Since I'm a Unitarian, I get railed against by both the "All religions are insane" people here, and the "Every word of the Bible is literally true, in English as God wrote it" crowd. So I have a question for the people yelling at me from both sides.
How well do you understand each other's positions?
Atheists, do you know anything about religions other than the one you were raised in, and what you pick up on from pop culture? Ever read any Zen Buddhism texts, pick up a Carlos Castaneda book, talk to a Quaker at a war protest? Or do you just develop an inflexible position and hold it against all comers?
Fundamentalist Christians, same question. Ever read any Zen Buddhism texts, pick up a Carlos Castaneda book, talk to a Quaker at a war protest? Or do you just develop an inflexible position and hold it against all comers?
It seems every moderate Muslim, liberal Christian or non-strident agnostic I've met has a good general knowledge of other beliefs. What about you noisy lot?
2007-05-21
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