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From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: The Power of (Organized) Religion
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 17:38:49 EST
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>> 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