"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."

[vivster]

Zoombael said:

vivster said:

Nobody questions its impact. The debate is whether it was and is for the better or worse.

As i wrote, it cant be narrowed down to false or true. You dont see anyone do that with our five digit hand with opposable thumb. Its good for masturbation and fondling boobs, but it also gave us the power of nuclear destruction and anthrax (ref. to recent events).

 

From my point of view Religion is as integral a part of the evolution of man and his quest to overcome his... origins... as the human hand is.

Human evolution stopped the moment us apes became too intelligent. Since then, humans have actively worked against natural evolution, for example by creating religion and morals.

Opposable thumbs are a net win for humans btw, so we can safely classify them as a good thing. Just like we classify Hitler as definitively bad, despite him petting that puppy once. Defining absolutes by calculating the net gain is a very useful thing, that has advanced humans quite a bit.

And if it wasn't back then, Religion has become a definite net loss for humanity now.