The development of a race of superior men will be achieved by the development of men who act in all respects according to reason.
They will determine the best way to do the best things necessary, from a study of all the facts, records and experience of their own and others.
They will depend on facts rather than guesses, -- they will employ science rather than prejudice, -- they will use the best methods instead of traditional methods.
They will discard the fairy tales, mythologies, religions, and superstitions developed by primitive, unscientific and ignorant peoples. Freeing the mind from the accumulations of thousands of years of these mental cobwebs will allow greater attention to progressive, constructive, beneficial thoughts.
One of the most important steps in developing this race of superior men is to free men from the superstitions, religious beliefs, and traditions which develop prejudices, which, in turn prevent the use of reason and build a stone wall against progress, intelligence, and science.
It is the purpose of this book to point the way to freedom from religious, superstitious beliefs as the first step toward reasoning.
The elimination of the mental debris of religion will leave room for the development of reason. (source)
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Sat, 2006-09-09 09:41
I Love the source for your post. I'm not sure i have ever read such a load of crap before.
"Churches should pay taxes" ? that is liberal thought at its best. Two weeks ago I met a priest who has donated his 24 dollar a weeks salary for the past 18 years. I should go tell him that he needs to pay taxes on that big salary before he gives it away.
'No religion has ever done anything to help famon"? Yeah whatever. Its amazing that just because someone is an athiest that they feel the need to say that religion does not help anyone. Even when I was an athiest, I understood the value religion plays in society.
Sat, 2006-09-09 19:44
Jim, history is not the sole arbiter of truth or rationality. Were that so, then slavery and witch hunts might be commonplace today.
You need to first understand why individuals and organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, pay taxes in the U.S. Then, you can use that reason as a basis to determine if religious institutions should be taxed. You will find that individuals and organizations pay local, state, and federal taxes to help fund local, state, and federal projects, which, in turn, help everyone making it a return on investment when it helps you, personally, and charity or general human kindness when it helps others. That is, at least, theoretically what should happen.
Should churches be taxed? Are they not organizations of the religious kind? Then, yes, they should be taxed. And in fact, they generally are taxed, like for paying employees.