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Originally Posted by HarryT
Don't you think that's something that ought to be questioned? Given the important role that religion has played in the development of civilization, I certainly feel personally that we should question it, rather than merely making an arbitrary decision one way or the other.
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Religion is a complex issue, and I suspect little would be achieved by a discussion between two people who both feel they are already right on the issue. So let's agree not to try to convert one another.
Having said that, I used the phrase "call into question" in a colloquial sense. I've known several people that read this book who basically saw it as definitive proof (colloquially speaking) that there is no god and religion is bunk. (A condition as unconstructive to further questioning as unconditional faith is.)
And, to answer your question: I neither see myself as having jurisdiction over nor have any desire to influence other people's opinions a religion or most other things. Assuredly, however, if you felt compelled to ask the question you did as a result of what I said, we doubtless disagree on the specifics of what sort of questioning is productive and worthwhile.
That's alright though. A diversity of views is not only healthy, it's fundamentally human!
- Ahi