered a badass famine in the 19th century and yet they survived until today and being a powerhouse.

They already had a huge Philosophical system/beliefs since Confucious on par of the Greeks and they already were aware of mathematical terms for Pi and completing the square, if not the basics of integration (to be fair, the Greeks too with Archimedes defining a proto-Calculus with exhaustion).

So, if any, the Middle East religions set the whole scientific minddet back, not further. Yes, they improved the Humanism a little because of that, but the School of Salamanca in Renacentist Spain (and Alphonse X with my beloved the Book of Games) were basically bringing the Greek mindset back with Christian excuses.

I mean, the whole Hispanic culture can be humanist enough because of itself being already social/helpful without bringing myths to the populace.

If you have been in Spain, you'll understand. Is not the myths, it's about to actually practice what the religions actually meant (contrary to the properity Gospel) without making a showing off as Americans do going to the Church on daily basis. I've seen more 'Christians' in Spain by how to they behave with their peers than in any megachurch seen in these Youtube videos with fancy shows and whatnot looking both ridiculous and even slightly blasphemous if you actually believed on that Jesus thought to the rest.

Back to History. Onnce the Brits got the Calculus bases right and kickstared the industrial revolution, that among Francis Bacon and Lavousier was a Game Over for your Abrahamic religions where the Bible wasn't a valid source for anything at all. Stack Paleonthology on top and the legacy of Abraham just crumbles into dust.

So, as an Agnostic, the best you can do is to follow the golden rule. Help to be helped. That's it. The rest it's artsy folklore.

If there's a God it would be happier to see that people just tried to put their hate/fears aside to create a less stressing and dangerous world instead of focusing on the dogma and Theology.

srean 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's amazing what a local tribal religion can do when it gets to piggyback on an empire.

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