In recent times we have seen, or heard about, Jews and Muslims blowing each other up in the Middle East, Catholics and Protestants blowing each other up in Northern Ireland, Hindus and Muslims burning each other alive in India, Christians torturing and killing Muslim men and gang raping Muslim women in the Balkans, Muslims blowing up all sorts of people on 9/11 in order to serve and please their god, Muslims depriving their own women of their dignity and their most basic human rights, and Catholic priests sexually exploiting their most vulnerable parishioners as their Bishop covered for them.

What is wrong with this picture?

Can anyone possibly argue against th obvious answer?

The obvious answer, of course, is organized religion.

Warm regards,

Paul

• I hear ya, man - quiet - March 10, 2002 - 23:05 UTC
  • It's the organization that's the problem - pmartin - March 11, 2002 - 02:26 UTC
    • The individual's ability and freedom to think - carefuluniverse - March 11, 2002 - 04:28 UTC
    • what? - kalie - March 12, 2002 - 21:55 UTC
      • My two cents worth on "after life" and "religious organization" - carefuluniverse - March 13, 2002 - 04:09 UTC
        • Some hints in religious literature - yanniru - March 13, 2002 - 14:29 UTC
        • A hint: is "mental health" a "sacred" or a "profane" profession - quiet - March 13, 2002 - 23:32 UTC
          • What has that got to do with afterlife? - yanniru - March 14, 2002 - 14:46 UTC
      • Here's what. - pmartin - March 15, 2002 - 01:10 UTC
        • More what - yanniru - March 15, 2002 - 15:11 UTC
          • Good thoughts. - pmartin - March 15, 2002 - 17:15 UTC
            • Thanks(nt) - yanniru - March 15, 2002 - 21:54 UTC
          • and more - occupant - March 15, 2002 - 19:27 UTC
            • I was only talking to one guy - pmartin - March 15, 2002 - 20:42 UTC
              • My name is Occupant. - occupant - March 15, 2002 - 22:04 UTC
              • and do I have a driniking prolbme - occupant - March 15, 2002 - 22:54 UTC
• Another example... - quiet - March 10, 2002 - 23:29 UTC
  • Hear! Hear! - pmartin - March 11, 2002 - 02:31 UTC
    • 'Another example' is all Bronowski -- I only typed off the video - carefuluniverse - March 11, 2002 - 04:07 UTC
      • I like the connection to science and honesty - yanniru - March 11, 2002 - 15:02 UTC
        • Metaphorically: the quadratic formula cannot be reduced to a=b - carefuluniverse - March 11, 2002 - 18:49 UTC
          • Tell me more about the quadratic formula - yanniru - March 11, 2002 - 22:02 UTC
            • You can't even spell when you insult me; that's enough - carefuluniverse - March 11, 2002 - 22:14 UTC
              • Giving up as usual - yanniru - March 11, 2002 - 22:20 UTC
                • I think Harv will talk with you - quiet - March 12, 2002 - 00:26 UTC
                  • I can only conclude - yanniru - March 12, 2002 - 15:33 UTC
                    • Yes, please conclude your remarks to me and go away - quiet - March 12, 2002 - 15:35 UTC
                      • You are too much fun to give up - yanniru - March 12, 2002 - 15:39 UTC