Judy get off her high horse??? Never going to happen Curtis my man. But I admire your continued effort to have discourse with her being WAAY up there and you being a lowly blues singer and all...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > If you have decided that some scriptures are not the holy > > > word of God, and therefore, the ideas in that book should > > > be treated like any other human ideas, then you share my > > > exact feelings about the Hindu scriptures. People can > > > and do believe what they like. But if you don't believe > > > every religion's scriptures and practice every direct > > > command from their word of God, then you have made the > > > same choices I have. > > > > Speaking for myself, not exactly. I don't believe any of > > them, but I haven't made the choice to rant > > Pejorative characterization. Are you "ranting" about me? > > about how > > "absurd" it is for the folks who do to have "superstitious > > tribal beliefs." > > So you think female circumcision should be respected as just another belief > option? You don't think any of the beliefs that relate to honor killing > among tribes in Afghanistan could be characterized this way? > > > < I haven't chosen to declare their beliefs > > "bullshit" or "horrific and repugnant" > > So you haven't declared it. You still believe that about some of these > beliefs, don't you? > > > < or accuse them of making "absurdly inflated claims."> > > So you think it is not absurdly inflated to believe that you know the mind of > God? OK good for you, I do. I also believe that people who claim to know > what happens after we die are making absurdly inflated claims. How would you > characterize people who believe you are going to burn in hell for eternity > for not believing in Jesus as your personal savior? Is my characterization > to harsh? How you you prefer to characterize the beliefs of people who are > absolutely sure of that fact? > > I haven't chosen to > > announce that society should "denounce" their beliefs. > > You have just made different choices where to focus your attention. You are > just as opposed as I am and western society as a whole to the belief that > blowing yourself up brings an eternal reward. Oh sorry it is the actions, not > the belief. It is just fine for them to believe that blowing themselves and > innocent people makes one a martyr as long as they don't do it themselves? So > everyone else in that society who condones it are just fine in their precious > religious beliefs, right? Their belief is no problem at all. Same with the > people who believe women are less than men based on their scriptures, those > beliefs should not be challenged, right. We just wait till they beat their > women and then go after them for the their actions? And racism is cool as a > belief too I suppose as long as they don't act on it. To each his or her own > when it comes to beliefs? Wrong to denounce beliefs we think are morally > repugnant in society? Not for me. > > I > > don't demean religious people by referring to their > > "special books" and "imaginary friends." > > But these are precise description. They are considered special books from > any others men have written. What exactly is your problem with this > characterizations? And if you don't believe in any of the versions of God > then they are just as imaginary for you as they are for me. Just because you > haven't posted on this board about your POV doesn't make you superior. You > don't believe in them either you just don't speak up about it. Your choice, > but you can get off your high horse about it. > > > > Not believing in scripture doesn't automatically lead to > > those choices. > > No you can choose other things to focus on to denounce and to discuss that > you see as injustices or as important to discuss on a spiritual discussion > board. Including your denunciation of my POV which I have chosen not to > characterize as a rant. > > > > > > >
