banvanaxl said: ↑
Fauj explains this much more succinctly with hard hitting statistics.
We Indians as a society are yet not truly "secular" in the real sense of the word. We have our own set of problems (Shiv sena, SIMI, Bajrang Dal) to name a few, all too eager to pursue their own vested interests in the name of religion. But to be fair we have come a long way.
Peace.
Many of us knows what fauji explains and have stopped even reading his posts ...
Fair enough, it is your personal opinion and I respect that. I'll not use his references further in this thread.
Thank you for your explanation but I really do not see how RELIGION stops innovation and enterprise....INNOVATION IN religion is forbidden but progress is never forbidden...Yes, A MULLAH would do that but we have extremist in every SOCIETY...now if these use RELIGION to cover their *** why should an INTELLECTUAL man blame religion?
I am not going to talk about Islam or Hinduism as it can lead to flame-baiting/trolling and general degradation of the thread by zealots on both sides.
Lets take Christianity and Jainism to minimize the fallout
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The Roman catholic church effectively destroyed the 1st ever functioning banking system when they excommunicated and were effectively responsible for the murder of the Knights Templar in the early 1100's.
Galileo Galilei was ostracized for his work in astronomy. It effectively stunted innovation and free thought for decades, when he was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.
Lord Mahavir was responsible for thousands of tradesman and merchants giving up their trade and renouncing all worldly attachment and living their lives as ascetics, which resulted in the major economic stagnation of the Kalinga empire for the better half of a century.
A damning feature historically common to most religions worldwide, would be the oppression of women and the refusal to grant them equality in profession, trade and otherwise with the menfolk.
Half the population of the world, ie. the women were refused their rightful place to work and contribute to the progress of their individual societies and humanity at large until very recently. Many orthodox cultures still follow the same.
Its a well documented fact that when religion supersedes free enterprise in any culture, innovation and commerce stagnates.
Progress as you say is not forbidden in religion .... granted, but within the purview of the said religious tenets.
Any innovation. thought or notion not conforming with the same is effectively stamped out in totalitarian regimes ruled by the word of God rather than the laws of humanity and logic.
Hope I haven't offended any feelings .. if i have, I apologize in advance.
Peace out .....