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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: Greg or e who wrote (1079)	9/26/2000 2:34:33 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 28931

There are pictures of the holocaust, there is the testament of actual witnesses. The testament of witnesses is always a Good Thing (to quote Martha). ] The problem we have (or at least that I have) is not with belief- it is with ABSOLUTE belief. I believe all sorts of things. I believe I'll go take a pee in a minute. I believe the sun will rise tomorrow. I believe that being kind is a good thing. I believe if I do good in the world I will be happy. I believe reason leads me to peace. But I wouldn't kill anyone to prove any of those things. I probably wouldn't even yell at anyone to prove any of those things- (and my logic tells me that by even attempting to stridently convince someone that my path is the "good" path I have done wrong). I believe that scholarship and doubt are jewels to be treasured. I believe that whatever religion embraces science and knowledge and doubt is a good religion, and a religion that embraces ignorance and denial is a bad religion- but again, that is my relative belief. I wouldn't expect you to believe it. Nor would I expect you to accept reason- I think you should be absolutely free to be as unreasonable as you wish to be, which you apparently are.

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