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Does a belief system exist which hasn't been implicated in some form of atrocity

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Paradigm10 On July 09, 2010




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#1New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 16:30:44
Christians are admittedly a motley crew and perhaps it is true that Christianity is a vestige of the rotten Roman Empire but Christians are'nt the only ones with problems. The problems with human nature seem to be universal.

I wondered if Hindus and Buddhists had similar tendencies toward committing atrocities or if that tendency was somehow inherently Christian. It turns out that atrocities are committed by all sorts of humans including Hindus and Buddhists.

https://www.hindu-blog.com/2006/12/navya-shastra-apologizes-for-atrocities.html

The link above is an apology made on behalf of Hindus by an international Hindu reform organization for the evils of the caste system. The link below is a list of the top 8 atrocieties committed in the name of religion. Number 8 involves Buddhists burying people alive.

https://listverse.com/2008/04/02/8-atrocities-committed-in-the-name-of-religion/

I'd like to make a list of belief systems not yet implicated in atrocities. Some possibilities might be:

(1) The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

(2) Falun Gong

(3) Baha'i Faith

I say "not yet implicated" because it is always likely that any group of people who acquire power will oppress those who are weaker.
Michael718 On March 16, 2010
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#2New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 16:32:53
Thelema?

I guess there are probably other obscure 'religions' that haven't.
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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#3New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 16:33:00
Pacifism? Ahimsa?
vicki On May 28, 2010

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manhattan,
#4New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 16:34:55
The basis of religion is to control people that believe in it. Religions as for your money and when you give it to them they ask for more.
Paradigm10 On July 09, 2010




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#5New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 16:58:04
@vicki Said

The basis of religion is to control people that believe in it. Religions as for your money and when you give it to them they ask for more.


Sounds alot like government.
vicki On May 28, 2010

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manhattan,
#6New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:00:22
@Paradigm10 Said

Sounds alot like government.



Except govt. spends it on the pople and religon spends on the the church leaders excusively.
Paradigm10 On July 09, 2010




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#7New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:05:39
@vicki Said

Except govt. spends it on the pople and religon spends on the the church leaders excusively.


Really?
Michael718 On March 16, 2010
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#8New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:05:41
@vicki Said

Except govt. spends it on the pople and religon spends on the the church leaders excusively.





What, like large sections of America that seem to think universal health insurance will turn them into the USSR?
Paradigm10 On July 09, 2010




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#9New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:08:18
@Michael718 Said



What, like large sections of America that seem to think universal health insurance will turn them into the USSR?


Large sections of America have a healthy distrust of government just as they have a healthy distrust of religion. 8)
vicki On May 28, 2010

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manhattan,
#10New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:10:33
@Paradigm10 Said

Sounds alot like government.



@Michael718 Said



What, like large sections of America that seem to think universal health insurance will turn them into the USSR?



In England aren't operations based on a waiting list. If your at the bottom might take a year to get to you.--Unless you have the money to pay for the whole thing yourself.
Michael718 On March 16, 2010
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#11New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:14:11
@vicki Said

In England aren't operations based on a waiting list. If your at the bottom might take a year to get to you.--Unless you have the money to pay for the whole thing yourself.



Yeah. The NHS is a joke these days but thats down to management and too much beurocracy, too little spent on hospitals equipment etc.

But in fairness, I'd rather wait a year than never be able to afford it, which for a lot of people would be a very real possibility.

And the dual private / state system allows those who want instant care to get it, whilst still catering for the rest of the population.
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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#12New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:15:46
@Michael718 Said

Yeah. The NHS is a joke these days but thats down to management and too much beurocracy, too little spent on hospitals equipment etc.


That's the core problem with government-run industries: management and too much bureaucracy. How did this turn into a discussion on universal health care though?
Michael718 On March 16, 2010
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#13New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:16:45
@jonnythan Said

That's the core problem with government-run industries: management and too much bureaucracy. How did this turn into a discussion on universal health care though?



vicki On May 28, 2010

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manhattan,
#14New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:17:19
@Michael718 Said


In the USA everbody who medically needs an operations gets it. Preventive health care is not available though. To reduce this federal expense the govt. is pushing in on the insurance companies and requesting tht they raise the insurance premiums ---if you have a job and can afford medical insurance the premiums with double to start off--then less will be covered----

What, like large sections of America that seem to think universal health insurance will turn them into the USSR?



@Michael718 Said

Yeah. The NHS is a joke these days but thats down to management and too much beurocracy, too little spent on hospitals equipment etc.

But in fairness, I'd rather wait a year than never be able to afford it, which for a lot of people would be a very real possibility.

And the dual private / state system allows those who want instant care to get it, whilst still catering for the rest of the population.
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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#15New Post! Jan 20, 2010 @ 17:23:25


Well you say your health care system is a joke, but brush that off as a minor issue to do with bureaucracy and management.

Well, I'm saying that if your system is a joke because of bureaucracy and management, that's a fundamental, core issue that can't ever possibly be avoided by any state-controlled industry.
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