God and such

[Tally]

America will see the decline of mainline religion. The rest of the world will take a little longer. But it'll get done.

Over 2 billion Christians. If you think they will all have started thinking open minded in a lifetime, you put too much stock in the human race.

I can't see the countries with Islam (for example) entwined with the government and law changing any time soon. Or at all.

This.

 

[Jelly]

America will see the decline of mainline religion. The rest of the world will take a little longer. But it'll get done.

who are you referring to with "the rest of the world"

 

[Randy-Darkshade]

who are you referring to with "the rest of the world"

The rest of the world.

 

[Jelly]

The rest of the world.

thanks, fatty \(^__^)
but, if that's really the case, then he doesn't know very much about the rest of the world

 

[Randy-Darkshade]

thanks, fatty \(^__^)
but, if that's really the case, then he doesn't know very much about the rest of the world

Fatty and skinny went to bed, fatty blew off then skinny was dead.

 

[RainLyre]

America will see the decline of mainline religion. The rest of the world will take a little longer. But it'll get done.

I don't see it happening.

These days it is more socially acceptable to bash religion than ever before.
But then I look at the churches and the followers and it seems as strong as ever.

Religion is not the problem. It's the intolerance that makes it all so vicious.

 

[Lobar]

America will see the decline of mainline religion. The rest of the world will take a little longer. But it'll get done.

Europe will beat us to it, but I hope so.

 

[Telnac]

If we ever learn how to digitize the entire species into hardware, leave our biological husks behind and become robots... Will god be pissed about that? Do we go to a robot hell? Do robots have a spirit to send to a robot hell?

God's original command to humanity is to go forth & multiply. In my opinion, AI is just as much our offspring as a human baby. I can't see why God would have a problem with us building intelligent machines.

As for a soul/spirit, if such things exists (as I obviously believe), I believe they are spiritual creations given to us by God. I don't believe a soul can be created by the growth of a biological brain, nor do I believe we could engineer a soul. In essence, if hunks of intelligent meat can have souls, there is no reason why hunks of intelligent silicon can't have them, too.

Now, as for downloading our consciousnesses into a machine body, I certainly hope that's not a sin because if the technology becomes available in my lifetime, you can bet that's exactly what I plan on doing!

As for yiffing in Hell, yiffing is horribly overrated irl. How could it possibly improve in Hell (assuming yiffing in Hell is even possible...)?

 

[Trance]

God's original command to humanity is to go forth & multiply.

yeah, we've certainly done that...

 

[Zontar]

I can't see the countries with Islam (for example) entwined with the government and law changing any time soon. Or at all.

Silly goose, all they need is a little nuclear encouragement.

 

[RainLyre]

Android Hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance.