tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post7823517423059720690..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: Teflon-coating religionStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-35727249339499777332013-05-28T19:36:51.440+00:002013-05-28T19:36:51.440+00:00Teflon coating is magical element which carries a ...Teflon coating is magical element which carries a very special properties increases the durability of the productteflon coatinghttp://www.impreglon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-9711388649072679262007-12-08T01:46:00.000+00:002007-12-08T01:46:00.000+00:00Stephen,I wonder what William's reaction would be ...Stephen,<BR/><BR/><I>I wonder what William's reaction would be to the suggestion that religion has no "power to do good", only people do.</I><BR/><BR/>I would say that, strictly speaking, religious people (or <I>some religious beliefs</I>) can bring about good things, not "religion" per se.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>WillWill Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707984281579660082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-77839099999156552232007-12-08T01:45:00.000+00:002007-12-08T01:45:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Will Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707984281579660082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-39478401238102956782007-12-03T15:06:00.000+00:002007-12-03T15:06:00.000+00:00Sorry the url didn't print in full. It's article18...Sorry the url didn't print in full. It's article18807 I wanted to point you to. Basically, the American government seems to speak about what they are doing in Iraq and AFghanisatan in exactly the same way as the Russians used to about their own Afghan adventure. Coincidence?<BR/><BR/>what is done in the name of 'freedom and democracy' should not necessarily turn us against those ideals. And I think the same argument generally applies to religion. However, I think that religious texts can be misleading and may lend themselves to abuse more easily.<BR/><BR/>http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18807Post-Islamisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155554438562613821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-23860606348056840692007-12-03T14:57:00.000+00:002007-12-03T14:57:00.000+00:00Yes, people use religion texts as a pretext for ac...Yes, people use religion texts as a pretext for actions that would not be countenanced by alternative readers of those texts.<BR/><BR/>Is this unique to religious texts? In the absence of religious pretexts, liberal enlightenment texts seem to be just as handy.<BR/><BR/>See:<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18807.htmPost-Islamisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155554438562613821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-1354162869439732942007-12-03T13:48:00.000+00:002007-12-03T13:48:00.000+00:00Guns don't kill, people do. Yes, but:- guns allow ...Guns don't kill, people do. Yes, but:<BR/>- guns allow those intent on killing to kill more people and make the killing easier,<BR/>- guns make accidental death by gunshot more likely than accidental death by gunshot without guns (examples: when kids get hold of parents' guns, when a robber doesn't intend to kill, but things get out of hand),<BR/>- etc.<BR/><BR/>Religion isn't dangerous, people are. Yes, but:<BR/>- Religion allows those intent on misguiding to misguide more people and make the misguiding easier,<BR/>- Religion makes the gullible more susceptible to persuasion into the acceptance of dangerous beliefs.<BR/><BR/>It's the bullet in the gun, and the gun in the hands of a person that makes a gun dangerous. Without the bullet the gun is no different than any other blunt instrument.<BR/><BR/>Faith is religion's bullet. Without faith, religion is no different than any other blunt instrument of a poor argument.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039815765507965606noreply@blogger.com