Originally posted by Regret
Not all people, there are those that are good and do great things without religion, but they are a severe minority. On the whole, man fails at being good, even with religion, imo. The absence of religion would be a detriment to man's attempts at being good.
Funny how America, a 'Christian' nation, has the highest crime rate in the world, while Japan, a 'Godless' country(90% believe there is no god) has the lowest crime rate on the planet.
Here's somethign at least:
Originally posted by Mr. Sandman
Funny how America, a 'Christian' nation, has the highest crime rate in the world, while Japan, a 'Godless' country(90% believe there is no god) has the lowest crime rate on the planet.
Although, Shinto Japan believed until after the war that the Emperor was God. Given this, do they not believe in a God, or do they not admit to believing? Also, there are religions currently in Japan, and as far as Godless, they have only been without their "Emperor God" since the war, when he was forced to make a public announcement that he was not a God.
I there are religions in Japan....
I think this link is telling: its just a picture.
WHEEEEEE
The Japanese murder rate is about 1.1 per 100,000 people; West German has a rate of 3.9, Britain a rate of 9.1, and the U.S. 8.7 per 100,000 people.
http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/crime.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Japan
Today, about one to two million Japanese are Christians (about 1% of Japan's population). Most of them live in Western Japan where the missionaries' activities were greatest during the 16th century.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2298.html
"Godless" as in the top 3 religion's view of the monotheistic triad excuse for a Judeo-Christian God.
And the original article I read: http://www.humaniststudies.org/enews/index.html?id=219&article=7
and it's source http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
Originally posted by Alliance
馃槅 except for capital punishment....which clearly condradicts your statement.
I know it is rarely carried out, but the idea that we stil have it is rediculous...only countries like China, Iran, and North Kora have the death penalty...the legal system is not at all. In the civilized world it is illegal and crime is lower than in the US. I don't see it being an deterrent at all.
Originally posted by Alliance
I know it is rarely carried out, but the idea that we stil have it is rediculous...only countries like China, Iran, and North Kora have the death penalty...the legal system is not at all. In the civilized world it is illegal and crime is lower than in the US. I don't see it being an deterrent at all.
I agree, it's ineffective. I personally believe in harsher punishment, but to each their own.
Originally posted by Alliance
I know it is rarely carried out, but the idea that we stil have it is rediculous...only countries like China, Iran, and North Kora have the death penalty...the legal system is not at all. In the civilized world it is illegal and crime is lower than in the US. I don't see it being an deterrent at all.
Originally posted by Alliance
I believe that the state has no right to take away someones life. Life in prison no parole.
I believe we should put serial killers on a barge, sail it to the middle of the Pacific, give one of them rations for a week, and come back a month later. Anyone who survives gets life without parole.
