Atheism, Indoctrination and Monogamy

How rational are you really?

Reposted with improved audio levels here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQRuBSeAZHA

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[FlyingFree333]

I've posted a new version of this video with improved audio levels, please post your comments there.

watch?v=TQRuBSeAZHA

[AtheismISgod]

I disagree FlyingFree333... i grew up surrounded by different views and religions yet i still find my own path like all people should. I despise religion because it's pointless garbage, but i also understand why they feel the need to believe in it and how easy it is to get sucked into it. Religion has no place in our modern world and although i won't run out and punch church goers in the face, i will gladly watch religion dismantle itself over time which is what it's doing.

[FlyingFree333]

Got creative and loaded the video into Windows Movie Maker twice, once as the video track and once again as the background soundtrack, the two audio tracks blended perfectly and boosted the audio nicely. Thanks for all your help, I posted the new video as a response to your agnostic video, you can delete the first video response if you like.

[FlyingFree333]

Affirmed members of the church who had no heirs had their wealth taken by the church. Also the church could annul any marriage they wanted thereby invalidating any heirs or could prevent any offspring from marrying and producing legitimate heirs. Monogamous marriage gave the church an incredible amount of power over its followers and their lives and wealth, even influencing politics by controlling political marriages.

[h8uall66]

I disagree with you slightly. People outside the church dying without heirs only served the church's interest if the person could be persuaded not to give the land to the King or another relative. Now celibacy among clergy was in fact used to ensure that clergy died without heirs, thus allowing the church to acquire their holdings. Clergy often made quite a lot of money. This was exacerbated if the clergy member himself was heir to property or money. That's how the church amassed so much wealth.

[FlyingFree333]

Also religion benefited from breaking families down to smaller units, they were easier to control and break apart and more likely people would die without heirs so the church would keep their land and wealth. All cults rely on isolating people, large families are harder to indoctrinate. In addition one of the greatest powers over people the church had is you couldn't have sex without being married and couldn't marry without the church's consent. They literally held everyone by the short hairs.

[FlyingFree333]

Windows Movie Maker and a Logitech Fusion webcam.

[DrJobinsp]

how did you make this video?

[FlyingFree333]

Exactly.

[FlyingFree333]

You are assuming the original parents give a damn. I have seen no circumstance where 2 parents are better than 3 or 4 and many where extra are better, for example it would be nearly impossible for a parent to molest a child in a household with several other mothers and fathers around, intimidating one partner into silence is a whole lot easier than intimidating say 3 of them.