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To: tyc:> who wrote (28058)	12/19/2006 3:08:59 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 78410

Tyke, what did Greek thinking develop out of?

To: tyc:> who wrote (28058)	12/19/2006 3:12:38 PM
From: Gib Bogle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78410

You are right, the situation is a complex one. I was being a bit glib (what do you expect?), but there is a truth in there somewhere. Religion is a very complicated subject. On the whole I agree with the moral teachings of Christianity (and most other religions). I don't agree with all the superstitious gobbledegook that goes along with the sensible stuff. A justification for the b.s. was given by the grand inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov. In a nutshell, he says that the church teaches lies because the masses are better off believing lies than having to face the painful reality of their lives. There is a certain pragmatic, if cynical, logic to it. Of course, once a power structure like the Catholic Church has been established it has its own internal motives connected with its own survival. I'm naive enough to think that moral behaviour can be taught without embellishing the truth with fantastic inventions.