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Re: The Benefits of Religion

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From: Marc S Abrams
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:00
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From [ Marc Abrams (990427.2300) ]

I have been unable to respond to this until now.  I will say no more about
this thread.

> >From [ Kenny Kitzke (990423.1000EDT) ]

> These personal accusatory words reveal an angry heart.

Good start,

>I can't imagine what you would have written if my post was sent to you or
was written about >you or with you in mind--which it was not.

It was. I took it personnally, _very personally_. I was responding to my
perception of your myopic, narrow, bigoted, view.

>Your post reveals a controlled variable at high gain.

You bet your sweet ass

> I won't indulge you with a reply in kind.

How thoughtful and kind. ( I am being sarcastic )

>Isaac had a good suggestion.  I
> hope you read it, agree and sent this insulting tirade before his post.

As a matter of fact, I did send it before Isaac sent his post, but I would
have sent it anyway
I _responded_ to a huge _disturbance_. As I said in my opening sentence I
really should not have responded to your rantings, but your _superficial_
concern masks a _deep_ seated dislike, and unwillingness to accept, any
other thinking then your own, as being _valid_. Kind Ken, will save the
world from itself. Hallelujah. God, am I thankful there are folks out there
like you.

>He also thought the posted quote by Steven that I responded to had no place
on
> CSGNet.  IMHO, it was not credible, nor appropriate.  That was the only
point
> I really wanted to make.

So why not just make _that_ point. That other crap was uncalled for.

To refresh your memory, I responded to this:
> Steven's statement (But for good people to do evil things, that takes
> religion.) is typical of Jewish anti-Christian rhetoric which Bruce
Gregory,
> for some reason, wanted for us on CSGNet to see.

Have you personally done a study on "typical jewish anti-christian
rhetoric"? What are some other kinds of "typical anti-cristian jewish
rhetoric" your aware of?

Let me give you another view on Bruce's post.  It had to do with the
dogmatic deeply held beliefs _people_ have. It had to do with the fact that
PCT does _not_ distinguish between right and wrong. _People_ do, and more
blood and violence ( read that as "harm" ) is shed in the name of religon
than anything else, _THAT IS FOR ALL RELIGONS ( ie, People with deeply held
dogmatic beliefs of _all_ persuasions, jews included ) Who the hell said
_anything_ about christians?

> We had a long discussion about beliefs on the CSGNet (including system
level
> beliefs, such as religion) and how they affect behavior.  It was done with
> respect for the most part.  I think this is legitimate for the CSGNet.
But,
> discussing the merit (right or wrong) of an individual's system beliefs,
> whether Christian, Jew, Atheist, Muslim, etc., or Democrat, Republican,
> Conservative, Liberal, Libertarian, Freedom, Independent is best left to
> other forums or private communications.

Good, I agree, So why did you feel the need to introduce it? ( this is a
rhetorical question. I am not interested in knowing. )

> So, shall it be for me regarding this awful thread.  Isaac's request is
fair.

I could not, nor would I let a statement like that go by without a comment.
I would do it again in a heart beat faced with similar nonsense.

Marc
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