क्या धर्म भलाई की एक ताकत है? इतिहास के साक्ष्य और वर्तमान घटनाओं के उदाहरण इस स्थापित बात पर संदेह पैदा करते हैं।
Is religion a force for good? The evidence of history and the evidence of current events cast doubt on the truism.
Is religion a force for good? The evidence of history and the evidence of current events cast doubt on the truism.
पश्चिम वर्जीनिया के सबसे बड़े अखबार के संपादक के रूप में, मैं रोज़ाना सैकड़ों रिपोर्टों पर नज़र डालता हूँ... और मैं इस बात से हैरान हूँ कि धर्म कितनी बार लोगों को एक-दूसरे की जान लेने पर मजबूर करता है। यह एक लगभग सार्वभौमिक पैटर्न है, जो इस आम धारणा को झुठलाता है कि धर्म लोगों को दयालु और सहनशील बनाता है।
As editor of the largest newspaper in West Virginia, I scan hundreds of reports daily . . . and I am amazed by the frequency with which religion causes people to kill each other. It is a nearly universal pattern, undercutting the common assumption that religion makes people kind and tolerant.
As editor of the largest newspaper in West Virginia, I scan hundreds of reports daily . . . and I am amazed by the frequency with which religion causes people to kill each other. It is a nearly universal pattern, undercutting the common assumption that religion makes people kind and tolerant.
इतिहासकार लैरी हाइस ने अपनी पुस्तक 'प्रो-स्लेवरी' में उल्लेख किया है कि पादरियों ने 'अमेरिका में गुलामी के समर्थन में प्रकाशित आधे से ज़्यादा लेख लिखे।' उन्होंने ऐसे 275 धर्मगुरुओं की सूची बनाई जिन्होंने बाइबिल का इस्तेमाल यह साबित करने के लिए किया कि श्वेत लोगों को अश्वेत लोगों को काम करने वाले जानवरों की तरह रखने का अधिकार है।
Historian Larry Hise notes in his book Pro-Slavery that ministers 'wrote almost half of all defenses of slavery published in America.' He listed 275 men of the cloth who used the Bible to prove that white people were entitled to own black people as work animals.
Historian Larry Hise notes in his book Pro-Slavery that ministers 'wrote almost half of all defenses of slavery published in America.' He listed 275 men of the cloth who used the Bible to prove that white people were entitled to own black people as work animals.
वर्ष 415 में, पौराणिक अलेक्जेंड्रिया पुस्तकालय की प्रमुख और महिला वैज्ञानिक हाइपेशिया को ईसाई भिक्षुओं ने पीट-पीटकर मार डाला क्योंकि वे उन्हें एक मूर्तिपूजक मानते थे। उन भिक्षुओं के नेता, सिरिल को संत की उपाधि से सम्मानित किया गया था।
In the year 415, the woman scientist Hypatia, head of the legendary Alexandria library, was beaten to death by Christian monks who considered her a pagan. The leader of the monks, Cyril, was canonized a saint.
In the year 415, the woman scientist Hypatia, head of the legendary Alexandria library, was beaten to death by Christian monks who considered her a pagan. The leader of the monks, Cyril, was canonized a saint.
ड्यूई ने उस चीज़ को खारिज कर दिया जिसे वे उग्र नास्तिकता कहते थे। उनका मानना था कि लोगों में जन्मजात धार्मिक गुण होते हैं, जैसे पीड़ितों के प्रति करुणा, जीवन को बेहतर बनाने की ललक, और अस्तित्व के रहस्यों के सामने विस्मय का भाव। हालाँकि, पारंपरिक धर्म के पैमानों पर, ड्यूई एक नास्तिक थे।
Dewey repudiated what he called militant atheism. He felt that people have innate religious qualities, such as compassion for sufferers, an urge to improve life, and a sense of awe before the mysteries of existence. However, by the standards of conventional religion, Dewey was an atheist.
Dewey repudiated what he called militant atheism. He felt that people have innate religious qualities, such as compassion for sufferers, an urge to improve life, and a sense of awe before the mysteries of existence. However, by the standards of conventional religion, Dewey was an atheist.
वे सब जो चाहें उस पर विश्वास करें। रेडियो शो में जाना और आध्यात्मिक दावों पर बहस करना बेकार है। हालाँकि, ऐसे दावे सरकारी स्कूलों में पढ़ने वाले मजबूर बच्चों पर नहीं लादे जाने चाहिए। यह चर्च और राज्य के अलगाव के खिलाफ है, जो अमेरिका के बिल ऑफ़ राइट्स के पहले संशोधन का एक मुख्य सिद्धांत है।
Let them all believe whatever they want. It is pointless to go on radio shows and wrangle over mystical claims. However, such claims must not be imposed on captive children in government-owned schools. That is prohibited by the separation of church and state, a core principle in the First Amendment in America's Bill of Rights.
Let them all believe whatever they want. It is pointless to go on radio shows and wrangle over mystical claims. However, such claims must not be imposed on captive children in government-owned schools. That is prohibited by the separation of church and state, a core principle in the First Amendment in America's Bill of Rights.