Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity.
-- Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Popping Off: Prophet cartoon storm is crossing many lines
I was raised a devout Catholic, but through the vicissitudes of life, exposure to several countries (lived in Europe for 6 years, and in Mexico), and reading, I am convinced that religions of all kinds are throwbacks to a more primitive human mindset. I respect others' right to religious expression, but believe that careful consideration of the origins of all religions would disenthrall many of the false power/promise of their various religions. However, due to the way the world power structures are organized, it is not easy to get the whole story, so we continue to lug around these old mindsets, often to our detriment. Oh well.
5 Comments:
At 8:19 AM , Random Access said...
Insightful article! Thanks man. Nothing gets to me more than hypocrisy.
At 12:54 AM , Carsten Agger said...
yeah, thanks for the article - it puts things right!
I wrote a little something concerning the background of the conflict on my own site today:
Another Denmark, II
Also note an excellent article about the state of affairs in Denmark, from today's edition of The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1709754,00.html
peaceful cheers from Denmark ....
At 12:55 AM , Carsten Agger said...
Here's a proper rendering of the Guardian link:
What was once a liberal country lurched to the far right while the world was not looking
At 7:54 PM , talasim said...
Nice
At 5:57 PM , Anonymous said...
I was raised a devout Catholic, but through the vicissitudes of life, exposure to several countries (lived in Europe for 6 years, and in Mexico), and reading, I am convinced that religions of all kinds are throwbacks to a more primitive human mindset. I respect others' right to religious expression, but believe that careful consideration of the origins of all religions would disenthrall many of the false power/promise of their various religions. However, due to the way the world power structures are organized, it is not easy to get the whole story, so we continue to lug around these old mindsets, often to our detriment. Oh well.
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