On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 17:35 +0100, Miros/law Baran wrote: > 30.11.2004 pisze Neil McGovern (maulkin@halon.org.uk): > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:55:29AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 16:35 +0100, Tim Dijkstra wrote: > > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:33:38 -0600 > > > > John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a more general sense, whether you are religious or not, there is no > > > > > denying that the people inspired (for good or ill) by the Bible have > > > > > left a remarkable impact on human history: > > > > > > > > Persecution, terror, war ... > > > > > > The anti-slavery movement. > > > Missionaries going out and digging wells, instructing on public > > > health. > > > The Red *Cross* Society. > > > > > > > Oh dear... > > Should we compare the amount of lives saved by the above compared to the > > amount of lives taken by the *many* religious wars that have occured? > > I sense much faith in the human population somewhere in your words. > > No, if it wouldn't be religious wars, it would be any-other-pretext > wars. The mankind simply has the nasty habit of killing themselves for > any reason that sounds good in the ears of the one who does the kills. > > That's the way it goes. And that's a perfect summarization. May I use it as a .signature? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity." Grover Cleveland
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