Noughts and Crosses - Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief - BBC

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Noughts and Crosses - Jonathan Miller's Brief History of Disbelief - BBC

With the domination of Christianity from 500 AD, Jonathan Miller wonders how disbelief began to re-emerge in the 15th and 16th centuries. He discovers that division within the Church played a more powerful role than the scientific discoveries of the period. He also visits Paris, the home of the 18th century atheist, Baron D'Holbach, and shows how politically dangerous it was to undermine the religious faith of the masses.

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  • "The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." --- George Bernard Shaw

    "The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be

    the hijacking of morality by religion." --- Arthur C. Clarke

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  • I think its easier to be happy when a group supports you and unhappy when a group persecutes you. So, its not a matter of being happy because you are religious. Its important to look at the cause not the symptom.

  • Of men.... The world would be a much better place without it.

  • I guess Arthur C. Clarke was aware of the stupidity of mr

  • CORRECT !

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