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  • I think the agreement between Kate and myself validates your point.
      • Doc Strange (Login edstrange13)
      Sufi
      Posted Jun 22, 2011 10:27 AM

      Noob said: My post wasn't intended to spark a "only believers can be good" debate...

      You know how threads go... one thing leads to another. happy.gif

      The discussion is about...
      - Where do folks think those "good things" and desire to do good things comes from?

      Good question. I think they come from inside the person, and is a reflection of their character. Good people do good things, bad people do bad things. Religion is irrelevant... except that it has a track record of making good people do evil things.

      - If we separated the religious rhetoric, and stuck to that list of "good things", would believers and non-believers be closer in what they believe & value than they might think?

      I believe the agreement between Kate and myself validates that point. When you take religion out of the picture, good people are good for good reasons.

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      "When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion." -- Robert M. Pirsig
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