Re: religious/political question

[William T Goodall]

On 31 Oct 2003, at 14:58, Andrew Crystall wrote:

On 31 Oct 2003 at 12:11, William T Goodall wrote:

On 31 Oct 2003, at 07:19, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:

At 10:21 PM 10/30/03 -0600, The Fool wrote:
From: Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I wrote:
The only group you are likely to get consistent answers from
would be
the anti-religious groups, as you can probably see from some of

the
others who have already answered your email.
William T. Goodall replied:
Doesn't this indicate where the compelling evidence leads?
That the only group that follows in lockstep and allows no
dissent
from
their orthodoxy is the anti-religious group?
Interesting.  You are attempting to frame freethinkers and
rationalists
as authoritarian thought police.  But the fact remains that
freethinkers
and rationalists have thrown off shackles of religious thought
control, not the other way around.


Though it is interesting how many of the people who describe
themselves as "free thinkers" seem to think alike on so many issues,
and to reject the positions of anyone who disagrees with them on
those issues (abortion, frex) . . .
Maybe because although there an infinite number of ways of being
wrong, there is usually only one way of being right?
And WHAT is why what you preach is a religion. A high doctrinal,
strident, intollerant religion.
No it isn't.

What, you thought a god was a requirement of a religion?
Me? Certainly not.  I posted a *long* definition of religion a while 
back that was clear about that.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=religion

4. "A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or
conscientious devotion."
You realize that is a figurative usage as in 'baseball was his 
religion' and not actually about religion qua religion?

--
William T Goodall
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"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever 
that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the 
majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish 
than sensible."
- Bertrand Russell

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