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Sam Harris would rather get rid of religion rather than rape.

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Re: Sam Harris would rather get rid of religion rather than rape.

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ant wrote:
Interbane wrote:
ant wrote:Religion is not necessary to be a bigot.
It is not necessary, but it is sufficient. We should seek to eliminate sufficient causes, if there is no collateral damage. I'm not as convinced as Sam Harris regarding the latter.

Religion does not guarantee bigotry:

Sufficient Conditions

If we say that "x is a sufficient condition for y," then we mean that if we have x, we know that y must follow. In other words, x guarantees y.


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bigot

noun big·ot \ˈbi-gət\

: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person; especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)

Islam says. Kill all infidels.

Christianity says. Do not suffer a witch to live.

Seems like both groups refuse to accept the members of a particular group.
In one case infidels and in the other witches.

One must conclude that adherents of these two religions are bigots.

Gnostic Christianity has tied righteousness to equality and think that Christianity and Islam are not righteous religions as the have institutionalized homophobia and misogyny.

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Interbane wrote:
ant wrote:Religion does not guarantee bigotry:
Name a religion that does not produce bigots.

Perhaps Buddhism. You might be right.
But they say that if you meet Buddha on the street, kill him.

I think that that has a deeper meaning though that has to do with equality. I have yet to look it up.

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