--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We all know that Selma treats us all to reams of > balderdash that is not camouflaged at all, and her > comments herein are an excellent example. I have > defended the right of Goanetters to write anything > they like, including their opinions on religion. > > > She apparently has nothing specific to say about the > detailed comments and opinions I have offered in > this > thread. Within this context, her comments above are > meaningless.
------------------ Au contraire Mario, in an excerpt from your mail which was included herein previously but which you have conveniently deleted, you postulated that culture and religion are two distinct entities. You further stated that while religion enhances moral righteousness, culture is capable of corrupting it. In my rebuttal, I contest this view. Culture is an umbrella that encompasses the religion of a society. Hence if you contend that culture is capable of corrupting the moral fiber of a human being, so is religion. And by the way, I wonder if you've forgotten in your robust defence of Abrahamic religions, that Islam too is an Abrahamic religion and I'm curious to know whether you extend your defence to Islam as well being the last authority on moral righteousness. Please exclude from your rebuttal all assertions that religion is not corrupt, just our interpretation of it. That argument is too facile and you should know better. selma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
