Re: virus: religion

Sodom (sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:08:39 -0400


Tim Rhodes wrote:

> Sodom writes:
>
> >I disagree very seriously - religion is weak philosophy at its best. All
> >religions are man made contrivences to aleviate their fears of the unknown.
>
> All the *sciences* are also man made contrivences to aleviate our
> fears of the unknown.

like the one you just made? I do not think *sciences* are intended to alleviate
fears, but to alleviate curiosity!

> Just because one method studies "facts" in order to
> aleviate that fear, does not make the method itself any the less contrived.

all human communication and ideas etc...art contrived as far as I can tell. I
simply prefer not to let fear be my source!

Sodom