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<blockquote data-quote="Sinister" data-source="post: 56581" data-attributes="member: 2684"><p>religion is not the prime mover of population growth as you originally stated. </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><strong><u>"The society that become's more materialistic will eventually destroy itself."</u></strong></span></p><p>ill have to disagree with that as as well. I think that this assumption is a significant over-simplification of a much larger picture.</p><p> </p><p>And as for the popualtion growth rate of Iran I would have to disagree with you again.</p><p>here is my source...its provided by the CIA (american intelligeance agency)</p><p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html#People" target="_blank">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html#People</a></p><p> </p><p>Im not a communist myself (a liberal at best) but the examples of communist countries was simply to counter your claims that materialistic countries fail. Which is not the case at all if one examines even a shread of historical evidence.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><u><strong>"During Joseph Stalin's rule, the trend toward strengthening the family continued. In 1936 the government began to award payments to women with large families and made abortions and divorces more difficult to obtain."</strong></u></span></p><p> </p><p>well look at any non 3rd world democracy. These countries also give heavy incentives for child reproduction. come to Canada/netherlands and services like childcare, Highschool, colleges, health care are virtually tax deductable and FREE!, straight from the taxpayers pocket into the hands of new parents! so again this comes under family planning policy. It is not only communist countries that provide incentives for childbirth or child control. Other countries literally give away cash as well (wheter it works or not is an entirely different story...again tied with economics and modernization)</p><p> </p><p>Also note: I higly doubt Maoist China had any incentives for child-birth. yet the population still expanded and continues to expand under the banner of athiesm.</p><p> </p><p>However I did not hear your input about the Green Revolution? How much do you think technology has a role in population increase rather than religion?</p><p> </p><p>thus I will repost this to show your dual message:</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong><u>"indian population growth has nothing to do with economic prosperity." </u></strong></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><u><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: black">after a few posts you stated</span></span><span style="color: black">:</span></u></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: red"><strong><u>"First of all let me clarify that i am not at all saying that religion is only factor that affect population"</u></strong> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black"><strong><u>well thats a radical change in tone I might add! upon closer expection; economic factors have almost everything to do with population growth!</u></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">thus I will reitrate:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black">Population growth is the direct result of the modernization of healthcare, agriculture and production/economy expansion (not so much religion).</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</p><p> </p><p>Aside from this I find your conclusions rather prejudiced and a little discriminatory (which is a fair assumption considering you yourself profess to being a memeber of an anti-islamic site). </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong><u>"i am, also member faithfreedom.org an anti islam and anti religion site and debates on these subjects do occur from time to time and people do regularly post these types of researches</u></strong>."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Oh I think that would look lovely on your resume. :{;o:</span></p><p> </p><p>Let me show you a little more assumptions and prejudices you hold:</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><strong><u>"but as atheisism don't have any spirituality so obviously chances are they will run for more and more material."</u></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>Yes atheists are the mindless inferior drones that are prone to run after material wealth without any morality and regard for the environment (or human life). Could your propagandic talk and prejudices become any more "sinister"? (i think you deserve my screen-name)</p><p> </p><p><strong><u><span style="color: #ff0000">"but as atheisism don't have any spirituality so obviously chances are they will run for more and more material."</span></u></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><u><strong>To say that atheist's are more prone to run after material wealth is the same as an atheist trying to say: "Sikhs are more prone to cause violent crime because they carry a dagger" (kirpan). (prejudices do not hold truths)</strong></u></span></p><p> </p><p>I believe it was Karl Marx who said "everyone according to his ability and everyone according to his need" (which is a mindset that is far from a drone... and which far from a mindless consumption machine). Many Atheists don't put material wealth on a pedestal and the majority cherish the world in which they live in. For you to say that an atheist is more likely to run after materials, i find hillarious. Considering its always religious leaders that are bloating in misplaced money funds. </p><p> </p><p>Also consider many members of the conservation teams (who are out protecting this planet) are athiests. </p><p> </p><p>I guess people like Noam chomsky, Francis Crick, Marie Currie, Richard Dawkins, Daniell Dennett, Thomas Edisson, Stephan Gould, Stephen Picker, Karl Popper, Carl Sagan, James Watson, E. O Wilson (trust me, I can keep listing renowed atheists all day) were all after money and material wealth? </p><p>these were people who dedicated their lives to the advancement in science/culture.</p><p> </p><p>or how about Warren Buffett (donated his entire family fortune; 30 billion dollars) or Bill gates who has his own private chairty foundation. Are these people mindless, unsympathetic, atheist drones as well?