MooseMan3000

I don't think that's what he was saying at all. Hence "benevolent" Socialist movement. If it turns sour, which everything has the potential to, then we'll take a look at it.


In regards to the initial article: I believe that religous conflict has been at the top of the list for a long time. It has taken a back seat for brief periods in recent years, but really only in the United States (and a few other select places). There are still lots of other places where people are killing each other because they don't agree on whose god has a bigger dick. Just because we haven't seen it here doesn't mean it's not alive and well.

Clearly, the only real solution is education, but when some doctrines - as an example, this Baptist church - maintain that even learning about other religions is blasphemous, how are we really going to proceed? Ban these doctrines? Obviously that's not the answer. Mandatory religious education? That wouldn't go over too well with liberals.

I think the place we really need to focus is in historical education. Teach people about the ideas in different religions without preaching them. Show them that intolerance has been the cause of lots of suffering, and will be if things don't change.

Of course, I still don't think any of this will work. I just don't have enough faith in humanity. They're all too fucking stupid.