RE: Why religion was necessary; why it no longer is.
August 17, 2012 at 8:15 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2012 at 8:16 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 17, 2012 at 7:54 pm)padraic Wrote:Quote:Actually the term derives from the school of thought which holds that there is minimal historical reliability in the OT
Ah, I thought it referred to a taste in decor.
I thought is might have been related to the 20th century classical musical form by the same name.
Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, et al.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
