Peter D'Souza wrote: > >Santosh Helekar, in comments concerning the Bible and Christianity, >said: >
Hi Peter: Thanks for very nicely confirming my contention that religion is at odds with some of the humanitarian values of rational morality. I just want to correct a few of your misunderstandings about what I said. In my write-up on rational morality I was referring not just to the Bible or Christianity, but to all religions. For instance, the following statement applies to some aspects of Hinduism rather than to Christianity: "We are not resigned to our fate. Nothing is pre- ordained or pre-destined." Science has very little to do with Kantian rational morality to which I was referring. By equality I meant equal rights and privileges, and equal justice - not biological equality. In response to my assertion regarding homosexuals, you write: "Not true. You don't sound terribly scientific when you make this kind of statement. A world full (i.e. 100%) of homosexuals would end much sooner than a world full of homosexuals." I think you are wrong because science would solve this problem by resorting to artificial cloning of human beings. But a world full (i. e. 100%) of Catholic priests and nuns or Buddhist monks or Hindu Brahmacharis would definitely end very soon because those religious folk would be resistant to artificial cloning. As regards your following quip: "Stalin and Lenin might have agreed with you on this" Please do not demonize me just because you disagree with what I say. It is against rational morality. Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
