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> Homer stated in post ci7ee8-dbr.ln1@xxxxxxxxxx on 7/6/11 7:20 AM:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>
>>> What troubles me sometimes is that to some people taking fantasy away
>>> (based on false promises like life after death) is a horrifying
>>> experience
>>
>> So don't take it away, but let people believe whatever they want. After
>> all, death is an inevitability, so it really doesn't make any difference
>> either way. If there is an afterlife then those who believe in it will
>> be vindicated upon death. If not then they won't exactly be concious to
>> suffer the trauma of their delusion, will they?
>>
>>> which does lead me to wondering if that alone (no hellfire and other
>>> sorts of blackmail) is something worth keeping for the mentally-feeble
>>> (some of whom are people I love).
>>
>> If you love them then you should respect their dignity, and not presume
>> they're feeble-minded just because they believe in something you don't.
>
> When did he say he thought anyone was feeble-minded just because they
> believe something he does not?
This was post in a hypothetical context, IIRC.
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