[FoRK] Re: Please Help

[Sat N]

What is the alternative? Put them on a boot camp of Memetics?

In any social structure, there will be leaders. Its been the way even
before there was religion.

On Dec 4, 2007 2:33 PM, Devon Jones <soulcatcher at evilsoft.org> wrote:
> Sat N wrote:
> > You don't have that danger.
> >
> > There is no central authority. There are lots of religions in the
> > world, each with its own  sects.
> >
> > You don't have the risk of central authority having absolute power.
> > The pope might come close to being it for catholics,  but they often
> > pick the stupidest guy they can find as the pope, so they lack the
> > mental facilities to take control. So, I say we have an inbuilt
> > protection in the system.
> >
> > There is no central authority in Islam, there isn't one in Hinduism,
> > there isn't one in Judaism. Not too many religions believe in central
> > authority.
> >
> >
> You don't need a central authority for the whole religion.  You just
> need a central authority for a group of people.  If the size is >
> 100,000 people, they can do damage.
>
> Even if the leader is dumb (perhaps especially)
> Even if there are other opposing groups
>
> Pat Robertson/Jimmy Swaggert
> Numerous Ayatollahs
> The Pope
> The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
>
> All of these people have enough people following them that they can
> wield enormous power, and most have done so to the detriment of all of
> us at some point or other.
>
> Is it really to our benefit to tell people that it's positive to listen
> to these ideologues, and obey them unquestioningly?
>
>
> Devon
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