I'm told many find comfort in the teachings of <insert your spiritual
leader here>. I thought it odd/insightful thatJoseph Cambell
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_campbell> found the same core
message in the world's major religious teachings. I can believe moral
atheists share the same core teachings. Then there are those from all
persuasions that hijack a religion for their own purposes: political or
financial power - they can all burn in hell! :) But hey if it works
even as a social phenomenon, i.e. allows one to enjoy life and live
longer and die in peace, can we knock it?
Otherwise I must congratulate Father Doug in becoming a man of the cloth
at the CotFSM <http://www.venganza.org/> and following in a long line of
inspired spiritual teachers. I liked the bit about /'/ /we are
anti-crazy nonsense done in the name of religion./' (see the About
page). Noodle on.
Thanks,
Robert C
PS What would you believe if you had infinite intelligence? R
On 3/22/12 11:31 PM, Russ Abbott wrote:
Doug, I don't want to pick on you, but your certificate strikes me as
indirect bullying.
I'm as atheistic as they come, but I know a number of people who (for
reasons that I don't understand) take religion quite seriously. They
are intelligent, pleasant people, not the sort to rub their beliefs in
anyone's face. Most are politically left of center. One has a bumper
sticker that reads "A proud member of the religious left".
Why pick on them? I'm sure you don't intend to. I'm sure you are
making fun of the Rick Santorums of the world. It's just that by
casting as wide a net as the Flying Spaghetti Monster does, it also
makes fun of everyone with religious feelings.
The answer someone like Sam Harris would give is that what they say is
either false or without any shred of objective support. But the people
I'm thinking of don't go around proclaiming their beliefs as The
Truth. They go about their business simply wanting to experience the
world through a different lens. The fact that I don't understand it --
and I don't; I'm completely mystified by their way of thinking about
certain things -- doesn't give me the right to ridicule it.
Sorry for the rant.
/-- Russ/
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net
<mailto:d...@parrot-farm.net>> wrote:
Don't want my FRIAM friends and acquaintances to be the last to know:
If you feel like getting married, I can now conduct the ceremony.
"With this rigatoni, I thee wed, etc."
-Father Doug
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