----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 12:18:09AM -0000, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > > The real problem is that we **don't** have a decent definition of > > religion, as things that are considered religions by most people > > differ substantially. > > To me, a religion is any system of thought or ideaology in which, when > you start asking questions, you soon reach the point where you have no > choice but to passively accept what you are told: "take my word for it" > or "just have faith". Like string theory? :-) Seriously, that would include almost all political though. I know what experimental verification is, and basically every political system is not subject to verification/falsification by experimentation. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
