Environmentalism Is the New Religion
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - St James Ethics Centre - IQ2
While the world's religions have inspired stunning acts of creation, they also have been implicated in some of the darkest deeds in human history.If God cannot be blamed for such moments of evil, His priests and prophets at least have a case to answer.So what might they say? That religion is unfairly blamed -- and that we should look to other factors? Admit that there are problems but argue that on balance the good outweighs the bad? That there is no alternative; that people need religion like they need air? - Intelligence Squared