On Monday, November 27, 2006, at 05:16PM, "Helio W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It's a well known fact that people who believe in silly things like "the >invisible man in the sky" cannot think in logical and rational terms, so a >productive debate is nearly impossible. This kind of people believe in what >they want, they don't seek the truth, only the "convenient" one. So we see >people like you claiming that the US is winning in Iraq, the US invade >countries to spread freedom and democracy (LOL), the Earth is only 6000 >years old, etc... > >Religion is really an excellent tool to control simple minded people. > So are mob emotions like envy, greed, anger, and a large number of fatuous but popular academic theories that have nothing to do whatever with God. For instance, the labor theory of value combined with Hegel's dialectic (i.e., dialectical materialism), which laid waste to an incalculable quantity of real and potential wealth and brought bloodshed to many continents across the planet in the 20th in the name of "social progress". Or in the other extreme, Ayn Rand's notion of "selfishness as a virtue" which, again, has nothing to do with God (she was an avowed atheist who lumped Christians with Communists) and has a huge following among libertarians and "fiscal conservative" types in the country club wing of the Republican party, who probably think the same way about religious people that you do.
Your singling out of religious people, or anyone who approaches metaphysics with an open mind that doesn't assume 5 senses are all that are required to grasp reality in its fullest, and the blanket statement that they're simple minded is... well, simple minded. - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
