Mercnbeth -> RE: Pope - "New 'sins'; more ways to go to hell!" (3/10/2008 10:26:02 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DominorSomnium The Church has brought me peace to an extent. Sorry you are so bitter about it. oh and I thought astrologers and agnostics had no concept of sin. "Bitter" like dark chocolate - enjoyable in its own way. "Peace" be with you. Personally I can find no "peace" in such a bastion for hypocrisy. Peace comes from practicing what is preached. Peace comes from pragmatic application of resources to address the problems without just pointing them out for other people to solve. Peace comes from accepting the progress of science, not just when it suits you, but especially when it serves to address the very 'sin' identified; my example would be 3rd world poverty and disease in the face of available cheap, prophylactic solutions. I have no sentiment whatsoever regarding the Catholic or any other organized religion. I accept them for what they are - an industry. Like many other industries, it serves them to keep their consumer's ignorant. Faith based dogma concerning the new religious paradigms such as global warming is no different. I see myself as fortunate to at least have had the option to learn from the Catholic taught 'Devil's Advocate' position. I'm grateful for my education not resentful, and especially not "bitter". My education made me the challenging, pragmatic, questioning, sadist I am today. I only hold up a mirror. The church came up with these new 'sins'. I appreciate and shared them for their entertainment value. Why no reference to what I should "learn"?
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