[ranxer]

has anyone seen 'the devils playground' ? a movie about the amish.. one line stood out to me.. it was an amish preacher who said "individuals are the problem" ie people breaking out into experimentation threatened the whole.. i think the amish are interesting and the movie helped me confirm that to me religion is a form of population/social control.. now i'm not saying that is bad, i'm an athiest and have my own view of what is sacred but would like to find a common ground for all people and all religions to agree on so we can ensure our future.

as far as this thread is concerned i'd agree(for what its worth) that religion in general is anti individual.. so there's two extreems.. er one anyway.. amish are nearly unbending to the group mind tradition.. what's the other religion that is too adoptive? i don't know but id like to better understand how religions define accepting the individual.

if yer wondering what this athiest thinks of religion i'm all for it if it accepts my right to exist and values my ideas as part of the whole in regards to what is sacred.