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Re: The Benefits of Religion

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From: Bill Powers
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:00
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[From Bill Powers (990421.0715 MDT)]

>In a message dated 4/20/99 12:49:14 PM, bgregory@CFA.HARVARD.EDU writes:
>
><< Nobel Laureate (physics) Steven Weinberg: "Although religion has done
>some good, "its influence on balance has been awful," Dr. Weinberg said.
>"With or without religion," he said, "you would have good people doing
>good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do
>evil things, that takes religion." "

>For a person who doubts that psychologists understand behavior properly, it
>is most amusing to see you quote a Nobel Laureate physicist about religion as
>though his opinion means squat.

Why do you think that your opinion, as a True Believer, is any more objective?

Best,

Bill P.
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