The "What should replace religion?" question

[dann]

I would like to elaborate on post 318 above:
The German version of the Wikipedia article on Young Earth creationism that Quinn linked to states that:

Auch viele religiöse Gruppen gaben den Junge-Erde-Kreationismus als eine buchstäbliche Beschreibung der Erdgeschichte auf und kamen zu der Ansicht, der biblische Schöpfungsbericht sei bildlich zu verstehen.

In my translation:
Many religious groups also gave up Young Earth creationism as a literal description of the history of the Earth and adopted the view that the biblical story of creation should be understood metaphorically.

It goes on to say:

Mit der Zunahme des christlichen Fundamentalismus zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts entstand ein neues Interesse am Junge-Erde-Kreationismus.
(...)
Der Kreationismus wird von der großen Mehrheit der Wissenschaftler abgelehnt und, soweit er sich wissenschaftlich gibt, als nicht seriös eingestuft. Er hatte aber einen signifikanten Einfluss auf das Bildungswesen, insbesondere in den USA, wo es immer wieder große Auseinandersetzungen darüber gibt, ob die Ansichten der Junge-Erde-Kreationisten an öffentlichen Schulen gelehrt werden dürfen[2].

Der Einfluss des Junge-Erde-Kreationismus beschränkt sich auf das orthodoxe Judentum und fundamentalistische protestantische Kirchen. Fast alle anderen christlichen Konfessionen lehnen die Konzepte des Junge-Erde-Kreationismus ab. Viele Theologen meinen, der Schöpfungsbericht aus dem 1. Buch Mose dürfe nicht wörtlich verstanden werden.

My translation:
With the expansion of Christian fundamentalism at the beginning of the 20th century a new interest in Young Earth creationism arose.
(...)
Creationism is rejected by a large majority of scientists and, to the extent that it presents itself as scientific, is not taken seriously. However, it had significant impact on the educational system, in particular in the USA, where they have recurrent disputes about whether or not it should be allowed to teach the ideas of Young Earth creationists at public schools.

The influence of Young Earth creationism is limited to orthodox Judaism and fundamentalist protestant denominations. Almost all other Christian denominations reject the concepts of Young Earth creationism. Many theologians think that Genesis should not be taken literally.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Distinct possibility!

Might need at least a PS3 to go with, though.

There's an idea. A video game where you start religious and win when you become rational.

 

[dann]

Or the opposite of 'Convert the Heathens' from The Simpsons.

 

[deaman]

There's an idea. A video game where you start religious and win when you become rational.

LOL!

I love it!!!

 

[dann]

I'll make it a perfect world and get right back to you.

Thank you. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[deaman]

Roll up! Roll up!

Today and everyday:

Curing the sick (any).

Walking on water (any).

Raising your dead (any).

Open 24/7.

Done with love.

Happy Valentines Day.

 

[dann]

Roll up!??
It was a reference to this.

 

[dann]

Graph: The correlation between national wealth and belief in evolution
Discussion: "Poverty and insecurity causes religion."
Of course, there is a big difference between national wealth and its distribution ....

 

[wrs]

Roll up!??
It was a reference to this.

I would have guessed it was mimicking the Magical Mystery Tour.

 

[dann]

It probably was ...

 

[Paulhoff]

"What should replace religion?" = "What should replace CANCER".

Paul

 

[dann]

Avoiding/Eliminating the stuff that causes it ...