religions prescribe specific views and action, therefore they are expected to be shared among the (true) followers.
my employer, municipality, race and nationality do not. best, mishka On 2/16/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't think I would need to spell it out to you but I don't mind. > > If *your* views and consequent actions "don't necessarily represent those of > my[your] employer, > municipality, nation or race", then neither do the views and consequent > actions of individual persons (or even groups of persons) professing > adherence to a particular religion necessarily represent that religion or > the majority of it's followers. > > IOW, you can go about making statements like "that's why (abrahamic) > religions are fundamentally evil.", based on the hideous acts of some group > of people professing to be of that faith. > > But you'd be wrong. > > Those persons likely are not representative of that faith, in the same > manner that many religions are not representative of the God they profess to > worship. > > Tom C. > > >From: Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >my views are my personal and don't necessarily represent those of my > >employer, > >municipality, nation or race. > > > >here, need more fine print? > >i am still blanking what does this have to do with the OT-topic. > > > >On 2/16/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >From you I thought... I was merely repeating one of your prior posts > >back at > > > you. > > > > > > "religion is teachings of god. big difference, since there is > > > (obviously) only one true god. and if you betray your faith, > > > you are guaranteed an eternal punishment, such that blowing your > > > brains off instead of giving up your beliefs is a pretty good deal. > > > > > > that's why (abrahamic) religions are fundamentally evil." > > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > >From: Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > >huh? where did that come from? > > > > > > > >best, > > > >mishka > > > > > > > >On 2/16/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > And so we can assume then that your beliefs and actions are > > > >representative > > > > > of your entire race, nationality, ethnicity, or whatever group you > >are a > > > > > member of...? > > > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
