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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-28-08 06:24 PM
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6. The more they leave faith and come to reason, the more 'human' they become
They are ethical BECAUSE they follow reason

Because they have turned away from an aspect from the root of their religion that is counterproductive
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  -Mumbai - every time this kind of thing comes up I think "religion?" Taverner  Nov-28-08 06:16 PM   #0 
  - Watch this:  tabatha   Nov-28-08 06:18 PM   #1 
  - I'm not saying attack - I'm just saying who the real enemy is  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:21 PM   #3 
     - Don't believe your premise is correct  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:23 PM   #5 
        - The more they leave faith and come to reason, the more 'human' they become  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:24 PM   #6 
        - Mysticism leaves reason behind  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:27 PM   #10 
        - Peace and gentleness is part of the Quaker religion  wryter2000   Nov-28-08 06:47 PM   #21 
        - Quakerism did a phenomenal job with Nixon  Evangelical Atheist   Nov-29-08 10:26 AM   #29 
           - Nixon was raised by Quakers  quaker bill   Nov-30-08 10:19 PM   #36 
  - Yes--we shouldn't blame the craziness on a faith  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:21 PM   #2 
  - Or Faith itself  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:22 PM   #4 
     - That's your opinion  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:24 PM   #7 
     - No you don't - you have evidence that he will lead us out  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:26 PM   #9 
        - That is your definition of faith  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:31 PM   #14 
        - But think any time you go on a reality other than what can be verified, you have bloodshed  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:42 PM   #18 
        - Please, the Koran is not a bronze age text.  laconicsax   Nov-28-08 08:32 PM   #28 
     - 42?  Boojatta   Nov-28-08 06:32 PM   #15 
        - deflation  AchtungToddler   Nov-28-08 06:35 PM   #16 
           - If it were deflation, then 72 currency units  Boojatta   Nov-28-08 07:03 PM   #23 
              - oops. you're absolutely right. It's inflation.  AchtungToddler   Nov-28-08 07:56 PM   #25 
  - These were not Islamic extremeists.... (imho)  lib2DaBone   Nov-28-08 06:24 PM   #8 
  - OK - let go for evidence  Taverner   Nov-28-08 06:27 PM   #11 
  - some more information about the terrorists here  ayeshahaqqiqa   Nov-28-08 06:37 PM   #17 
  - If they were British (and the British govt says the Indian govt has said there's no evidence)  muriel_volestrangler   Nov-28-08 06:42 PM   #19 
  - ...  MrWiggles   Nov-29-08 10:41 AM   #32 
  - Being born  Dorian Gray   Nov-28-08 07:03 PM   #22 
  - When in doubt, blame the Jews eh?  Evangelical Atheist   Nov-29-08 10:30 AM   #30 
  - I'm glad this extremist is TS'd. To OP, I'd call it Extremist Fundamentalism issues  uppityperson   Nov-29-08 04:47 PM   #34 
  - Al Queda often advises its members to dress like Westerners, to avoid being caught  Taverner   Nov-29-08 05:28 PM   #35 
  - You are blaming  Dorian Gray   Nov-30-08 10:23 PM   #37 
  - I was driving and listening to the radio during 9/11  AchtungToddler   Nov-28-08 06:28 PM   #12 
  - I said, "Fuck Bush," figuring he made it happen on purpose. nt  valerief   Nov-28-08 08:03 PM   #26 
  - Going to destroy Us  xen   Nov-28-08 06:29 PM   #13 
  - I think  wryter2000   Nov-28-08 06:45 PM   #20 
  - Makes me think of one specific religion  GoesTo11   Nov-28-08 07:38 PM   #24 
  - No flames here. Theocratic Islam IS a threat.  Taverner   Nov-29-08 12:04 PM   #33 
  - I'm thinking more tribalism going under the label of religion.  Crunchy Frog   Nov-28-08 08:04 PM   #27 
  - I agree with blaming extremist faith  MrWiggles   Nov-29-08 10:34 AM   #31 
 

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