Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id HAA06903 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:30:33 GMT To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Message-Id: <AA-4EAC75AC5E860E014DA72735EF7BBC3E-ZZ@homebase1.prodigy.net> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 02:26:30 -0500 From: "Philip Jonkers" <PHILIPJONKERS@prodigy.net> Subject: Re: playing at suicide Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
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From: "Wade T. Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu>
To: "memetics list" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: playing at suicide
>On 01/09/02 02:41, Philip Jonkers said this-
>
>>I once again return to one of the true
>>(practical) values of religion, a social glue.
>
>Religion is one of a very varied and multifarious set
of glues that
>society can use. And IMHO one of the worst.
Religion is hopelessly outdated and obsolete in modern
society. This is reflected by the Pope admitting
more and more scienctific truisms in catholic
religion. If we want to reach unity as a people
world-wide, religion is the foremost obstacle that
has to be eliminated. Since the vast majority of
humans adhere to some sort of religion this is
a truly daunting task. I doubt if it will ever be
feasible, all the more since it seems that religion
is ingrained in the human brain. Maybe after many
generations of enlightenment it may get evolved out.
Philip.
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