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Re: Interesting...
At 02:14 PM 3/10/00 +0000, johnmcc@aldiscon.ie wrote:
>[Larry:]
>> On the otherhand, religion is a closed book, it's dogma
>> rarely (if ever) open to questioning and revision.
>
>Yep, and a pity .. I've often felt that there may be more to be gained
>from
>understanding the questions than from the possible answer ..
would it be more accurate to say "religion, *as often promoted by western
religions instututions*, is a closed book"? i believe religion *can* (and
should?) be open to questioning and revision.
thanks to all for their contributions to this fascinating thread,
dan
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