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The Religion Debate

definitely what rone at ennui.org
Thu Nov 28 23:49:33 PST 2002

David Dyer-Bennet writes:
  Maybe.  I object strenuously to the whole concept of religion,
  spirituality, etc.  It's superstitious nonsense, and hurts people, and
  destroys great civilizations.

Religion includes superstition, but there exists superstition outside
of religion.  "Hurts people"... what doesn't hurt people?  Destroys
great civilizations?  This is is the same sort of nonsense i spouted
when i was an atheist...  It's easy to blame religion for the ills of
the world, but it's just people being fanatical ideologues.  The
religion just becomes the excuse.

David Rodemaker writes:
  Just as importantly, it explains things which are otherwise unexplainable,

That's mythology, which is a part of religion.

rone
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