Why would aliens be reIigious when reIigion is the antithesis to technological advancement and intellectual reason?
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>>720831748>and intellectual reasonMost of the most brilliant scientists in history were religious.
>>720831748Religion gives early societies structure and hierarchy, which is the only way technological progress to have ever been made to begin with.
>>720831748No its not. It turns out that dumb anti-intellectuals are just that way naturally. If you take away religion, they just direct their retarded zealotry somewhere else, like toward a political wedge issue.
>>720831748In the lore, the Prophets and the Elites only became technologically advanced because they evolved on planets that had Forerunner relics on them. Their "technological advancement" only came about by reverse engineering these relics, hence their reverence for the Forerunner but their comparative lack of scientific understanding in other areas. They're basically tech priests from 40K.In some of the books, it's explained that humanity actually exceeded them technologically in specific fields like AI. But the Covenant had shield and energy weapon systems ripped straight from the Forerunner, so it was still a losing battle.I miss Joe Staten.
The prophets knew the Great Journey was a sham. They wanted to activate the Halos so they could rule the galaxy once everything was wiped. There are some san'shyuum hiding in a shield world right now
>>720831748>reIigion is the antithesis to technological advancement and intellectual reason?
>>720831748>reIigion is the antithesis to technological advancement and intellectual reasonMonasteries and churches were treasuries full of knowledge through hundreds of years.
>>720831890SOME of the greatest scientists had faith in greater power, and SOME of those had faith specifically in Christian God.But even among them, pretty much none could be described as "religious".Being "religious" describes someone who fervently adheres to as many rules and regulations of a certain religion as possible.Saying that their faith in God inspired them to make a discovery, or thanking him for it doesn't make one religious, it makes them faithful.Learn the difference, it might save your life.
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>>720833248>Being "religious" describes someone who fervently adheres to as many rules and regulations of a certain religion as possible.Nope, you just have to love Jesus and confess your sins. Its that easy.
>>720831748>reIigion is the antithesis to technological advancement and intellectual reason?>he doesn't knowwhat a fucking retard
>>720831748Let me tell you about Spode.
Lewis Mumford deboonked this alreadyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Machine
>>720831748Their god is the true God, obviously.
They’re the villains. Of course they’re religious.
>>720831748Reddit tier Atheism belongs to reddit
>>720833462And what Christian denomination accepts followers based on the criteria you specified? Because even modern Catholicism demands a lot more than vague "love for Jesus" and occasional confessions.And back in times of those great scientists, you could get excommunicated and banished for not being able to recite Nicene Creed, as you are obviously a heathen bastard pretending to be a good Christian then.By the way, can you recite it without googling?
>>720831748It's an allegory for Muslims (not my take, I think that's retarded)
>>720834403>And what Christian denomination accepts followers based on the criteria you specified?Lutheranism
>>720834545Yeah, not quite.At the very least you must be baptised and partake in regular communions. And like Judaic rabbis, Lutherans emphasize rigorous studying of holy texts above all else, so ironically they are one of those denominations to whom simply reciting Nicene Creed would not be enough, you would need to memorize entire passages from the Scripture to prove that you are one of them.
>>720831748The more you know the more inclined you are to believe a higher power is at play.
>>720831748Because the Halo series came out just around the same time America needed to reinforce the narrative that a bunch of religious nutjobs on the the other end of the world were threatening "democracy" and glorify war and military service through entertainment.
>>720837164Did it work?
>>720835337>And like Judaic rabbis, Lutherans emphasize rigorous studying of holy texts above all else, so ironically they are one of those denominations to whom simply reciting Nicene Creed would not be enough, you would need to memorize entire passages from the Scripture to prove that you are one of them.I have never heard of that. At my church, you just show up whenever. Most people only actually go on Christmas or Easter. As long as you're cool with Jesus, you're good
