What could have we accomplished?
Have you ever imagined if some how it could be mobilize all those people who spend hours every Sunday or Friday(depends on there belief) whatever time they spent going over the same idea. if we could use that dedicated hours for community service or to learn something educational (rational science) I tell you that is a lot of dedication and time. that is like a lot oh hours that could be used for a good cause.
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Playing devils advocate : the temples allowed people to gather and exchange views . Also they took on projects using the combined strengths of the entire community. these lead to pyramids etc plus art and music. we WERE inspired by these tales of fantasy. Now we are inspired by science and money which are both very harsh and to some forbidding. next stage we have to rein in our govts and get them to work for us common folk once again then spend those couple of hours every week in collaboration instead of competition
markdevenish
Level 7
Jan 20, 2018
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Contrarian opinion: some of those people are spending that time doing wonderful things like examining the contents of their hearts, thinking about how their behavior impacts others, tuning into the suffering of others, working on ways to make a positive impact in their communities, raising money for charitable causes, etc. It's not all bad, or worthless.
stinkeye_a
Level 8
Jan 20, 2018
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Some on this site live in places where that is risky and this is their only outlet. Besides getting and giving information can be important.
For me it is a balancing act. I do all of the above because I can, want to and feel it is critical. Another thing I do on this site is to try and get members to look into other, important groups like Freedom From Religion Foundation ( [ffrf.org], the humanist ( [thehumanist.com] ) and the Brights ( [the-brights.net] ). The Humanist especially have a weekly blog with issues people do share comments. The prime mission of this site should be to disseminate information and these groups add to the knowledge we need to give and get informed ideas.
JackPedigo
Level 9
Jan 20, 2018
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Sad, but true. Those same people, many with great intentions, have wasted so much time praying for good things to happen, rather than finding tangible solutions.
suesue2222
Level 5
Jan 20, 2018
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Yeah but, the rest of us spend just as much time on here now so, there's that.
Duke
Level 8
Jan 20, 2018
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Very true. lol but I would think they do it on top of this.
Duke:
@Ewket Thanks for seeing the humor in that. I do see your point though. And people who can't stand the idea of their tax dollars helping the less fortunate seem to think it should all be left up to charity to do that. If churches actually backed up the shit that they preach, we wouldn't need our tax dollars to do it.
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