Re: MD Christiantiy vs. Philosophy

From: David M (davidint@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Thu Aug 25 2005 - 14:52:23 BST

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    Hi Ian

    All these lines of thought and social
    organisation over reach themselves
    with knowledge cliams and power grabbing
    so religion is not unique. I strongly
    recommend John Dupre's Disorder of
    Things for some very innovative and MOQ
    sounding ideas on phil of science.

    DM

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "ian glendinning" <psybertron@gmail.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:04 AM
    Subject: Re: MD Christiantiy vs. Philosophy

    > Marsha, in general I think you are spot on.
    >
    > I'm constantly fighting religious backed "theories" of creationism
    > being held up as "alternatives" to scientific ones, as if religion is
    > on a par with science or philosophy, and as you say it is clearly the
    > tactic of the establishment church since time immemoriam to create
    > that confusion. (And it is terrifying, the funds and power behind it -
    > a real "problem of our time" - which could destroy our future.)
    >
    > I still live in hope (faith, suspension of disbelief kind) that the
    > thoughtful and philosophical Sam is not actually using that tactic
    > with us on MD :-)
    >
    > Ian
    >
    > On 8/25/05, MarshaV <marshalz@charter.net> wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> Christianity started as a <cult> of superstitions. It gained political
    >> power, wiped out its opposition and became a powerful <religion>, and
    >> proclaimed itself to be the only true philosophy for many hundreds of
    >> years. The word 'philosophy' originally meant the 'love of wisdom'. Now
    >> that the word is being reclaimed, Christianity wants to denigrate its
    >> opposition with the word 'cult'. Baloney!!!!
    >>
    >> Marsha
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