If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded. How
would technology have developed?

On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:23:24 -0700, Tim Bruening
tsbrueni at (no spam) pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded. How
would technology have developed?

Mostly, patriotism can serve the functions religion has. But
sometimes the two are in competition. Where God and Country have
different power structures, neither is quite as powerful and the
people can benefit. The Renaissance was a time of great
advancement, partially because of this power struggle.

If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded.  How
would technology have developed?

If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded. ÿHow
would technology have developed?

No Sound of Trumpet on rec.arts.sf.written.

Thank God.

If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded. How
would technology have developed?

Better. Far fewer wars and pogroms and more time to think about practical
things and no silly buggers saying that technological advances are
witchcraft or the work of the devil!

Howard Brazee wrote:

On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:43:22 GMT, David Johnston <david at (no spam) block.net
wrote:

Why would lack of religion imply incuriosity or unimaginitivity?

Because religion happens when people ask questions about why and how
things work and imagine answers for them.

But (every religion but mine) happens when people answer questions
about why and how things work - which are wrong.

What is your religion?

Heaven nose!

Shades of the children's novel "The Wave"!

Butch Malahide wrote:

On Oct 11, 1:15 pm, Tim Bruening <tsbru... at (no spam) pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
Shades of the children's novel "The Wave"!

Do you believe in shades?

Yes, to protect me from the sun.

Can you get them that big? Must look hilariously funny and be very expensive

On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:07:22 -0700, Tim Bruening
tsbrueni at (no spam) pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

But (every religion but mine) happens when people answer questions
about why and how things work - which are wrong.

What is your religion?

I was using that as a generic belief, not mine personally. I'm an
atheist.

In his Giants series, James P Hogan postulates that Earth's technological
and scientific development was delayed for ten's of thousands of years by
the religions the Jevlanese promoted on Earth. The Lunarans on Minerva
had developed a high-tech civilization in just a few thousand years
because they weren't hampered by religions.

In article <4AD2CF24.8D7D1298 at (no spam) pop.dcn.davis.ca.us>,
Tim Bruening <tsbrueni at (no spam) pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

In his Giants series, James P Hogan postulates that Earth's technological
and scientific development was delayed for ten's of thousands of years by
the religions the Jevlanese promoted on Earth. The Lunarans on Minerva
had developed a high-tech civilization in just a few thousand years
because they weren't hampered by religions.

That was as realistic as the rest of his science.

--
A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.

If religion had never developed, how would history have unfolded. How
would technology have developed?

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:21:40 GMT, "nemo" <nemo at (no spam) naughtylass.wet> wrote:

Better. Far fewer wars and pogroms and more time to think about practical
things and no silly buggers saying that technological advances are
witchcraft or the work of the devil!

True Believers don't need religion to decide that new stuff is wrong.
Or racism is right or to use magic words such as "socialism" and
"fascist" without any real meaning.

As an Independent Thinker I fully agree.