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Originally Posted by VidaRed
that doesn't answer the question.
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Vida - do you feel persecuted? I mean to think that the big, bad christian world is somehow complicit in the unspeakably shocking case of Josef Fritzl is pretty bizarre! Is that how you are brought up? To believe (as many jews do) that the world, and especially christendom, is against them? The jews, of course, would add islam. And you would add Judaism. Just try to see for goodness' sake; it's no different from us slagging the dippers or city. But for crying out loud, let humanity allow our innate tribal prejudices to find a safe way of escape - through football in our case.
Just try it, why don't you? In fact, I DARE you to read Sam Harris' book (link posted earlier in this thead I think; if not it's on another and I'll post it here.)
Do that Vida, and then come back and tell me you remain unchanged. I mean you could equally read Schopenhauer or Gibbon; it's just that Harris is both readable and contemporary.
Give it a try; remember I was a practicing christian once, but have now seen religion - ALL religion - for what it is.