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Slave reparations - right or wrong?
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostFortunately most civilised societies are above the generally malign influences of religion.Doing the needful since 1827Comment
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Originally posted by amcdonald View PostAmerica for one certainly isn'tLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostPoland is an educated country that has developed a sense of responsibility that is absent from African countries and communities. Just because the statistics show that Poland has a very low incidence of Aids does not owe itself to Roman Catholicism. Catholicism may be a component of the civilised society but it is equally culpable of being a component of the ills of society (licensed paedophilia being one). Fortunately most civilised societies are above the generally malign influences of religion.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostSo you are saying it is nothing to do with religion.
As you say abstinence reduces risk to near zero. However if you have a society where abstinence is not ingrained other solutions are needed.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostSo you are saying it is nothing to do with religion.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him
Voltaire of course was way ahead of us.
Voltaire, Epître sur Les Trois Imposteurs
In its original form, the statement first appeared in a verse epistle from 1768, addressed to the anonymous author of a controversial work, The Three Impostors. According to Voltaire, this was a virulently atheistic text that denied the existence of a divine being. He found that this was an extremely dangerous work since it put into question a notion that was very useful for society: the idea that criminals would be punished in the afterlife. Thus, even when policing was insufficient, there was a strong deterrent against crime.
In this poem, Voltaire develops in a general way the idea that the existence of God (or the belief therein) helps establish social order. He then goes on to boast of his own role in eliminating prejudice and injustice in the eighteenth century. In its final sections, the poem turns to personal satire, as Voltaire attacks some of his favorite enemies.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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This will turn into yet another unanswerable and pointless 'does god exist' and 'is all religion bad' bunfight. You can't help yourselves.
Meanwhile most of the Carribean is on tenterhooks waiting for CUK to announce it's decision on reparations. What's it to be?Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostThis will turn into yet another unanswerable and pointless 'does god exist' and 'is all religion bad' bunfight. You can't help yourselves.
Meanwhile most of the Carribean is on tenterhooks waiting for CUK to announce it's decision on reparations. What's it to be?
No nation should be paying for the actions of it's forefathers 300 odd years agoComment
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I doubt they would do little with the money other than oppress their population more.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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