[extropy-chat] Atheism in Decline

[Dirk Bruere]

kevinfreels.com wrote:

>I have always thought that transhumanism should embrace its religious aspect
>rather than distancing itself from it.
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It does as far as I'm concerned.
I fall into the 'TechnoPagan' category.

>If most people are indeed geneticlly inclined to be "spiritual", we should
>work with their irrational minds rather than against them Religion is a
>powerful force and if we could tap into it properly, we could save the human
>race.....Kind of reminds me of Dune now that I think of it. Who will play
>the part of Leto II and set us on the Golden Path?
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"Hey, we're going to patronise you loons because you seem to be an 
unpleasant, powerful and growing majority"

>Religion changes over time. Which religion would be the easiest to change to
>something more transhumanistic? Or would it be better to create a new
>religion? What would it take to do that? Can a set of beliefs be created
>that can meld any partivular religion into something more extropian?
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>I know that religion is contrary to rational thinking, but I don't think
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Bollocks.

>that getting rid of religion is an option. I'd be interested in everyone's
>opinion in this matter.
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Suer you would, having made up your own mind.

-- 
Dirk

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