Re: Re: Hateful

2013-01-30 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Terren Suydam Considering religion as a stabilizing social phenomenon is true, but that's not all it is. - Receiving the following content - From: Terren Suydam Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-30, 10:22:37 Subject: Re: Hateful Personally, my take on religion is that it h

Re: Re: Hateful

2013-01-30 Thread Terren Suydam
Hi Roger, What else is it? If you say it is the arbiter of morality, then that too can be framed in terms of group persistence. If you're talking about spirituality, whatever one means by that, it has never seemed the case to me that religion is *required* for one to realize one's spirituality.

Re: Re: Re: Hateful

2013-01-31 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Terren Suydam Faith is a gift we are unworthy of. - Receiving the following content - From: Terren Suydam Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-30, 14:21:17 Subject: Re: Re: Hateful Hi Roger, What else is it? If you say it is the arbiter of morality, then that too can

Re: Re: Re: Hateful

2013-01-31 Thread Terren Suydam
; *Time:* 2013-01-30, 14:21:17 > *Subject:* Re: Re: Hateful > > > Hi Roger, > > What else is it? > > If you say it is the arbiter of morality, then that too can be framed in > terms of group persistence. > > If you're talking about spirituality, whatever one means by t