Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA16859 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:51:32 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3102A6D223@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Islam's Captive Women Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:38:32 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Filter-Info: UoS MailScan 0.1 [D 1] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
<Atheism. It is impossible. to my mind, to prove or disprove the
existence of god, so Atheism is a religion of sorts. This does not stop the
> sociobiologists from from asssigning *roles* :-)>
>
Atheism means the absence of religious belief, it is in no way
equivalent to or the same as a religion. Atheists do not share moral and
ethical codes, do not share attitudes towards things like race and gender
etc. as a result of their being atheists.
Religions claim that it is impossible to prove or disprove the
existence of god, and that in itself is a reason to reject them- they reject
the notion of falsifiability, and therefore their assertions are irrational.
<With regard to the Swiss, they do indeed have an enviable
representative
> democracy - if you are Swiss. Untill recently, the words *Swiss bank
> account* and *annonymity* in world finances were synonymous. cf the furore
>
> surrounding the holocaust etc.>
>
I wasn't going to raise the Swiss question but being a country
surrounded by high mountains played a major part in its 'success' (it is a
remarkably authoritarian and insular nation in many ways).
<BTW, interesting piece in the Times (UK) supplement re Iran and the
> comparison with other muslim thoecracies. The discusions on the list do
> not have appeared to fully reflected the many nuances that relates to
> muslim
> worship (and i have to admit my own ignorance here). If i can find the
> info
> on this i will post it>
>
Cheers.
Vincent
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