On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:20:23AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth Chad Perrin on Sunday, 25 July 2010: > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:54:37AM -0400, Alejandro Imass wrote: > <snip> > > > > I'd think a devout Christian would have much more reason to complain > > about a Flying Spaghetti Monster (whose only purpose is to mock mystical > > belief systems) than a Daemon, ... > > </snip> > > On the contrary, they fear competition much more than direct opposition. > That's why the bloodiest religious wars are usually between similar systems. > Thus, an opposing mythical symbol is more threatening, provided it's > taken seriously -- the attempt to cast it seriously is an attempt to > frame an enemy. > > Actually, the deeper, unspoken threat is that it won't be taken seriously > -- providing a precedent for the demotion of all mythical symbols.
Allow me to rephrase: "I'd think a devout Christian *who isn't an idiot* would have much more reason to complain about a Flying Spaghetti Monster . . ." Of course, I'm assuming that "devout" precludes being a pretender to faithfulness who is only engaging in spiritually empty propaganda. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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