Path: ...!news-out.netnews.com!postmaster.netnews.com!us11.netnews.com!not-for-mail X-Trace: DXC=G\OonVCa2o_^63I1 X-Complaints-To: support@frugalusenet.com Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 18:20:00 -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> <66638708$0$2363140$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Language: en-US From: bitrex In-Reply-To: <66638708$0$2363140$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 67 Message-ID: <66638790$0$2363133$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 X-Trace: 1717798800 reader.netnews.com 2363133 127.0.0.1:48193 Bytes: 3859 On 6/7/2024 6:17 PM, bitrex wrote: > 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... > To be fair a bunch of them call themselves "liberals"..