Famously, for good people to do evil, you need religion.
I think this is still true, and you can make a pretty extensive list of evil committed purely in Gods name with little ulterior motive.
You are primarily concerned with moderate religious, rather than the fanatic.
The problem I see, is that the reasonable moderates hold the door open for the evil to walk in with a happy twinkle in their eye.
Moderates love to believe the crazy ones have nothing to do with them, but imo, they are still responsible for letting the enemy of reason in at the gates to poison the well.
I think this is still true, and you can make a pretty extensive list of evil committed purely in Gods name with little ulterior motive.
You are primarily concerned with moderate religious, rather than the fanatic.
The problem I see, is that the reasonable moderates hold the door open for the evil to walk in with a happy twinkle in their eye.
Moderates love to believe the crazy ones have nothing to do with them, but imo, they are still responsible for letting the enemy of reason in at the gates to poison the well.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
