tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post5082465145566018310..comments2024-03-22T19:52:46.571+00:00Comments on SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: The Religion Bubble - Where's The Science?Poetry Coalshedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05514953133244910986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-51983940292132652912018-10-27T08:13:40.818+00:002018-10-27T08:13:40.818+00:00This blogger has not read into the theology of Bah...This blogger has not read into the theology of Baha'i so i cannot comment on particulars of its creed. <br /><br />Religion does have reason to exist and it is as Marx described, "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people". <br /><br />Can i suggest for a deeper analysis you read our pamphlet which explores materialism in its philosophical context and not as some sort of worship of consumerism.<br /><br />https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/pamphlet/socialism-and-religion/ajohnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874891810770297962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-292004820944245092018-10-25T21:50:29.592+00:002018-10-25T21:50:29.592+00:00I'm curious as to your groups thought on the B...I'm curious as to your groups thought on the Baha'i faith, which states; `Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the religion, asserted that science and religion cannot be opposed because they are aspects of the same truth; he also affirmed that reasoning powers are required to understand the truths of religion. Shoghi Effendi, the head of the Bahá'í Faith in the first half of the 20th century, described science and religion as "the two most potent forces in human life".[9]<br /><br />The teachings state that whenever conflict arises between religion and science it is due to human error; either through misinterpretation of religious scriptures or the lack of a more complete understanding of science. `Abdu'l-Bahá explained that religious teachings which are at variance with science should not be accepted; he explained that religion has to be reasonable since God endowed humankind with reason so that they can discover truth.[4] Science and religion, in the Bahá'í writings, are compared to the two wings of a bird upon which a person's intelligence can increase, and upon which a person's soul can progress. Furthermore, the Bahá'í writings state that science without religion would lead to a person becoming totally materialistic, and religion without science would lead to a person falling into superstitious practices. `Abdu'l-Bahá in one of his public talks said:<br /><br /> If religion were contrary to logical reason then it would cease to be a religion and be merely a tradition. Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress. It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition, whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism. All religions of the present day have fallen into superstitious practices, out of harmony alike with the true principles of the teaching they represent and with the scientific discoveries of the time.[10]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com