(November 12, 2013 at 9:58 am)Brian37 Wrote: Yea but the idea of openess and questioning will make it harder for men, religious or not to do such things.
I'd like to think that was true, I really would. I think there has to be some acknowledgement of what we have achieved with our social constructs but my experience is all we succeed in doing is force the perpetrators to be more devious in their behaviour.
I think the idea that 'good will out' is a very important driver for many people on many levels but my experience of reality is that this is wishful thinking.
But then, perhaps I'm just a heavy-hearted being.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
