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Religion

guillaumeb

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8. Religion is one expression of tribalism.

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 05:40 PM

Jan 2020

Nationalism is another. Humans are social creatures who need the tribe, or family, or nation. What gives us unity can strengthen us, and literally allow us to survive. But what unifies us can also be used by some to separate us from our fellow humans by focusing on differences.

And as you noted, religious texts are used by some theists as the one essential answer to everything. Some theists, me among them, accept the NOMA argument and use science to solve scientific issues. My wife and I are Christians, and we home schooled our children, but we used science textbooks when teaching science.

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Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2020 OP

... trotsky Jan 2020 #1

As a human, I am troubled when I see people forcing others. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #2

Interesting pivot away from religion, which is the topic of this forum. trotsky Jan 2020 #4

Human religion involves humans. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #5

But this isn't the Human forum, it's the Religion forum. trotsky Jan 2020 #9

And are we discussing HUMAN appraoches to religion? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #10

Uh, what other kind is there? It kind of goes without saying. trotsky Jan 2020 #11

This could be an interesting bit of self-analysis, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #12

Do you think it's possible for a human being to *know* what their god wants? n/t trotsky Jan 2020 #13

Do you think it's possible for a human being to *know* what their god wants? n/t trotsky Jan 2020 #19

The current rise Newest Reality Jan 2020 #3

Very well said. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #6

Oh, thank you... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #7

Religion is one expression of tribalism. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #8

Religion equals nationalism equals tribalism? trotsky Jan 2020 #14

All are manifesatations of the tribal instinct. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #15

Religion is just a manifestation of the tribal instinct? trotsky Jan 2020 #16

Evey manifestation has meaning. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #17

Does religion have supernatural meaning, or is it no different than any other human idea? trotsky Jan 2020 #18

Religion focuses on the supernatural, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #20

So YES, religion does have supernatural meaning, or NO, it does not? n/t trotsky Jan 2020 #21

What exactly about my latest response confuses you? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #22

Don't gaslight. trotsky Jan 2020 #23