dmb,
> dmb says: > While it's true that the USA suffers much more religious fundamentalism > than the other Western nations, Europe's social-intellectual conflicts have > actually been far worse. We never had to deal with full blown fascism or > communism. We had a lesser storm, a milder hurricane, as Pirsig puts it. On > both sides of the pond, I think, the main problem pivots around money. The > problem with fundamentalism isn't just a matter of having a very bad > metaphysics or otherworldly values, although that's true too. The problem > is that fundamentalism is used by the monied interests to convince voters > to vote against democratic principles and against their own financial > interests. Religion is a tool of the manipulators, one that has almost > nothing to do with spiritual growth or development and everything to do > with obedience and control. > > I completely agree. See? I can admit when you're right. John 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/md/archives.html
