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Not all do, but like every social group in society you have good and bad individuals. Atheism was in part a response to oppressive acts by theist, so neither side is guilt free. When it comes down to it, you have to look at the individual rather than the stereotype before you try to pass judgement on them.
Based on how religion was the very foundation of civilization, the leaning shoulder of troubled men, and the moral guidance for the progress of science.
It is fairly easy to say that you must pay its due
Religion was the one responsible in forming the hierarchy of the society and making effective chain of commands. It was religion who kept the state whole and the citizens calm during the troubled times of famine, epidemic and war.
Are you still stuck with the thinking that religion is the reason why people go to war? Gee, I wonder how many can you name aside from the Crusade
I can easily name one that made all those wars combined seem like Disney. Do you need a hint?
But enough with the gag. Are you prepared to take back your claim " destroyed civilization and started most wars" yet or should I just dance with your music?
I can easily name one that made all those wars combined seem like Disney. Do you need a hint?
But enough with the gag. Are you prepared to take back your claim " destroyed civilization and started most wars" yet or should I just dance with your music? that more retarded than most of your replies, please call your carer to write down something more sensible.
Same as usual? You give up arguing and start posting random meaningless stuff. You do that allays when you loose.
I can easily name one that made all those wars combined seem like Disney. Do you need a hint?
But enough with the gag. Are you prepared to take back your claim " destroyed civilization and started most wars" yet or should I just dance with your music?
it meant nothing, if you have nothing to say simply do not reply!
No, I said that compared to all your list, I can easily name a non religious war than can make your wars look sissy. But it appears like you do not even know the art of figures of speech.
Oh well, I thank you for the entertainment. I shall go to sleep now. See you tommorow
Panthay Rebellion: The discrimination with which the Hui were treated by the imperial administration was the cause of their rebellions.[3][4] Some suggest that the Panthay Rebellion originated solely as a conflict between Han and Hui miners in 1853, but Han-Hui tensions existed for decades prior to that including a three-day massacre of Hui by Han and Qing officials in 1845. Hui and Han were regarded and classified by Qing as two different ethnic groups, Hui was not an exclusively religious classification. (Reason is Discrimination)
Buddist Uprising: During the rule of the Catholic Ngo Dinh Diem, the discrimination against the majority Buddhist population generated the growth of Buddhist institutions as they sought to participate in national politics and gain better treatment. (Reason is Discrimination)
Nazi vs Jews: The basic motivation [of the Holocaust] was purely ideological, rooted in an illusionary world of Nazi imagination, where an international Jewish conspiracy to control the world was opposed to a parallel Aryan quest. No genocide to date had been based so completely on myths, on hallucinations, on abstract, nonpragmatic ideology—which was then executed by very rational, pragmatic means. (Reason: Delusional Patriotism)
This is just my quick wikipedia qouting though. Or do you wish me to disprove some more?
No my friend, I never cherry pick.Rather, you are denying Wikipedia's information. Doesn't mean that the persons involve have religious backgrounds, doens't mean that religion was their motivation for war :D
you are cherry picking those articles you don't even read them. Liek with the Panthay Rebellion rebelion you've posted only first paragraph (the only one that suited you) fisrt following paragraph was talking about Muslims being massacred by Qui administration.
"The revolt was not religious in nature, since the Muslims were joined by non-Muslim Shan and Kakhyen and other hill tribes in the revolt" yuo don't know about that revolt from school do you? You just read 5 lines from wiki am I right?
Your link says " one claims that the uprising was rooted in deep-rooted Yunnan Muslim hatred of the Han Chinese, the other claims that the rebellion was purely religiously motivated"
Which means that the author was unsure of his opinion. I googles for "Was the Panthay Rebellion religious". Youll be surprised at how many articles supported me
It was a Sultanate which pretty much means that it was Muslim state surrounded by non-Muslims, the situation was very similar to present Gaza-Israel situation. It's religious. Or India-Pakistan.
the only difference between them was religion
Yunnan Muslim hatred of the Han Chinese
read the whole book it will became much clearer to you.
read the whole book it will became much clearer to you
Dont mind if I do. And this is the qoute I got:
Since they had no unifying ideology, neither secular nor religious, each regional Hui leader fought with his multi-ethnic group of followers and pursued his private goals and ambitions.Ma Rulong was no exception to this rule
And to finally hammer the nail on your argument, allow me to say this again. Doesn't mean that the fighters have a strong religious background doesn't mean that they fight for their religion :D
Religion was the one responsible in forming the hierarchy of the society and making effective chain of commands. no it did not, chain of command was always here. Religions assimilated that concept not invented. Where in Bible is ranking system??
No the foundation of civilizations were tribal societies were the elders ruled and they ruled because they were old. That is also the origin of hierarchy.
the leaning shoulder of troubled men
I don't see any actual real world application of mythology.
and the moral guidance for the progress of science
Scientific advance that went against religious mythology was banned and often punished by death.
No the foundation of civilizations were tribal societies were the elders ruled and they ruled because they were old. That is also the origin of hierarchy.
You do realize that those elders were followed by the people because they are the main priests of their land, right?
I don't see any actual real world application of mythology.
Sure, imagine any major tragedy without religion to support mankind and keep the state calm
Scientific advance that went against religious mythology was banned and often punished by death.
Claiming that the Roman Catholic Chruch represents the whole Christian body is the same as saying that the Nazi Death Camps are the pinnacle of unrestrained Scientific progress :D
You do realize that those elders were followed by the people because they are the main priests of their land, right?
No they were followed because they were old/knew more.
Sure, imagine any major tragedy without religion to support mankind and keep the state calm
that just doesn't means anything.
Claiming that the Roman Catholic Chruch represents the whole Christian body is the same as saying that the Nazi Death Camps are the pinnacle of unrestrained Scientific progress :D
Catholics are major Christian denomination 1.2 billion.
People do not respond to your replies because they are mostly complete nonsense or a cutout from Wikipedia missing the context or it's not relevant at all.
You never argue, you are asking childish questions which are rarely relevant to the topic, you are incredibly stupid person, probably never finished Junior High. Every single reply from you is complete nonsense, random words or irrelevant data. I don't understand why are you replying to stuff you have no clue about...
On CD are many strange and weird people, religious fanatics, weapon psychos, mad people, smart people, people with issues, interesting people with strange opinions .... but you, You are the only retard I met here. Just go away and do what other retards do, eat rocks or stare at wall...
Don't bother with reply. I would be senseless rubbish anyway.
There's such thing as freedom of belief. You should respect every belief, whether it's silly to you or not. Every human deserves to be respected, no matter their beliefs, race, age, appearance, popularity, ANYTHING. You should only judge someone on how they treat you and others, not make snap judgements because of their belief.
You being disrespectful to christians because of their belief is the same as Christians being disrespectful to other religions.
I said beliefs, not religions. So yes, you do. You must treat atheists with more respect than you do religious people, because you say you find all religions retarded.
Not all atheists are disrespectful, just like not all Christians are judgmental. It's silly and a little stereotypical to categorize a whole group of people because of the actions of a few. :)
Some do some dont. Some Athiests are super respectful. I know some incredibly nice Athiests. I know some very disrespectful Christians. It all depends on the individual. People just follow the stereotypes.
I agree you cannot judge any group of people religious or non religious on the actions of a few of them some atheists can be very disrespectful but also so can some theists but the flip side is there are members of both groups who are very respectful of other peoples beliefs.
Just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean you have to disrespect them
No more than is warranted by those attacked. You really don't see unprovoked atheists acting exceedingly disrespectful towards religions but in general all atheists really don't like religion. However, the same is for religious people not liking non believers.