From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Tue Oct 01 2002 - 23:50:28 BST
Matt,
I think the confusion is that we are not certain, or at least I am not,
on where to draw the line between public and private. Also, on the
meaning of "secular". Here Carter has a point. It can be taken as
meaning "public decisions shall be made as if religion is false or
irrelevant". But, as I said, I think this is a lesser danger than the
danger of making public decisions on the basis that a particular
religion is true. The only exception I can think of is too general to
see what can be done about it, without imposing cures that are worse
than the disease. That exception is the promotion, by government and
media, of material gratification over spiritual.
- Scott
Matt the Enraged Endorphin wrote:
> Matt,
>
> I feel like there's some confusion...
>
> Scott:
> "Only that one has a responsibility to recognize that
> religion is not limited to the "because God said so" kind of argument. "
>
> I certainly understand that. I realize that many people can talk
> intelligently and reasonable and level-headedly about religion and faith
> and reason. But if someone is not backing up their policy claim with
> "because God said so," then they've sufficiently secularized and there's no
> problem. There's only a problem if either side starts to use premises that
> the other does not agree with (up to and including Darwinian evolution).
> Rorty doesn't want to exclude priests from the conversation, he just
> doesn't want to be asked if he's taken confession or not. If the priest
> doesn't, and instead offers up some arguments about abortion, then
> God-forbid Rorty standing in his way;-)
>
> Matt
>
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