</p><p> </p><p>and for you to say that atheistic societies "fail" while religious society's "thrive" is equally absurd and prejudiced in nature. </p><p> </p><p>there is hardly any fact or truth to this argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sinister, post: 56581, member: 2684"] religion is not the prime mover of population growth as you originally stated. [COLOR=red][B][U]"The society that become's more materialistic will eventually destroy itself."[/U][/B][/COLOR] ill have to disagree with that as as well. I think that this assumption is a significant over-simplification of a much larger picture. And as for the popualtion growth rate of Iran I would have to disagree with you again. here is my source...its provided by the CIA (american intelligeance agency) [URL]https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html#People[/URL] Im not a communist myself (a liberal at best) but the examples of communist countries was simply to counter your claims that materialistic countries fail. Which is not the case at all if one examines even a shread of historical evidence. [COLOR=red][U][B]"During Joseph Stalin's rule, the trend toward strengthening the family continued. In 1936 the government began to award payments to women with large families and made abortions and divorces more difficult to obtain."[/B][/U][/COLOR] well look at any non 3rd world democracy. These countries also give heavy incentives for child reproduction. come to Canada/netherlands and services like childcare, Highschool, colleges, health care are virtually tax deductable and FREE!, straight from the taxpayers pocket into the hands of new parents! so again this comes under family planning policy. It is not only communist countries that provide incentives for childbirth or child control. Other countries literally give away cash as well (wheter it works or not is an entirely different story...again tied with economics and modernization) Also note: I higly doubt Maoist China had any incentives for child-birth. yet the population still expanded and continues to expand under the banner of athiesm. However I did not hear your input about the Green Revolution? How much do you think technology has a role in population increase rather than religion? thus I will repost this to show your dual message: [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#ff0000][B][U]"indian population growth has nothing to do with economic prosperity." [/U][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][U][COLOR=#ff0000][COLOR=black]after a few posts you stated[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black]:[/COLOR][/U][/B] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=red][B][U]"First of all let me clarify that i am not at all saying that religion is only factor that affect population"[/U][/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][COLOR=black][B][U]well thats a radical change in tone I might add! upon closer expection; economic factors have almost everything to do with population growth![/U][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=black]thus I will reitrate:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=black]Population growth is the direct result of the modernization of healthcare, agriculture and production/economy expansion (not so much religion).[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Aside from this I find your conclusions rather prejudiced and a little discriminatory (which is a fair assumption considering you yourself profess to being a memeber of an anti-islamic site). [COLOR=red][B][U]"i am, also member faithfreedom.org an anti islam and anti religion site and debates on these subjects do occur from time to time and people do regularly post these types of researches[/U][/B]."[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Oh I think that would look lovely on your resume. :{;o:[/COLOR] Let me show you a little more assumptions and prejudices you hold: [COLOR=red][B][U]"but as atheisism don't have any spirituality so obviously chances are they will run for more and more material."[/U][/B][/COLOR] Yes atheists are the mindless inferior drones that are prone to run after material wealth without any morality and regard for the environment (or human life). Could your propagandic talk and prejudices become any more "sinister"? (i think you deserve my screen-name) [B][U][COLOR=#ff0000]"but as atheisism don't have any spirituality so obviously chances are they will run for more and more material."[/COLOR][/U][/B] [COLOR=navy][U][B]To say that atheist's are more prone to run after material wealth is the same as an atheist trying to say: "Sikhs are more prone to cause violent crime because they carry a dagger" (kirpan). (prejudices do not hold truths)[/B][/U][/COLOR] I believe it was Karl Marx who said "everyone according to his ability and everyone according to his need" (which is a mindset that is far from a drone... and which far from a mindless consumption machine). Many Atheists don't put material wealth on a pedestal and the majority cherish the world in which they live in. For you to say that an atheist is more likely to run after materials, i find hillarious. Considering its always religious leaders that are bloating in misplaced money funds. Also consider many members of the conservation teams (who are out protecting this planet) are athiests. I guess people like Noam chomsky, Francis Crick, Marie Currie, Richard Dawkins, Daniell Dennett, Thomas Edisson, Stephan Gould, Stephen Picker, Karl Popper, Carl Sagan, James Watson, E. O Wilson (trust me, I can keep listing renowed atheists all day) were all after money and material wealth? these were people who dedicated their lives to the advancement in science/culture. or how about Warren Buffett (donated his entire family fortune; 30 billion dollars) or Bill gates who has his own private chairty foundation. Are these people mindless, unsympathetic, atheist drones as well? and for you to say that atheistic societies "fail" while religious society's "thrive" is equally absurd and prejudiced in nature. there is hardly any fact or truth to this argument. [/QUOTE]
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