If there was such a thing as a completely secular country, with no religions (and therefore no notions of "trying to play god"), do you think that that country would be more technologically/scientifically/medically advanced than other countries?
2007-01-01 06:22:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Instead of "technologically/scientifically" it should say:
technologically, scientifically, and medically.
2007-01-01 06:27:21 · update #1
I like secular country. I'm listening to Kenny Chesney now.
2007-01-01 06:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you do not accept e-mail...the question re: IF SOMEONE HAD 2 TRAGEDIES......blah, blah, blah....I AM SORRY, but i was NOT BLAMING ANYONE...why would you assume that???..i kNOW SOME PEOPLE DO BUT USUALLY others find out the real story and stay away from the person...everyone has to "let go" sometimes or they will be miserable...sorry for the misunderstanding...to answer your question re: secular country...because if the country is wealthy they would more than likely be more technological advanced like the USA....and yes if religion did not play a part like in other countries...things would be different...but i do not believe there is such a thing...
2007-01-01 07:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by sweet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Secular does not mean non-religious it just means that religion is only one of many competing interests it is not accorded a special place in government. Secular countries certainly do outperform non-secular ones and have done since the Enlightenment, believe it or not the USA is a secular country not a theocracy!
Just about the only truly non-secular countries in the world are found in the Muslim world where the legal systems are based on religious law, a case in point as to how religious dogma holds a society back.
2007-01-01 06:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about technologically advanced, but it's been shown that more secular countries have much lower crime rates, higher education rates, higher literacy, better health care, etc. With higher education comes more science and technology - but the secular countries in the world are the small ones, whereas the US (being pretty much the least secular while still secular in law country) devotes the most money to research (good thing, too, or we'd have no economy).
2007-01-01 06:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Building upon the work of others. In terms of technology and trade the European civilizations that colonized North America were advanced for their time basically giving North America a spring board from which to jump. That and exploitation of natural resources, slave labor and a bunch of other unsavory stuff. As Dave Matthews once said, it is important that we realize that a lot of our great history has some poison in it.
2016-05-23 03:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look at Europe secularisation hasn't hindered technological advancement and there is more money available for scientific research because it isn't being squandered on religion.
2007-01-01 06:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's like asking if Chewy was trying to play god in Star Wars .
I`d say, no,there has to be a God.
2007-01-01 06:55:52 · answer #7 · answered by flowerpower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the first answer of Fish that I have ever liked!
Let's see what Catherine Fahringer had to say about your question:
2007-01-01 06:37:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it would. Religion holds science back.
2007-01-01 06:26:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
most likely. Religion is only holding us back
2007-01-01 06:25:24 · answer #10 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