"Gametech" <voltronalpha at hotmail.com> writes: > David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > <snip> > > > Maybe. I object strenuously to the whole concept of religion, > > spirituality, etc. It's superstitious nonsense, and hurts people, and > > destroys great civilizations. > > I was recently commissioned to create a website for the Gyuto Wheel of > Dharma Monastery here in Minnesota for a group of Tibetan Buddhists > (refugees) They have a Monastery here in MN. I know little to nothing about > their religion but when I asked what's the goal here what do you guys > basically do the answer I got was: > > We try to teach Compassion and Love as well as promote Peace. The only way > of effective teaching is to demonstrate, near as I can tell they do. > > Now some look at it as propaganda other see it for something else. I'm not > going to 'argue' your opinion. I am curious though how you perceive people > like this to be practicing their religion to be hurting people and > destroying great civilizations. Very mildly. But they're still encouraging people to believe things on faith rather than evidence, for example, and that's bad. People do far to little thinking. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info