Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization? Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization? By Bertrand Russell My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race. I cannot, however, deny that it has made some contributions to civilization. It helped in early days to fix the calendar, and it caused Egyptian priests to chronicle eclipses with such care that in time they became able to predict them.
The word religion is used nowadays in a very loose sense. What is true of Christianity is equally true of Buddhism. There is nothing accidental about this difference between a church and its founder. Christianity and Sex The worst feature of the Christian religion, however, is its attitude toward sex -- an attitude so morbid and so unnatural that it can be understood only when taken in relation to the sickness of the civilized world at the time the Roman Empire was decaying. Every boy is interested in trains.
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Stevens Organizational Vitality.pdf (application/pdf Object) Last Seminary - Christianity & the Origin of Science. Religious identification in the U.S. Religious practices and faith groups Menu A parallel report for Canada is located elsewhere Summary: During the 20th century up to 1990, the popularity of Christianity had been stable in the U.S. The country then experienced a major change.
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