From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Thu Oct 17 2002 - 18:27:55 MDT
>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:43:17 -0400
>From: Christopher Whipple <crw@well.com>
>Subject: Re: Tangent: Koran Quotes
>On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:41 PM, J Corbally wrote:
<snip>
>Indeed. I didn't back my assertion with a specific quote from the
>Koran.
>In my quick parsing of the book I *did* run across passages that could
>be interpreted as promoting conversion of non-believers. Other quotes
>said non-believers would suffer in the Hell-fire. It was all quite
>vague and open to interpretation - which itself could be interpreted as
>a mechanism of religion that promotes self-propagation.
>There's no point laboring in debate over these interpretations.
True. The moderates will ignore the inconvenient passages, and the
fanatics will exult them. Either way, it's the fanatics you've got to look
out for.
>Those of us who are quick to deride religion must keep in mind that
>some people view the Extropian principles as the structure of a
>"techno-futurist" religion. That was the impression of a friend of
>mine who I had asked to read them. I'm sure there are threads in the
>archive regarding Extropianism's status (or lack thereof) of being a
>religion.
>- -crw.
I'd say most people would see it in a religious context unfortunately. It
would seem to be as a result of most peoples' frame of
reference. Something we need to be aware of.
James...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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