BBC3 insults viewers once again with DOG **** reply

In article ,
Adrian wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:

That's just as it should be. And in fact, many of the 'good' things done
under the auspices of organised religion are done for just that reason. It's
just that the religious organisation acts as a focus and brings like minded
people together. I can assure you that when our local church helps someone
out the individuals concerned aren't thinking of their reward in heaven;
they're just doing what their cultural background and personality has led
them to do. I think the cry "I'll get my reward in heaven!" is usually
spoken in jest!

My late Mother once told me that everything that everybody ever did was
for selfish reasons. When we do something good and "un-selfish", we do
it because either it makes us feel good to do it, or not doing so would
make us feel bad. The difference between good and bad people is in their
capacity to gain spiritually from being kind to others, and the extent
to which they feel guilty when their own actions hurt or deprive others.

Religion distorts this theory by adding the promise of reward or threat
of punishment in some form of afterlife, thereby keeping some people on
the "good" side of the fence, who might not otherwise have done. Of
course there is a tendency for conflict between any opposing groups of
people, which applies to religions as much as it does to nationality,
race, clour or the football teem you proffess to support. At the end of
the day, conflict is often IN THE NAME of religion, but I'm pretty sure
it's just an excuse for violent and intolerant people to be violent and
intolerent.

For what it's worth, I am atheist, but not evangelically so.

Adrian

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In article ,
Adrian wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:

That's just as it should be. And in fact, many of the 'good' things
done
under the auspices of organised religion are done for just that reason.
It's
just that the religious organisation acts as a focus and brings like
minded
people together. I can assure you that when our local church helps
someone
out the individuals concerned aren't thinking of their reward in
heaven;
they're just doing what their cultural background and personality has
led
them to do. I think the cry "I'll get my reward in heaven!" is usually
spoken in jest!

My late Mother once told me that everything that everybody ever did was
for selfish reasons. When we do something good and "un-selfish", we do
it because either it makes us feel good to do it, or not doing so would
make us feel bad. The difference between good and bad people is in their
capacity to gain spiritually from being kind to others, and the extent
to which they feel guilty when their own actions hurt or deprive others.

Religion distorts this theory by adding the promise of reward or threat
of punishment in some form of afterlife, thereby keeping some people on
the "good" side of the fence, who might not otherwise have done. Of
course there is a tendency for conflict between any opposing groups of
people, which applies to religions as much as it does to nationality,
race, clour or the football teem you proffess to support. At the end of
the day, conflict is often IN THE NAME of religion, but I'm pretty sure
it's just an excuse for violent and intolerant people to be violent and
intolerent.

For what it's worth, I am atheist, but not evangelically so.

Adrian

Distortions are the lies of men.
--
Member - Liberal International
This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
USA petition for dissolution of your nation!

The Doctor wrote:
In article ,
Adrian wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:

That's just as it should be. And in fact, many of the 'good' things done
under the auspices of organised religion are done for just that reason. It's
just that the religious organisation acts as a focus and brings like minded
people together. I can assure you that when our local church helps someone
out the individuals concerned aren't thinking of their reward in heaven;
they're just doing what their cultural background and personality has led
them to do. I think the cry "I'll get my reward in heaven!" is usually
spoken in jest!
My late Mother once told me that everything that everybody ever did was
for selfish reasons. When we do something good and "un-selfish", we do
it because either it makes us feel good to do it, or not doing so would
make us feel bad. The difference between good and bad people is in their
capacity to gain spiritually from being kind to others, and the extent
to which they feel guilty when their own actions hurt or deprive others.

Religion distorts this theory by adding the promise of reward or threat
of punishment in some form of afterlife, thereby keeping some people on
the "good" side of the fence, who might not otherwise have done. Of
course there is a tendency for conflict between any opposing groups of
people, which applies to religions as much as it does to nationality,
race, clour or the football teem you proffess to support. At the end of
the day, conflict is often IN THE NAME of religion, but I'm pretty sure
it's just an excuse for violent and intolerant people to be violent and
intolerent.

For what it's worth, I am atheist, but not evangelically so.

Adrian

Distortions are the lies of men.

uh? do you think you could explain to a poor dumb limey what that is
supposed to mean, and what it is supposed to relate to?

Thanks

Adrian