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Ric Carter wrote:
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> From: nurev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > We can however, remove guns from the equation. Then if people
> > go nuts or become immoral or enraged, it's not as devastating.
>
> Parallel: God(s) don't kill people, believers kill people. We
> can reduce religious sectarian violence by eliminating peoples'
> god(s) from the equation. Then if people go kill-crazy, they
> won't have deities or demons to blame, and they can be treated
> for their mental aberrations, rather than forgiven for zeal.
>
> But: guns or gods, we're talking Theology. True Believers in
> weapons-bearing have a religious creed, that their guns were
> given them by their god(s), and no mere mortal can touch their
> holy armaments. You might as well try to talk a spiritual fundy
> out of their belief system. Good luck.
>
> Rev. R.N. "what a friend we have in Uzi" Carter
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> * no pacifists were shot during the production of this message *
While it's possible to rid the country of guns, it's impossible to rid
the country of gods even though that superstition is responsible for
more
human deaths and misery than all other things save plague and natural
disaster.
Most people simply don't have the guts to face nature and reality and
are addicted to superstitious nonsense as avoidance behavior. That
won't
change. The best we can hope for is to make sure that people keep
their
private superstitions private or among like minded superstitionists.
Devout Atheist,
Joshua2
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