----- Original Message ----- From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated
> > From: Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > 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". > > > I like this definition. So, Marxism isn't a religion, because a Marxist will argue for his "scientific proof of the dialectic" till the day he dies. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
