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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Friday 01 Jul 2011 22:14 : \____
> Homer wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that JEDIDIAH spake thusly:
>>> On 2011-06-30, Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> I'm not religious, but equally I'm not venomously anti-religious - a
>>>> disturbing trend in today's society. Imperialist history and certain
>>>> fundamentalist beliefs aside (Jihadism), there's nothing immoral
>>>> about religion per se, and indeed I share many (but not all) of the
>>>> moral
>>>
>>> The problem with most major religions is that they encourage blind
>>> obedience to authority and discourages any sort of skepticism or
>>> critical thinking or differing viewpoints.
>>
>> I'm sure they do, but since religion is voluntary then surely its up to
>> the individual to decide whether or not to obey those principles.
>>
>>> Lots of nasty stuff follows from that.
>>
>> I'd hope we've moved on from ignorant peasants subjugated by the church
>> in the middle-ages. AFAICT the only remaining threats from religion are
>> middle-eastern fundamentalists and militant atheists (and some residual
>> "troubles" in Northern Ireland, which is mostly a political pretext). I
>> don't feel especially threatened by the average, civilised Christian.
>
> Just don't depend on one for certain scientific teaching.
What is "scientific teaching"? Teaching of the sciences or a delegation of
teaching class? As in, today we learn mythology, tomorrow we learn truth, let
the kids decide (don't forget the Earth on turtleback theory!). :-)
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