OK, I'm sorry if I misread between the lines. Thanks for clarifying. Let's go with that.
So for clarity let's see if I got your gist:
So good people are good because the individual acts good, not because he's acted upon by a supernatural God? Religion isn't a source of peace because we see a history of systemic unrest and we don't see a universal religion?
People act on their beliefs, Their beliefs are informed by their experience
Are we in agreement on these three things?
So for clarity let's see if I got your gist:
So good people are good because the individual acts good, not because he's acted upon by a supernatural God? Religion isn't a source of peace because we see a history of systemic unrest and we don't see a universal religion?
People act on their beliefs, Their beliefs are informed by their experience
Are we in agreement on these three things?
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
