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Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

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Flax@feddit.uk
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True colours

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gapbetweenus@feddit.de
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I never hid my contempt for most organized religions as systems of oppression throughout human history. At the same time I respect peoples individual spirituality, as long as they don’t force it on others.

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muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world
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Any system of power is seen as oppression by those who dont beleive as long as people can choose their flavour of oppression we should be fine.

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gapbetweenus@feddit.de
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There are differences between for example a mostly secular democratic country and a theological authoritarian regime.

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Flax@feddit.uk
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You said “we should put them out of their misery”

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gapbetweenus@feddit.de
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Keep up with the conversation. I was referring to organized religion as a construct not people.

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