Path: ...!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!us11.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC==5hLeCa2o_^63I1 X-Complaints-To: support@frugalusenet.com Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 18:17:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Do you condemn Hamas? Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design References: <6663837f$0$2363147$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Language: en-US From: bitrex In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 59 Message-ID: <66638708$0$2363140$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1717798664 reader.netnews.com 2363140 127.0.0.1:35641 Bytes: 3613 On 6/7/2024 6:12 PM, Edward Rawde wrote: > "bitrex" wrote in message news:6663837f$0$2363147$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com... >> On 6/7/2024 5:26 PM, Edward Rawde wrote: >>> "Jeroen Belleman" wrote in message news:v3vtf6$2824r$1@dont-email.me... >>>> On 6/7/24 22:35, john larkin wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:53:35 +0200, Jeroen Belleman >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 6/7/24 16:49, john larkin wrote: >>>>>> [...] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually, Hamas makes sense. They send Jews to hell because they are >>>>>>> heretics, and send Muslims to heaven to be blessed martyrs. So for >>>>>>> Hamas, killing is always win-win. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Some kind of sense, given that there is neither heaven, nor hell. >>>>>> Religion, islam in particular, is only pernicious brainwashing. >>>>>> There is no afterlife. There is only this life. Don't waste it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeroen Belleman >>>>> >>>>> Until you understand the origin of the universe and the nature of >>>>> consciousness, you can't know. >>>>> >>>>> Religion is human's reason to have morality. Morality leads to >>>>> enlightment and a kind, just, productive society. Where else would >>>>> morality and justice come from? >>>>> >>>>> One interpretation of religion is our collective feelings about proper >>>>> behavior to others. Obviously, there are different religions with, >>>>> possibly, genetic components. >>>>> >>>>> In my personal experience, religious people are nicer than atheists. >>>>> >>>>> Better cooks too. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Oh! That's nonsense. Religion is a human invention, much like >>>> father Christmas and the tooth fairy. The difference is that >>>> many people never get over it. >>>> >>>> Religion has no right to claim to be the source of morality! >>>> Morality stems from a desire to cooperate to our mutual benefit. >>>> Religion never even comes into it. >>>> >>>> I see no clear tendency of religious people to be nicer. I've >>>> seen quite a few who were real bastards. >>> >>> That's pretty much my experience too. >> >> >> Come to New England > > Already lived there on two different occasions for a total of about six years. Well the whole area is full of intelligent, pragmatic, religion-averse bastards so...