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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: greenspirit who wrote (42851)7/1/1999 3:04:00 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
All communists are atheists.

Therefore all atheists are communists.

I assume you see the flaw here, so I wonder why you based your post on this assumption.

I just can't see religiosity as an essential condition to respect for private property.

Have you looked at Japan, traditionally one of the least religious of states (Shintoism is more a philosophy than a religion)? Their respect for private property is second to none. Historically, I think you will find that the concept of private property stems more from the political tradition of feudalism than from any religious tradition. The feudal lords, whether in Japan or in medieval Europe, were the first to say that what had been "ours" was "theirs", and to develop the force necessary to impose this view on others. The concept has evolved a bit, fortunately, since their day.

I'm off to paddle my boat. Have a fun weekend.
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