I agree, good idea! I hope it develops into a constructive thread. On Feb 7, 10:04 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > I started these parallel threads because I am curious. There has been > a lot of discussion around this topic that degenerated into wrangling: > a lot of disagreement and rehashing of the same old arguments. So I > want to see what can come if the discussion is carried on as separate > pair of collaborations. In a context where there is more common > ground among the participants, there is more chance of developing > ideas. > > On Feb 7, 10:49 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is this for a college paper? > > > On Feb 7, 9:45 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well, it sounds like you could write a book on the topic. How about > > > if YOU decide how to break it out. I suggested a time line, maybe you > > > could put something like that together? Choose the events or trends > > > and the dates, put them in order from oldest to most recent. Other > > > people might have different things to add to the same date ranges. > > > Eventually it might be very interesting to compare and combine time > > > lines between the two threads. I am hoping that there are some > > > history buffs that are willing to chime in with general world events: > > > the rise and fall of civilizations, and the like. > > > > On Feb 7, 5:34 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This subject is far too broad. Would you prefer historical or > > > > contemporary examples? Historical being 500+ years ago and on to > > > > antiquity, contemporary being 500yrs ago until present. > > > > > On Feb 7, 2:10 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I am starting two parallel threads here: This one on the negative acts > > > > > and effect of religion and religious people, and the other on the > > > > > positive deeds and effects. > > > > > > Religions and religious people have done some really bad stuff, > > > > > despite that they say they are so good. Some of it is in the news, > > > > > some is hidden and some is just accepted by society with little > > > > > question. Let's use this thread to talk about those negative results > > > > > of religion and religious belief. How does religion negatively affect > > > > > children? What do the "source books" of religions say that are just > > > > > wrong? > > > > > > It might be helpful to develop an accurate time line correlating the > > > > > beginning and spread of various religions to historical events and > > > > > trends in the areas of the world that come under the influence of the > > > > > religion. > > > > > > Since religion has been around so long and has had such a pervasive > > > > > influence on society, it might be helpful to look at how a more > > > > > rational approach could be developed to supplant religion as the > > > > > source of answers to questions about right and wrong, goals in life, > > > > > and what happens when we die. (Then again, all this might be better > > > > > suited to a thread of its own!)
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