Most of December...I even tried to access the account management page to see if
I somehow got bumped, but that was broken too...
--Matt
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From: Jo Anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:04:47 AM
Subject: On being back
Hey
On 27/12/2006, at 3:44 AM, Gary Nunn wrote:
>
> A question that came up in a deep, late night conversation
>
> Was religion a necessary tool for building moral and ethical
> standards in
> early civilizations or social groups? Or did someone simply invent
> the fear
> of "Going To Hell"
Hey List (I see you hiding, Charlie (the married man))...
It's interesting that Robert was gone, too. I wonder how many of us the old
server picked out for shunning.
Things have been alright, Doug. How are you doing? This was our grandson's
second Christmas, and the first one he was really int
Typing from my Blackberry, so I'll keep this brief. I think the moralizing
effect of religion is a function of the development of morality in
civilization, as well as the level of *sophistication* of that civilization,
than a function of a method of teaching morality. Many major ancient religion
On 26 Dec 2006, at 4:44PM, Gary Nunn wrote:
>
> A question that came up in a deep, late night conversation
>
> Was religion a necessary tool for building moral and ethical
> standards in
> early civilizations or social groups? Or did someone simply invent
> the fear
> of "Going To Hell"
A question that came up in a deep, late night conversation
Was religion a necessary tool for building moral and ethical standards in
early civilizations or social groups? Or did someone simply invent the fear
of "Going To Hell" to impose their will on the masses?
I suppose that also impl
