--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2007, at 7:45 PM, qntmpkt wrote: > > > > > As could be expected, Harris batted Sullivan's pseudo-argument out of > > > the park into the next county. I was tempted to abandon reading the > > > entirety of Sullivan's text after a few paragraphs, but, optimist, > > > kept doggedly on, wondering if he'd ever begin to make sense ... but, > > > no, it was too much to expect. > > > > > > Bravo for Harris's well-reasoned dismantling of Sullivan's gibberish. > > > > > > Fortunately--having heard Sullivan's emotional reaching long before > > this debate started--I've not read more than a couple of paragraphs > > of his recent schlock. > > > > Long story short: go out, no RUN out and buy _Letter to a Christian > > Nation_ and read the 21st century version of what Frederick Nietzsche > > had to say in the last century and learn how the delusion of belief > > is the greatest threat to sentient life in the history of this planet. > > > > If you cannot do that, at least take the time to watch this 20 minute > > video: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3YOIImOoYM > > > > Then, maybe then, you'll realize *why* worship of god or gods is the > > greatest danger we all face. > > > > > Actually, extreme attachment to an idea, whether it is that TM is the bestest or that > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is a pervert, is the greatest danger we all face. > > Simple worship of a god or gods ranks pretty low compared to THAT.
Right, but this opens a can of worms since, who would be the judge of "extreme"? >
