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Re:500-year-old monasteries outperform at digital transforma... by johnp314 on Sunday June 14, 2026 @07:52AM (#48526365)
Oh if religion wasn't responsible for "massive cultural destruction" then mankind would have invented something else to do it (whatever is meant by "massive cultural destruction").
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Re:500-year-old monasteries outperform at digital transforma... by andrepd on Sunday June 14, 2026 @08:15AM (#48526468)
I disagree. When you are absolutely sure that God itself is on your side, then there is no atrocity to big to commit. I feel that religious zeal has led to some of the worst catastrophes in human history. I would put para-religious zeal in that category too, like dogmatic forms of communism.
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Re:500-year-old monasteries outperform at digital transforma... by Avicebron on Sunday June 14, 2026 @08:19AM (#48526505)
You can substitute "Truth", "Most Rational Action", or "Reality" in for God in your sentence and still get the same meaning.

People can and will justify almost everything.

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Re:500-year-old monasteries outperform at digital transforma... by forgetfreeman on Sunday June 14, 2026 @09:23AM (#48526989)
"We want their stuff" is a pretty effective travesty generator for sure.
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