05-17-2007, 03:14 PM
>>kj this sort of dialog can go on forever unless you define the baseline. I think Mr. Carlin did it well with this:
I don't see how that defines a baseline, nor how it shortens dialog, but that's fine.
>>This is not to deny that spirituality and transcendence exist, just that they shouldn't be operated as profit centers because that's what organized religion always devolves to.
Not in every case. But if you're saying people always come up short of perfection, sure.
>>Every successful organized religion in history has amassed wealth and temporal power along the way. That's no accident.
It's human nature (greed). kj.
I don't see how that defines a baseline, nor how it shortens dialog, but that's fine.
>>This is not to deny that spirituality and transcendence exist, just that they shouldn't be operated as profit centers because that's what organized religion always devolves to.
Not in every case. But if you're saying people always come up short of perfection, sure.
>>Every successful organized religion in history has amassed wealth and temporal power along the way. That's no accident.
It's human nature (greed). kj.