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Message from discussion The belief in a "God" is the root of all evil on this planet

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More options Nov 6 2009, 8:59 pm

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From: "the_andrew_sm...@yahoo.com" <the_andrew_sm...@yahoo.com>

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:59:08 -0800 (PST)

Local: Fri, Nov 6 2009 8:59 pm

Subject: Re: The belief in a "God" is the root of all evil on this planet

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On Nov 6, 12:27 pm, "Randolph M. Jones" <rjo...@soartech.com> wrote:

> the_andrew_sm...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On Nov 6, 10:59 am, Mercellus Bohren <mercell...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On Nov 6, 9:40 am, C The Shocker <pdxch...@verizon.net> wrote:

> >>> That is the conclusion that I am coming to.
> >>> -
> >>> C The Shocker
> >>> Quack!
> >> The belief in God is not inherently evil. A fanatical belief in one
> >> group's (or person's) interpretation of spirituality, along with the
> >> code and rules that group's dogma imposes on the follower (either
> >> through strict interpretation or through mental illness), produces
> >> quite a bit of evil in the world.

> > I would add the caveat, "...assuming that the code/rules/dogma impose/
> > require something evil".

> > For example, the dogma of Christianity is this:

> > Love the lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength.
> > Love your neighbor as yourself.

> > a.

> ...plus a few other things.

no, that's pretty much it.

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