[extropy-chat] On co-opting religion for >human ends

[Harvey Newstrom]

On Aug 9, 2005, at 1:53 PM, Samantha Atkins wrote:
> I thought of doing that or something in part along such lines.  With 
> further thought and self-examination I don't believe it is workable.  
> Such claims of what is "God's will" merely stand among other radically 
> different claims that have much tradition and huge inertia behind 
> them.

My thoughts exactly.  Not to mention the dishonesty in inventing claims 
for their usefulness rather than their truthfulness.  I have likewise 
given up trying to use religious words to convince religious people of 
non-religious ideas.

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Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>
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