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scrubbedexpat141

Aug 25th 2013 9:22 am

Religious Law / 'Human' Law

Read here - BBC article

Very interesting, especially near the end about Egypt and the fact that religious laws endure, more human laws adapt.

britexpat76

Aug 25th 2013 10:55 am

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

A good piece to be fair, without going into the nonsense that is Sharia and the 1200 year old laws that have no place in a modern world.

I doubt it will ever change though.

Norm_uk

Aug 27th 2013 11:17 am

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

No such thing as religious law. It's simply laws made a very long time ago that some people feel are perfect and never need to change.

Religions that can't adapt will eventually die out.

N.

Millhouse

Aug 27th 2013 11:25 am

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

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Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 10871815)

Religions that can't adapt will eventually die out.

Bold statement, Norm. Current evidence suggest the opposite with them thriving ...

britexpat76

Aug 27th 2013 11:50 am

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

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Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 10871830)

Bold statement, Norm. Current evidence suggest the opposite with them thriving ...

Scarily true. Though any religion that you are born into and not allowed to leave can surely only grow, especially as the women are generally seen as baby machines and there is something wrong with you if you remain childless.

shiva

Aug 27th 2013 3:50 pm

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

I'll just leave this here

"Just Thinking about Science Triggers Moral Behavior
Simply being primed with science-related thoughts increased a) adherence to moral norms, b) real-life future altruistic intentions, and c) altruistic behavior towards an anonymous other. The conceptual association between science and morality appears strong"

Bahtatboy

Aug 27th 2013 5:39 pm

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

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Originally Posted by shiva (Post 10872317)

I tried that. I warmed up with a few simple quadratic equations, solved my Rubik's cube, watched some clips of David Attenborough on YouTube, and then tried to decipher the process flow in a power plant. I then looked at Cheryl's flowery arse again. No change. :unsure:

Norm_uk

Aug 28th 2013 9:29 am

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

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Originally Posted by britexpat76 (Post 10871874)

Only one religion I know of doesn't allow the follower to leave by proscribing the death penalty for apostasy. The only other group I can think of that you can't leave without risking death is the Mafia.

N.

Yoohoo

Aug 28th 2013 12:16 pm

Re: Religious Law / 'Human' Law

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Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 10873679)

Very well said Norm. Even Catholics and Mormons let you leave - although they insist on excommunication as the method.

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