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Originally Posted by woot
Well my point is that one of religion's habits is the institutionalization of obsolete ideas. These ideas weren't obsolete at the time, but have long since become so. That so many people still believe in them is the fault of religion. "Primitive" here isn't used as a pejorative, but rather as a description of people who lacked the tools or sophistication necessary to enlighten themselves. I'd like to think that isn't true of modern Americans, and the trends seem to confirm that assumption.
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I'm generally not a huge fan of organized religion either, but I think your assumption that sophistication leads to enlightenment is just as prejudicial and narrowly focused as the "obsolete" ideas you criticize. It belies an assumption that "progress" brings "truth."