At 11:39 AM Saturday 6/18/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Jun 18, 2005, at 6:37 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
Stalinism and Nazism are both quasi-religions. Thanks for giving more
evidence of the evil of religion. I wasn't going to mention them...yet.
Irrational beliefs aren't restricted to belief in supernatural ghoulies,
ghosties and gods after all.
And how rational is it to pursue religion as being "the" evil in the
universe? Doesn't such behavior presume that the *atheistic* group are The
Ones Who Possess The Truth?
Well, of course. That goes without saying. But if you have any doubt
about it, just ask one of them. :P
Atheists who promote the cause with cultish, exclusionary and evangelical
disregard for others' sensibilities -- who say in essence that we're right
while everyone else is wrong -- are every bit as guilty of quasi-religious
thinking as those they denigrate, and I am glad not to be of that mindset.
It's possible to disbelieve and not be a self-righteous jerk about it as well.
You no doubt realize that you've provided so many openings here that it
would be no fun to take any of them . . . ;)
-- Ronn! :)
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