Comment on Ask HN: The one thing you believe is true, but most people think is untrue?parentComments−forensic15y>Religion and civilization are ultimately incompatible.That's a strange thing to say considering that, in the past, religion was the defining aspect of civilization.It was religion that civilized the barbarians.−SapphireSun15yIt's not that strange if you think of it in terms of improvements of models. For instance, I'm sure religion based civilizations are more civilized than cavemen, but at the same time, our standards improve as we acquire better models.
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>Religion and civilization are ultimately incompatible.
That's a strange thing to say considering that, in the past, religion was the defining aspect of civilization.
It was religion that civilized the barbarians.
It's not that strange if you think of it in terms of improvements of models. For instance, I'm sure religion based civilizations are more civilized than cavemen, but at the same time, our standards improve as we acquire better models.