Oannes

David Stockhoff · 20 Mar 2012, 22:04 · from 2012-March.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:04:05 -0400
Subject: (urth) Oannes
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On 3/20/2012 5:40 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
> Gerry Quinn wrote:
>> From: Lee Berman
>>> As Gerry says, Christians feel they are superior because they know the truth.
>> I have never said anything of the sort.  Please stop putting words in my
>> mouth.
> Possibly you would be more comfortable with the following statement
> (as a Christian I certainly am):
>
> Many Christians feel that their religion is superior because it is [or
> is closest to] the truth.
>

Or, perhaps,

Many Christians feel that their religion is superior because/they think/  it is [or
is closest to] the truth.

Which only makes sense, because the only other reasons to stick to any 
religion are habit and ignorance, or force.

However, most people can be expected to understand their religion best; 
therefore, that religion and its heuristics (if any) may in fact the 
best approach to truth for them, in the same way that a hoplite should 
probably not take up the longbow. To each workman, his own tools.

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