[MD] Flying Spagetti Monsters

[ian glendinning]

Thanks DMB ... getting there I think ... we'll find some examples of
my contradictory nonesense to fix as we proceed I'm sure.

Ian

On 9/21/06, david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ian said:
> I agree with you Arlo, in fact on re-reading, you made the significant point
> already. ..."Obedient to a degree" ... sounds like a bit of middle-ground.
> Standby for a tirade from DMB :-)
>
> dmb says:
> Not at all. In fact, as usual, I agree with Arlo. You may recall that
> recently suggested that, on the conventional level at least, we ought to be
> examining theism in terms of the conflict between the social and
> intellectual levels. And it seems to me that this is exactly how we should
> be looking at the issue of "blind obedience". Totalitarian communism,
> fascism, and religious fanaticism share in common a glorification of social
> level authority and each demands blind obedience at the expense of
> intellectual values. Reactionaries come in many flavors.
> Anti-intellectualism takes many forms. See, there is nothing wrong with the
> "middle ground" or moderation per se. I just think that the way you are
> doing it, Ian, is full of contradictory nonsense.
>
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