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There was nothing mentioned whatsoever about truth. What does reason have to 
do with truth?


Dr. Raymond Zentz
 
It is better to die a free man, than to live, a slave.



-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 1:05 am
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Climate-Gate


Nah, religion, gods, etc. have/had nothing to do with reason and everything 
o do with control, superstitions/fear and explanations of things the 
heople didn't/couldn't understand.
The holocaust was all about control, superstitions/fear and explanations. 
ot necessarily reasonable or even the truth.  He gave them what they wanted 
o hear.  As does your list of the usual suspects.
Lynda
-"I'm fascinated by the hard line you're drawing over religion -- It gets
sed too much, as an excuse, a fall guy, a weapon, a con.  A lot of people,
aybe most, don't mean it except when it suits them."  Dallas
---- Original Message ----- 
rom: <rayzentz AT aim.com>

 I take issue with only one part of your explanation, James. Reason alone, 
 is not sufficient to elevate to "Godhood". That reason must be tempered by 
 morals, or, if you will, ethics.
 Reason, after all, led to the holocaust. Hitler reasoned everything he 
 did, as does Osama, Obama, and even Achmadinijad (spelling butchery, I 
 know). Reason untempered can be extremely dangerous, and if you want to 
 apply god status to it, well, some people worship evil, too.

 Sophistry is also reason, taken to extremes.
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