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Article #263Re: The Benefits of Religion
From: Bill Powers
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:00
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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