> I'm with Bill Maher, probably one of the smartest people on the planet right now. At
> least when it comes to seeing things how they are. If we as a civilisation want to
> advance we have to rid ourselves of ancient rites and bs stories about long-haired
> hippies walking on water...
>
> Yes, I am against religion. I am not however against religious people. Whatever makes
> you a good man. If you are good man because you believe there is a God and you will
> go to heaven by doing good deeds: perfect, congratulations, it's all good with me.
>
> The problem is when people start claiming that what they believe is the truth, or the
> one truth, or the only truth. Because let's face it, you don't know. No one knows,
> even the freaking Pope doesn't know. And it is probably a pretty safe bet to say if
> you did know you'd probably not right here right now... So don't give me any bollocks
> about space daddy watching us.
>
> But again, if it makes a good man, it's all good with me. Because if you're an ass
> then I don't care if you're an ass because you're a Muslim, or christian, or a
> Buddhist. You're an ass ... point.
>
> I could go on for ever, you get my point Personally I can live very well with the
> fact knowing that I'll get eaten by worms and that I am an absolutely insignificant
> grain of nothing in a huge universe.
>
> The most spiritual I will probably get is that I admit: I could imagine there being
> some sort of energy being built up during the course of our lives. And as with all
> energy, it simply turns into another form of energy, it never disappears. But that's
> about as far as I would go...
>
> Long thread, this one will probably stick around for a couple of decades
>
> KC
You speak of the difference between Religion and Faith, and you do so very eloquently.
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
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