The Logic Off Topic list

"Zeek Duff" <zkduff@...> wrote:

>It would make a whole lot more sense as an American reaction to
>terrorism if we made all these so-called "religious leaders" get
>together to create an international PERMANENT moratorium on claiming
>their faith is the ONLY way to God.  It would make a lot more sense if
>THEY declared war on those who kill in the name of God, those who claim
>their religious instruction has justified murder.  It would make a lot
>more sense if those religious leaders were so outraged as to beg for the
>eradication of any murderous zealots who promote the killing of anyone
>who disagrees with them in the name of God.

If by eradicate, you mean kill, then this would be paradoxical, no? .

>Obviously, those "religious
>leaders" are ALL dead wrong, right now...  Anyone claiming their faith
>is the ONLY way to God is an idiot.  Anyone claiming it's a sin to break
>religious laws that go against the very nature of basic human rights and
>freedom of choice is an immoral ass, plain and simple.  THAT stupid,
>convoluted philosophy is where all of this shit started folks, and is
>definitely why it has continued for eons, and has now sucked us in,
>completely.  Think about it.

I agree with you here,  but the sad thing is its going to be a long time
(if ever) before this 'problem'  ceases to be.  If, somehow,  we could all
seriously entertain the fact that rather than being created by a supreme
being, that we (all life) are just a big accident,  that religions are
based on a hint of reality and a lot of myth and tribal behaviour,  and when
we die, we just die (and don't end up at the feet of god), then I suspect we
could relate to each other and the world around us with so much more respect
and responsibility. And that is something the world needs, especially now...

Sigh...