Quote from: reaperYou are forgetting it's intrinsic in people to fear god to some extent. Quote from: dahangIf they're taught about god and how he punishes, sure. But that means it's not intrinsic, because they were taught it.People came up with the idea of god, that's why it's on the back of the dollar bill. Reality exists for people to come up with this again and again, it's not going to be shoved under the rug. People generally fear the unknown, and a big unknown is how would people react if they really knew there were no consequences to their actions.
You are forgetting it's intrinsic in people to fear god to some extent. Quote from: dahangIf they're taught about god and how he punishes, sure. But that means it's not intrinsic, because they were taught it.
If they're taught about god and how he punishes, sure. But that means it's not intrinsic, because they were taught it.
Sent here to counteract Focalor's negative imagery
Well looks like this topic is all baked up like the smart bastards who decided to cultivate the animals that we are.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/19/indonesia-court-upholds-blasphemy-law/JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruled 8-1 Monday that a 45-year-old law banning religious blasphemy was constitutional.The law calls for up to five years in prison for anyone found guilty of heresy and limits the number of officially recognized religions in Indonesia to six: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Confucianism.In practice, the law is applied primarily to perceived offences against mainstream Islam; nearly 90 percent of Indonesia's 240 million people are Muslims.