RE: Literal and Not Literal
November 5, 2019 at 6:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 5, 2019 at 6:58 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Ostensibly, religion at it's best would be religion best positioned to serve it's interests..which probably aren't Bels.
Aligning itself with local powers is a great way to realize it's potential. Similarly, islam doesn't actually rail against worldly authority, it seeks to assert itself -as- a worldly authority. I submit that religion, at its worst..by some peoples reckoning, is more accurately religion at its best. Fully actualized, driving discourse, and achieving its own goals. We have certainly seen religion at it's best, and it's impressive in it's ability, even if we put a negative value on what it does at it's best and a positive value on what it does when it's too small and disenfranchised to make any difference.
Aligning itself with local powers is a great way to realize it's potential. Similarly, islam doesn't actually rail against worldly authority, it seeks to assert itself -as- a worldly authority. I submit that religion, at its worst..by some peoples reckoning, is more accurately religion at its best. Fully actualized, driving discourse, and achieving its own goals. We have certainly seen religion at it's best, and it's impressive in it's ability, even if we put a negative value on what it does at it's best and a positive value on what it does when it's too small and disenfranchised to make any difference.
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