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Bill: Preservation of Culture bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Secular Humanist party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2454
Description[?]:
| The TTIEU has falely accused us, of wishing to destroy culture. We wish to refute these claims. We are stronly opposed to religion, because 1. Of what it is. Blind, dogmatic faith, in things which have little or no scientific basis. Of concocting stories to explain the mysteries of the universe, instead of accepting that we simply do not know. 2. Because of what it does. Religion divides people. It turns one man against another. It puts people into groups, and sparks hatred between them. Most religions have something along the lines of "stone the unblievers" somewhere in their holy texts. The belief in an afterlife, too. Is worrying. People focus on it, to the detriment of their current, real life. Unable to live freely, and enjoy the wonders of the world. We will not deny that religion helped shape the world. It brought the people together, and brought civilisation to the world. But the time of religion has passed. As science has advanced, the mysteries of the universe are gradually being pulled back. The world is not flat. The sun does not revolve around us. We evolved from primates. The problems religion causes far outweigh the very few semantic benefits, and it is for the good of the world as a while that practise of religion, and worship of nonexistent deities be banned. Though there is no place for it now, religion's place is in history. We believe that is where it should stay. Holy relics, and texts, should be preserved in museums. Religious sites, should become tourist attractions, and places for people to learn about the past. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:36:24, September 10, 2007 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Preservation of Culture bill |
| Message | The TTIEU would like to note that many things are unprovable or outside the domain of science, such as what happened before the creation of the universe and ethics. Religion can also promote unity between different religions- most religions also have something about how all religions are coming at the same thing, and that all people should be respected for their beliefs. |
| Date | 03:40:28, September 10, 2007 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Preservation of Culture bill |
| Message | You should read The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis Collins ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins ), in which he argues that religion, science, and modern society are compatible and should work together. Collins is a Christian biologist who believes in evolution, BTW. |
| Date | 04:19:24, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Preservation of Culture bill |
| Message | We would like to point out that those things which are unprovable, should be left alone until we can prove them, instead of making up stories to explain them. |
| Date | 15:08:42, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Preservation of Culture bill |
| Message | Then why ban religion? as you cannot prove it wrong, leave it alone insted... That is ofcourse if we are to follow the SHPs arguments... We are strong supporters of letting people decide their own beliefs, as beliefs has nothing what so ever to do with proofs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 499 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 234 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity." - Karl Marx |