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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (215816)1/23/2005 9:37:00 PM
From: SilentZ   of 1573221
 
>The Roman Empire fell because there just happened to be barbarian hordes in every direction. But oddly enough, Rome still exists. It's called Italy.

There were always barbarian hordes in every direction -- Rome just got weak enough that those hordes could take over. At Rome's height, there was no was the Huns or the Gauls or the Celts overrun that empire.

>Yes, I blame Hollywood. When my kids watch T.V. and all they see is Janet Jackson's boob, Rappers simulating killing people in their videos, blood and death in every movie, torture portrayed as par for the course in intelligence gathering, do you really think we've created the type of moral human beings who would say no to Abu Graib?

We had My Lai when Janet Jackson was in diapers. Hitler never saw a gangster rapper in his life. Come on.

>I view Christianity, or any religion (besides Fundamentalist Islam), as being a societal framework which allows for a more productive intermingling of a group of people. Christianity inculcates taboos in young people, which become part of their moral fabric. This is crucial to a functioning society.

I'm an atheist. I'd never commit murder or rape or steal from anyone.

>Take away taboos from a society and you've take huge leap towards anarchy and lawlessness.

Oh, I can agree with that, but I don't think you need religion to set taboos, nor would I agree with many taboos you would care to set.

-Z

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