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Single Idea 19625
[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society
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Full Idea
To belong to a church uncertain of its god - after once imposing that god by fire and sword - should be the ideal of every detached mind.
Gist of Idea
The ideal is to impose a religion by force, and then live in doubt about its beliefs
Source
E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 1 'Felicity')
Book Ref
Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.84
A Reaction
I'm trying hard to think of an adequate response to this. I'll get back to you....
The
22 ideas
with the same theme
[relative roles of a government and a people's religion]:
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2840
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The whole state should pay for the worship of the gods
[Aristotle]
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19813
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All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious
[Machiavelli]
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7126
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Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity
[Machiavelli]
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7486
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Machiavelli emancipated politics from religion
[Machiavelli, by Watson]
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20723
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Only when working people are poor do they remain obedient to God
[Calvin, by Weber]
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2361
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If fear of unknown powers is legal it is religion, if it is illegal it is superstition
[Hobbes]
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19927
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State and religious law can clash, so the state must make decisions about religion
[Spinoza]
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19973
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The clergy are essential to a monarchy, but dangerous in a republic
[Montesquieu]
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19987
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Religion has the most influence in despotic states, and reinforces veneration for the ruler
[Montesquieu]
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20004
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French slavery was accepted because it was the best method of religious conversion
[Montesquieu]
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20011
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Religion can support the state when the law fails to do so
[Montesquieu]
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19850
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By separating theological and political systems, Jesus caused divisions in the state
[Rousseau]
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19852
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Civil religion needs one supreme god, an afterlife, justice, and the sanctity of the social contract
[Rousseau]
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19853
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All religions should be tolerated, if they tolerate each other, and support citizenship
[Rousseau]
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19851
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Every society has a religion as its base
[Rousseau]
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21085
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The church has a political role, by offering a supreme power over people
[Kant]
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19625
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The ideal is to impose a religion by force, and then live in doubt about its beliefs
[Cioran]
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12316
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For Enlightenment philosophers, God was no longer involved in politics
[Badiou]
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21020
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Any establishment belief system is incompatible with full respect for all citizens
[Nussbaum]
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22266
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The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life
[Sandel]
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21124
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Religious toleration has been institutionalised by the separation of church and state
[Shorten]
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20620
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If minority views are accepted in debate, then religious views must be accepted
[Tuckness/Wolf]
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