JD19 comments on Religion's Claim to be Non-Disprovable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JD19 15 April 2013 05:46:20AM 0 points [-]

So it seems to me rather imperative to find ways to improve the rationality of ordinary folk, and one very good start would be getting rid of religion.

By outlawing religion? Or by some other means?

Comment author: atomliner 15 April 2013 06:21:10AM 4 points [-]

Outlawing religion outright in a religious society would cause some serious problems and would probably require a very authoritarian government.

Comment author: MenosErrado 15 April 2013 06:27:16AM *  4 points [-]

Outlawing religion outright in a religious society would cause some serious problems and would probably require a very authoritarian government.

I'd say that's just the kind of thing that would define a government as "very authoritarian".

Comment author: RichardKennaway 15 April 2013 07:34:07AM -1 points [-]

"Probably"? Are you (and pnrjulius, and JD19) entirely ignorant of the history of the 20th century?

Comment author: atomliner 15 April 2013 03:01:10PM 0 points [-]

I say probably because it might not require an authoritarian government to enact such a policy. I can imagine realistic scenarios.

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