> David Epstein wrote: > > > > Yes, and I think that this is because the most widely practiced > > religions predicate their moral systems on untestable postulates, such > > as the belief that death will be followed by an afterlife.
Whereupon on Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. quoted the above and admonished: > > I'm pretty much going to stay out of this debate which has again decided > to rise to the surface. However, I would ask that folks be specific > when discussing religion. It appears that many individuals are > discussing Christianity as opposed to religion in general. Almost all > of what has been said, including a reference to an afterlife, would not > apply to Judaism as well as a host of other religious beliefs. For the > most part, this simply represents a Christian ethnocentric bias > prevelant in North America. Generally good advice, but unjustified when applied to the passage of David's quoted above. He notes that his statement applies to "the most widely practiced religions". That includes Christianity (33% of the world population) and Islam (20%), As followers of Judaism account for fewer than 1% of the world population, it's clear that he didn't intend to include this religion in his generalization. So implying that he did is unfair. Source: http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm -Stephen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at: http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
