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I'll give Carter his due on this one, Naut. It's a vicious cycle. But I
do get your drift, my friend...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 26, 2007 at 7:45 PM
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Saul
The fundamentalist is wrong, but so is Carter...and I am right!
posted by
Nautikos
on August 26, 2007 at 2:37 PM
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God is limitless reason, blacksnow, according to those who follow. God is
the reason for all, the end all, the be all. To question this is to fly in the face of god -- so beleives the fundametalist... So, realistically speaking, reason has little to do with the thinking of a fundamentalist...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 25, 2007 at 4:53 PM
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Our poor education- the Enlightenment & even Mother Theresa had doubt. It's
the other side of the coin of Faith. Sometimes, people take to religion to express HAUGHTILY what they were afriad to say out loud before "conversion to the new faith." Doubt and humility FEED faith and not destroy it. Check out St. Augustine, St. Francis, even Descartes who rejected Aquinas's certainty, despite believing GOD IS RATIONAL. If anyone claims to be rational, they will be limited by reason. Is God limited by REASON too?
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posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on August 25, 2007 at 3:24 PM
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No, I watched the precursor, "God, Sex and Greed", hosted by Roland
Martin last night (a repeat). I'll post on it shortly, then come over, say "hi" and let you know. By the way, the are re-airing "God's Warriors" tonight and tomorrow night on CNN.
posted by
saul_relative
on August 25, 2007 at 1:50 PM
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And there you have it, proc. Well said...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 25, 2007 at 1:49 PM
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saul - Interesting quote. Came over here to see if you wrote about that
tv program. Did you and I just cannot find it?
posted by
FoliageGold
on August 25, 2007 at 5:44 AM
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Ive said this before,extremism in anything is annoying and nauseating
because it implies perfection. The human condition cannot be married with the idea of perfection.
posted by
proc
on August 25, 2007 at 4:49 AM
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Why so shocked, Manda Lee. Every fundamentalist I've ever met was
totally convinced that they know what god wants, expects, and will one day deliver... Must be very liberating, knowing the mind of god like that...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2007 at 4:32 PM
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posted by
Amanda__
on August 24, 2007 at 3:13 PM
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How much worse could they be than the authoriarian, obnoxious,
sanctimonious asses that they already are, Xeno-x? People who have only thier religion and faith are poorly serving themselves...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2007 at 12:48 PM
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Thanks, riri
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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At the very least, Troosha...
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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well, re: this and the previous post
Fundamentalists are like that.
They are afraid that if they accept someone else as being right, they would prove themselves wrong.
And possibly lose their religion.
lose their faith.
and that can be bad.
posted by
Xeno-x
on August 24, 2007 at 12:16 PM
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posted by
riri0322
on August 24, 2007 at 12:15 PM
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Saul
Unfortunately it probably is impossible... or, at the very least, very difficult.
posted by
Troosha
on August 24, 2007 at 11:26 AM
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