Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Color me doubtful......................


But the real problem with the idea that Judaism contributed monotheism to the world is that this is hardly something to be proud of.   From an ethical perspective, monotheism was arguably one of the worst ideas in human  history.
     Monotheism did little to improve the moral standards of humans - do you really think Muslims are inherently more ethical than Hindus just because Muslims believe in a single god while Hindus believe in many gods?  Were Christian conquistadores more ethical than pagan Native American tribes?  What monotheism undoubtedly did was to make many people far more intolerant than before, thereby contributing to the spread of religious persecutions and holy wars.

-Yuval Noah Harari,  21 Lessons for the 21st Century

You've likely heard the expression that getting a lot more money will only make you more of what you already are.   Human nature being what it is, I suspect the same is true of religious faith.

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