Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site spar.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!spar!ellis From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: The Power of (Organized) Religion Message-ID: <631@spar.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 17:38:49 EST Article-I.D.: spar.631 Posted: Thu Oct 31 17:38:49 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 12:40:42 EST References: <1852@pyuxd.UUCP> <1817@umcp-cs.UUCP> <1906@pyuxd.UUCP> <1933@umcp-cs.UUCP> <1981@pyuxd.UUCP> Reply-To: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, CA Lines: 20 >> Rich's religion holds no less power than any other, after all. > >Which religion is that? If there's any "religion" at all, it is that >associated with objective reasoning and rational thinking, and, yes, that >does indeed have more "power" than any other, power in the sense of force >of reasoning. Which is why it should be taught in schools more than it is. > - Rich Rich, you're a swell person and all that, and I know you really mean well. But if you are the local representative for `objective reasoning and rational thinking', I do not think we'll be able to convert many of those evil religionists to the cause of Science. Maybe you'd do more for to encourage upright rational thinking if you argued for the other side. Just a thought. Science is more objective, more rational, more efficient! -michael