Reply #67: I can see your point, yes

[StellaBlue]

I think it's more a mass delusion (akin to 'The American Dream' myth, etc.) than pure insanity. But even religious believers would think I was insane and irrational if I professed to have been abducted by aliens... that's all I'm sayin'.

I also think that most believers miss the point (and I suspect that most DUers do NOT fall into this group, being mostly fundies!!!) that the usual religious concept of 'God' is ridiculously narrow. And insulting to the universe.

I am an atheist when it comes to the God of the Bible and the Qu'ran and many many others... blah blah blah... BUT that doesn't mean I have no reverence for life or the universe. It's just so much more wonderful than conventional religious thought has room for. I don't believe in a personal God, I guess.

Anyway, this is a useful discussion.

One thing that always makes me happy is when I see liberal religious leaders, embracing all people, and speaking truth to power. We need more of that. I'm thinking of some of the speeches I've seen at anti-war rallies and even the Si, Se Puede mass demonstration. Some powerful speakers.