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Thread #87904   Message #1654513
Posted By: Bill D
23-Jan-06 - 08:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
Subject: RE: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
"Bill are are you now saying that organised religion is not to blame for the bad things done because of it and in its name?"

"...and have you stopped beating your wife?"

I am saying very clearly that your phrasing and attribution of blame is not useful or coherent....and I will also state that "organized religion" is not the kind of entity on which it makes sense TO place blame. PEOPLE do the bad things that are done in any cause, and religion can be organized and NOT do bad things.

   You want people to agree with some of a general point you are making, and then to co-opt their statements to make it sound like they are signing a petition you write after they have signed.

I'm sure you can make SOME statement about the problems with religion that I could agree with, but so far you haven't....you have painted with too broad a brush for me to simply say "yes, indeed!"

Sorry, but your Socratic method needs polishing.