On Nov 18, 5:44 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Even so, I've > never thought that theism was the enemy, but irrationalism, of which > theism is but one manifestation.
If you mean that innapropriate irrationalism a huge problem, I agree. If you mean that all irrationalism is a problem to be eliminated, then it seems to me that you are being irrational. On Nov 18, 5:44 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<How would it affect us if the criticism were proved correct? >> > > The accusation that secular states have done as much evil as theistic > states isn't much of a criticism of secularism. Secularism doesn't > connote a moral code, so to put it on an equal footing morally with > theistic states is itself damning of theism. Apparently, theism does > not improve the behavior of its adherents. > > But then again, you will have to define what a secular state is. Nazi > Germany was a very religious protestant nation and Hitler a self- > proclaimed Catholic. Was this a secular nation? Is Britain, with a > state Church? Is the United States, with a holy war launched in > Iraq? Probably even pre-Soviet Russia was predominantly Christian. > > So it's not clear to me that any secular nations exist. Even so, I've > never thought that theism was the enemy, but irrationalism, of which > theism is but one manifestation. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
