Comment Re:its things like these... (Score 1) 475
My original statement was that I believed that key points in the history of man have led to the very ugly nature of man to show itself.
I don't believe you missed my allusion to the conquering of the Americas as finding out the world was round. I was aware that it had been previously calculated and that large bodies of water had been traversed prior to Columbus, but in an attempt to go for a broader appeal and understanding I chose to allude to that point in western history. With that in mind, your attempt at saying it was a new theory is an obvious jab. Now as far as it being a near-genocide, yes, large amounts of natives were killed, here's a reference for you : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_history_of_American_indigenous_peoples. Though, I will admit that there is no hard evidence, and as stated in that article, it could more appropriately be called an ethnocide.
So, back to my original perspective : That as a species, we tend to give power to the wrong people. Look up some quotes from Einstein, the man was a genius (or are you going to contest that too with some more "I wiki'd this up" bullshit) and alot of his perspectives appear to be rather altruistic. I've never heard of Stephen Hawking being subject to the same character flaws exhibited by "great" leaders.
In the end, my original argument is quite simple, "I believe that religion has played, and will play a key role in preventing people in power from destroying the world". I also believe that religious people are not taking an intelligent and critical approach toward the subject of religion, otherwise they would see through its flaws. So, a world without religion, and with leaders without the intellectual capacity to understand why righteousness is a beneficial trait is a bleak one.
But, I'm the idiot that makes ignorant and egotistical claims. And its quite obvious, because my original intent was just to express how I felt, and not spend too much time debating about something that wouldn't garner positive results.
Once again, I bid you good day, and I don't wish to waste any more time on this.
I don't believe you missed my allusion to the conquering of the Americas as finding out the world was round. I was aware that it had been previously calculated and that large bodies of water had been traversed prior to Columbus, but in an attempt to go for a broader appeal and understanding I chose to allude to that point in western history. With that in mind, your attempt at saying it was a new theory is an obvious jab. Now as far as it being a near-genocide, yes, large amounts of natives were killed, here's a reference for you : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_history_of_American_indigenous_peoples. Though, I will admit that there is no hard evidence, and as stated in that article, it could more appropriately be called an ethnocide.
So, back to my original perspective : That as a species, we tend to give power to the wrong people. Look up some quotes from Einstein, the man was a genius (or are you going to contest that too with some more "I wiki'd this up" bullshit) and alot of his perspectives appear to be rather altruistic. I've never heard of Stephen Hawking being subject to the same character flaws exhibited by "great" leaders.
In the end, my original argument is quite simple, "I believe that religion has played, and will play a key role in preventing people in power from destroying the world". I also believe that religious people are not taking an intelligent and critical approach toward the subject of religion, otherwise they would see through its flaws. So, a world without religion, and with leaders without the intellectual capacity to understand why righteousness is a beneficial trait is a bleak one.
But, I'm the idiot that makes ignorant and egotistical claims. And its quite obvious, because my original intent was just to express how I felt, and not spend too much time debating about something that wouldn't garner positive results.
Once again, I bid you good day, and I don't wish to waste any more time on this.
