Salutatio Fredric!
09-Apr-98, Fredric Rice wrote to Richard Meic
          Subject: Morality
 FR>> It's ___blasphemy___ to pretend that the Christian mythologies
 FR>> were written by or "inspired" by gods.  It's a good thing for
 FR>> cultists that their invisible playmates don't exist otherwise
 FR>> they would be in deep shit.
 rm>> Yes, but you do know that it is impossible for any human to be
 rm>> moral without "God".  That is what it boils down to, I think.
 FR> Did you see Dr. Laura Slesenger (sp?!) come out and say just that?
I was not speaking of her, I meant the average xtian.
 FR>  Can you imagine someone who thinks they need to believe in gods
 FR> in order to be moral and behave?  
     
Of course I can.  I have seen them.
 FR> When these people twigg to the
 FR> fact that they don't have gods, it's a wonder they don't just pick
 FR> up rifles and just start shooting -- that would be the natural
 FR> consequences of their insane beliefs.
                                   
Perhaps some of them do.
 FR> Atheists exhibit either the higher morality or the greater
 FR> intelligence; either they don't committ crimes else they get away
 FR> with them.
                        
I am not sure about this.  I seem to have a divided consciousness on it.
On one hand I try to be fair to all, but on the other I have this
sickening feeling of scorn for fools.  I think I must reconcile this.
 Dicere...
 email address (vrmeic@nucleus.com) 
Richard Meic
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