Tim said:
...I might interpret his perspective on theism, whatever it is, as a desire not
to levy karmic garbage on others. He might view all solidified contemporary
theisms as a karmic dump sourced from that theist's inability to deal with the
unknown.
dmb says:
This is the thing about religion. Just look around. What is at the heart of our
domestic politics and foreign policies? Muslims, Jews and Christians each
define themselves in relation to the other two. Each form of theism thinks the
other forms are wrong, if not downright evil. And this conflict is not limited
to angry e-mails. It entails actual death and destruction. There is a vast
difference of degree but not in kind. Islam uses suicide bombers to resist the
infidels and Christianity uses assassins to resist abortion doctors. The
fundamentalists in Israel literally believe it's their god-given right to
occupy Palestine and of course all those Palestinian refugees beg to differ.
And so both sides have a hard time even recognizing the humanity of the other
side. This is the problem with theism. It's supposed to be a force for morality
and good and brotherly love but that's obviously NOT what's happening. Quite
the opposite.
The framers of the constitution knew this about religion. European history is
chock full of war, torture and murder in the name of religion. The age of
colonialism was certainly about money and power but it was also very much about
spreading Christianity at gun point. Whole cultures were destroyed in this
process. And it's always about the guys and the bad guys. It always entails an
epic karma dump. And today, in our context, theism is a reactionary stance.
It's just a form of cultural supremacy and it could only be adopted by one who
hasn't yet learned the lessons of history and/or one who hasn't read a
newspaper in a long, long time.
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