[/sarcasm] Although I know our civilization wont receed enough to go back to killing people of different beliefs (other than wars, you know..)[B Wrote: but I am worried about America becoming culturally backwards (or even more so, actually) from the other civilizations of the world because of the restriction of rights or witholding of valuable information to our youth.[/B] Post your opinions.
[/sarcasm] Also... Self-preservation.. Just for the record, Id like to elaborate more on my belief. I am the most important person that has ever existed. [U Wrote:If I could choose to destroy a hundred other people or myself, I would kill those hundred people without a second thought. [/U]
I was just browsing the topics and this, I must say, caught my eye. Now we all know how heated a topic religion has always been, but sarcasm you have been talking about civilization being "culturally backwards" because of religion. Now... you cite being culturally backwards as the youth being held back information when they are younger restricting their rights. You also say that you would kill 100 people other than yourself to preserve yourself without a seconds thought. The selfishness of this statement has already been previously touched upon, that is not the point I am trying to drive in. The point rather, is the idea of "culturally backwards." How can you possibly believe in your right might that 6 billion people willing to kill ONE HUNDRED others to preserve their own life is culturally "forwards" or whatever you would prefer to call it, "socially acceptable, modern, or non-idealistic." Think of the word Barbarian. Now after you get rid of Diablo 2 mental images and CLEAR YOUR HEAD, what kind of image do you see. A mean, vicious person wielding a powerful weapon, whatever it may be, and simply destroying the enemy without a second thought. Are they smiled upon? No. Do you get pretty pictures of daisies and dandylions in your mind when you hear that word? No. Are you saying that the world is not culturally backwards if we choose to disregard religion and believe in self-preservation? If you truly believe that your conviction is better than withholding some information, you yourself are culturally backwards. Do you realize what would happen if everyone believed that? No you don't because guess what, you'd be dead already. Religion is not something that was IMPOSED on you out of nowhere. God (whichever your own may be) did not suddenly say, "PUT MY NAME IN YOUR NATIONAL ANTHEM HEATHEN!" or "PUT SOME OF MY MORALS IN YOUR CONSTITUTION!" Hey sarcasm... WE PUT THEM THERE. Your forefathers put them there. Frankly, if you ask me and I was given the choice to be with 1 billion Christians or 1 billion people with the belief of self-preservation, no God beliefs such as yourself... then I would be signing up for the Bible because at the end of the day the world is a better place. The world hasn't BRAINWASHED me to say that, I used reason; and yes, you still have that. Think about the world, or even the United States without religion entirely. Pretty? Yes? I beg to differ.