Platt said: If someone finds value in believing in God, leprechauns or a rabbit's foot, who is to say they are wrong other than those who believe everyone should believe what they believe and try to force their beliefs on others by ridicule, intimidation or at the point of a gun?
dmb says:Adding to Arlo's reply, I'd say you're being a bit of a drama queen. Nobody here has a gun and "force" is a pretty weird way to characterize the use of words, which is all we have as far as weapons go. And so what if the disagreements have been vigorous (especially mine)? That just means that people think it's important, that we all care about the issue. But mostly I'd object to the notion that it's okay to believe in God so long as one "finds value" in it. Using the word "value" speciously makes it seem like it would be endorsed by the MOQ but going by that usage we can say sloth, intellectual laziness, crack cocaine and murderous revenge are okay so long as we find value in it. Obviously, that would be nonsense. In fact, one of the problems with religious beliefs is that people find it so emotionally satisfying and even when the practical consequences are harmful. It can be used as a kind of escapism. It can put an end to one's own personal growth. It can be used to justify horrible crimes. This isn't always the case, of course, but let's not pretend that it doesn't matter. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
