Robert Calco wrote: >> Religion is really an excellent tool to control simple minded people. >> > So are mob emotions like envy, greed, anger, and a large number of fatuous > but popular academic theories > that have nothing to do whatever with God. For instance, the labor theory of > value combined with Hegel's > dialectic (i.e., dialectical materialism), which laid waste to an incalculable quantity of real and potential > wealth and brought bloodshed to many continents across the planet in the 20th in the name of "social progress". > Or in the other extreme, Ayn Rand's notion of "selfishness as a virtue" which, again, has nothing to do with > God (she was an avowed atheist who lumped Christians with Communists) and has a huge following among > libertarians and "fiscal conservative" types in the country club wing of the Republican party, who probably > think the same way about religious people that you do.
With the caveat that most libertarians think property is theft and money should be abolished. Libertarian notions in bed with capitalism have only begotten toil and trouble, fire burn, and caldron bubble. > > Your singling out of religious people, or anyone who approaches metaphysics > with an open mind that doesn't assume 5 senses are all that are required to > grasp reality in its fullest, and the blanket statement that they're simple > minded is... well, simple minded. > > - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
