tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post6137566531895931168..comments2023-09-02T07:32:46.439-07:00Comments on Quriltai on the Shore: Richard, come here, we need youQuriltaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05899113009557697341noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post-14774197540269618622009-03-04T15:27:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:27:00.000-08:00Hm. For what it's worth, I would say to Daniel th...Hm. For what it's worth, I would say to Daniel that your obligation to your human family should be a powerful check on immorality as much as your fear/respect for a god(s).Quriltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899113009557697341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post-71195298176300129072009-03-04T12:11:00.000-08:002009-03-04T12:11:00.000-08:00Although you are correct that association with org...Although you are correct that association with organized religion does not preclude evil behavior, why single out the Roman Catholic Church, noternie? Are there no evildoers among the Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or even Atheist communities?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847155333569085330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post-76407134819346386132009-03-04T11:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T11:08:00.000-08:00...because the pious god pushers have been leading......because the pious god pushers have been leading exemplary lives, right?<BR/><BR/>Is there a building or occupants more self-indulgent than the Vatican?<BR/><BR/>A group with more callous disregard for others than the pedophile priests and their protectors?<BR/><BR/>Those seeking glory in the afterlife and the favor of their creator are really setting an example for us in the middle east though, huh?<BR/><BR/>Religion, I have found, has very little to do with whether a person behaves in an honorable manner in this life. Too often it serves as window dressing or, worse, warped justification.<BR/><BR/>I started watching a Dawkins talk on ted.com, but have not had a chance to finish it.noterniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403828133756040373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post-44731336144649131782009-03-04T08:49:00.000-08:002009-03-04T08:49:00.000-08:00Thank Dawkins somebody finally proved that there i...Thank Dawkins somebody finally proved that there is no justice in the afterlife, just as there is no justice on earth. I can finally fully enjoy my undeserved wealth and self-indulgent habits in the happy spirit of callous disregard for my fellows. Let's party!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847155333569085330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779254612265342114.post-90417715190219139202009-02-28T21:18:00.000-08:002009-02-28T21:18:00.000-08:00He came to the Harvard Book Store, a great indie s...He came to the Harvard Book Store, a great indie shop, last time around nad his event was held at the UU First Parish Church.<BR/><BR/>We do have Dan Dennett in our back yard, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com