That was your teachers' goal! :wink: — Artemis
Same as life's.It's not at all clear what the point of this poll is. — Janus
How much philosophical education do you have? — Pfhorrest
If millions of people believe in nonsense, this is always the result of a small cartel having a vested interest, and spending a lot of money, in getting these people to believe that nonsense. The converse is also true: If powerful interests spend a lot of money on stamping out a particular, popular belief, then this belief is most likely truthful. — alcontali
A gloriously cynical half-truth. Perfect p0m0 ur-conspiracy fodder. Amen. — 180 Proof
Agreed - not inconsistent with my previous comment. Btw, same here with property-rental juridiction 'shopping'. Left-Libertarian though. — 180 Proof
It is obvious why the ruling elite may not like religion. It is clear that religion can act as an impediment to fabricating new moralities. It could also assist in doing that, but that depends on the religion. Hence, the religions that the ruling elite dislikes, are always the good ones. There can only be some truth in them. — alcontali
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca — 180 Proof
Anyone can read words in a book — I like sushi
I would be interested to see how many works of philosophy people have actually read cover to cover with care whilst taking notes - I don’t include ‘guides’ in this. — I like sushi
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