11-15-2006, 12:33 PM
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Had an idea!
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Originally Posted by Red Mile Style
I don't think man is inherantly good. I think humans are inherantly selfish, self-fufilling, and when it comes down to the betterment of society or to further his or herself's personal interests, the latter will always prevail. With that said, not everybody is inherantly bad either. But somewhere in the middle. There are extremes on either side, Ghandi and Mother Theresa vs. Hitler and Stalin. But if it weren't for things such as religion or laws and society rested solely on the inherant traits of humans, we would all be screwed. I used to believe in the idealism of inhearantly good people... then reality slapped me.
On topic, I think that if Elton John thinks that organized religion should be banned, he should feel the same way about same-sex rights. As far as I am concerned, freedom to practice religion and freedom from sexual orientation prejudice are on the same playing field.
I get that organized religion often does not support homosexuality, but calling for the banishment of all organized religion just puts him in the same category of the religious right that are so vehemently against same-sex marriage etc. Extremism is not the way to go...
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Well said..well said.
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