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Article #1276Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution
From: Don H
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:51
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:51
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I regard all religions as precursors of science; the tribal witchdoctor was the scientist of his time, and religion had its own cosmology and taboo morality which, indeed, served its purpose at the time, in providing tribesmen with a coherent ideology and ethic. Times have changed and knowledge and law has advanced. This is why, eg. Sharia law, based on the 6th century AD, coupled with modern weaponry, is such a danger. Not that the USA is the fount of all wisdom, but certainly UNO can, by consensus, provide some prudence. ========================= "John Ings" <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in message news:hl23909hoqrmihsmrdpigvftcrq5bami6b@4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:26:17 GMT, "Don H" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> > wrote: >........... >Even in ethics, the empirical test of social interaction is more humane and > >sensible than the rigid orthodoxy of religion; most wars raging throughout > >the world are by religious fundamentalists who are more self-righteous than > >truly righteous. > > True. To give the devil his due though, the ethics of most early > civilizations were theologically based. > > ## Religion has not civilized man. Man has civilized religion. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102cdf,975a546dc07fb449 X-Google-Thread: f69b1,237737f085aeb181 X-Google-Thread: f64bc,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 111000,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 100202,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 119db8,9fe0352bcbfe13a9 X-Google-Thread: 100922,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: 10e378,86435d04433c39e7 X-Google-Thread: fd648,318d849b6b1dad7f X-Google-Attributes: gid102cdf,gidf69b1,gidf64bc,gid111000,gid100202,gid119db8,gid100922,gid10e378,gidfd648,public Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!controlnews3.google.com!news2.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!news-spur1.glorb.com!news.kjsl.com!news.exile.org!abnormal.com!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!lon-in.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Don H" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science,alt.paranet.science,sci.anthropology.paleo,sci.bio.paleontology,talk.atheism,alt.history.science,alt.religion.jehovahs-witn,alt.talk.creationism,aus.science References: <d222de3e.0403291135.69736571@posting.google.com> <Ez%9c.2271$oD.668@fe25.usenetserver.com> <406e0bc5$0$67420$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com> <k7-dnUIKNN5b2e7dRVn-gg@adelphia.com> <40734785_1@news.athenanews.com> <kDUjc.2869$TT.1677@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <47i090p6r8vnjdv3bmhs1lmcq478mkav3m@4ax.com> <mjl09012h24auntooaa2dbsrr4g7d0nkrp@4ax.com> <ZUakc.4139$TT.735@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <hl23909hoqrmihsmrdpigvftcrq5bami6b@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution Lines: 29 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <SDBkc.5920$TT.5145@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 23:51:14 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.139.21.175 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1083369074 144.139.21.175 (Sat, 01 May 2004 09:51:14 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 09:51:14 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services