Responses on: The Passion of Religion http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/30/the-passion-of-religion/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JohntheChristian http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/30/the-passion-of-religion/#comment-402 JohntheChristian Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:13:41 +0000 http://www.ventpark.com/?p=312#comment-402 Amen to Tolerancen Amen to Tolerancen

]]> By: modivarch http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/30/the-passion-of-religion/#comment-389 modivarch Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:08:19 +0000 http://www.ventpark.com/?p=312#comment-389 "The crimes of religion (i.e. inquisitions, religious wars, forced conversions etc) and the crimes of atheism (Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung -all atheists) has the same source: <strong><em>the human will to power</em></strong>." Excellent point.  Judging a philosophy or religion by a deformed use of that ideology is wrong.  This point address the issue at the heart of many of the evils that have happened in this world. “The crimes of religion (i.e. inquisitions, religious wars, forced conversions etc) and the crimes of atheism (Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung -all atheists) has the same source: the human will to power.”

Excellent point.  Judging a philosophy or religion by a deformed use of that ideology is wrong.  This point address the issue at the heart of many of the evils that have happened in this world.

]]> By: Erick http://www.ventpark.com/vent/2008/10/30/the-passion-of-religion/#comment-388 Erick Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:40:55 +0000 http://www.ventpark.com/?p=312#comment-388 One would think that reasonable human beings shouldn't need to be told to be tolerant of other view points but it seems that there are some that do need to be reminded.  The crimes of religion (i.e. inquisitions, religious wars, forced conversions etc) and the crimes of atheism (Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung -all atheists) has the same source: the human will to power. Demagogues and despots will use anything, including religion and science, as a means of control. This doesn't make either religion or science false. Religion and science both make claims to truth. I think there's the possibility of healthy dialogue between the two but both make claims that can't seem somewhat ridiculous at times. One would think that reasonable human beings shouldn’t need to be told to be tolerant of other view points but it seems that there are some that do need to be reminded. 
The crimes of religion (i.e. inquisitions, religious wars, forced conversions etc) and the crimes of atheism (Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tung -all atheists) has the same source: the human will to power. Demagogues and despots will use anything, including religion and science, as a means of control. This doesn’t make either religion or science false. Religion and science both make claims to truth. I think there’s the possibility of healthy dialogue between the two but both make claims that can’t seem somewhat ridiculous at times.

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