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No one denies that sometimes good things come from religion. [From me] does being religious make something bad [in this instance "the former"] [From karz] To the second: the former. ...

So, for instance, if X, a well off, if not rich, young man, decides, based on his religious beliefs that everything he has is a gift to be used for ...

So just to clarify Karz, is being secular sufficient or merely necessary for something to be good? And conversely, does being religious make something bad, or does it simply correlate ...

Thank you for your summary Snoink, I think my understanding has probably been overly shaped by enlightenment era criticisms, which may not be as applicable in the modern day. Also ...

I'm not big on papal infallibility. I guess there's an argument to be made that Francis isn't changing teaching on scripture, but is shifting the emphasis on how homosexual people ...

It's a fact of life that some people think government are responsible for all evil (those being some libertarians and anarchists of the utopian persuasion) and some think it can ...

To demonstrate the worthlessness of this case I would compare it to the other issues that are being under-reported or aren't being reported about at all. But that would derail ...

Apologies in advance for any aspect of my post you deem insulting, offending, or otherwise. Rubric, single ideas? What? I am saying there is no point in giving the news ...

ZZAP I'm offended, Rubric, that your mentality consists of what it is to be naive. This sentence is unnecessarily complicated by your ambiguous use of the word “mentality”, but my ...

I apologise for any perceived singling out or bullying of ZZAP, and look forward to him posting regarding the substance of the topic.

And some people can't image the government being responsible for colossal evil... In light of naive thinking, I could take offense to such insults. Could you please clarify why you ...

Audy: Now, as to if I agree with it? I don't agree that extreme force/violence (killing people) should be considered self defense. I understand that in other situations, such as ...

Audy Zimmerman was the aggressor here. I think it's fairly appropriate to say that the proceedings as a whole were instigated by Zimmerman, but would it be relevant if Trayvon ...

First of all, thanks for an all round excellent response. Germany doesn't work because the people (about 92%) supported Hitler even when he took complete power; his approval didn't drop ...

Zimmermann is roughly as "white-passing" as Barack Obama. It's also worth noting that whereas the concept of racially "passing" usually refers to the actions of an individual, in this instance ...