Root of evil.
Now that since it has been established that Religion is root of evil , the question that arises is whether the scientific inquiry into the cause of evils is exhausted.
One may be deceived by the phrase "root of evil" in thinking that the question is already answered by above discovery, but it is not so because there still remains possibility of other roots.
Since the quest for fount of evil is quintessential aspect of humanity, the question is of more than academic interest. It is in this spirit that I propose few more "roots"
1. Since 20Th century communist inspired movements have resulted in death of more than 80 million. Now the question is so much carnage, so much mayhem. for whose sake? Why in name of poor, of course ! The conclusion is poor is root of evil. Therefore, if you meet poor on the road, kill him and make sure he stays dead.
2. One of the most horrible acts of history, whether modern or ancient, is the holocaust committed by third Reich . Now you are going to object, "Hitler killed Jews because of religion".
This is where you are wrong ,for the Nazism in essence was a racial theory , for promotion of Aryan genes by enforcing racial hygiene and genetic engineering. It had roots in eugenics about which we don't hear now but flourished in late 19Th century and early 20Th century. Therefore it turns out genetics is also the root of evil. Richard Dawkins is the spawn of Satan.
3. But the inquiry doesn't end here. One of the activities in ancient history was blood sports. Popular among masses as well as elites, the pursuit of entertainment has claimed too many lives. Entertainment is root of evil, and I find no reason why it should be spared any quarters. Down with home theatres
4 comments:
I guess our dudes will say stuff like "Nazism is blind, hence it is sort of religion" - just like Michael Crichton here.
I find it difficult to fathom how many otherwise reasonably thinking people become so blind and sloppy when it comes to religion.
Frog,
I agree,
I guess their hatred for religion makes them (at least as far as reasoning is concerned)as bad as religious dogmatist
I would also agree that religion is not THE root of all evil (Communism , as you mention, stands out prominently)
However as far as your other examples go, things are not as black and white.
1. Nazi philosophy is pretty much grounded in and is an extension Christianity (especially catholicism). Here is a quote from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi (Look under the section religion)
An interesting quote:
Hitler extended his rationalizations into a religious doctrine, underpinned by his criticism of traditional Catholicism. In particular, and closely related to Positive Christianity, Hitler objected to Catholicism's ungrounded and international character — that is, it did not pertain to an exclusive race and national culture. At the same time, and somewhat contradictory, the Nazis combined elements of Germany's Lutheran community tradition with its northern European, organic pagan past. Elements of militarism found their way into Hitler's own theology; he preached that his was a "true" or "master" religion, because it would "create mastery" and avoid comforting lies. Those who preached love and tolerance, "in contravention to the facts", were said to be "slave" or "false" religions ...
2. Entertainment being the root of all evil is a nice soundbyte B-) But (forced participation in) ancient blood sports dont really count for three reasons:
a) It was usually meted out as punishment. Similar to capital punishment.
b) Late in the roman empire those criminals tended to be 'christian heretics' (And they didnt like 'em Christians because they worshipped a different God and were particularly preachy about it!)
c) They didnt seem to have killed that many people overall :P
Arnchaircritic,
Sorry for late response.
First what exactly is Arn chain, would like the description.
Second yes Nazi had other influence but they were for sake of tradition and not for religion.
More importantly however the killing part was inspired by eugenics.
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