From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 09:36:03 MDT
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
> Not at all. Alfio. In this society of English speaking people when
>you speak of religious people, nuts or otherwise, you are speaking of
>Christians and Jews. There is a small smattering of other religions but those are the
>primary ones.
> If Olga had intended to exempt the majority of religious people
>(Christians and Jews) in her audience she should have said so on one of the many
>times she called them "religious nuts." No, to assume that Olga intended to
>insult Christians and Jews as well whatever minority religions are present is
>entirely a fair inference.
It is evident that we think in a different manner. My view of "religion"
is not restricted to what I see around my immediate vicinity. Nor seems
Olga's, but I can't speak for her.
> In addition Olga, according to another poster, has included the leader
>of Israel as a "religious nut" when he is an atheist. She has not included
>at least three atheists that have each murdered millions as examples of
>murderous people.
Maybe because it was you that introduced the subject, and asked about
actual religious nuts?
I've seen, and maybe partecipated, in many flame wars here. But I really
didn't expect religion-backed flames.
> But to discover her greatest offense you have to listen to what she
>didn't say. At no time has she recognized the distinction between philosophy
>and science -- or between science and art, if you please. She apparently
>examines everything through the eyes of science and only science.
> Science is wonderful but it does not even attempt to answer the great
>questions of life. That is what philosophy and great art attempts to do.
>[...]
It's so off-topic that I don't know what do reply. Please realize that you
are following a line of reasoning that no one is thinking about. Like
going from a comment about an hypotetical nut straight to Hitler. It's an
off-track route that, I'm sure, no one had in mind.
Ciao,
Alfio
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