Clarifications (from a victim of [my own] stupidity)

Dear Aaron, Kraig, Dante, et al:

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Dante Rosati" <dante@i...> wrote:
>
> Ideally, there should be as many "religions" as there are people.
This would
> be the most creative situation.

Yes! I wish I had made it clear that I think so, too. I would
underline creative!

> the greatest threat to Islam is from within.
> Ditto Christianity. It's something I call "fundamentalism
> implies collapse".

> -Carl

Close enough, for sure. Again, there is creativity and
differentiation that shouldn't be overlooked, regarding serious
theological (not dogmatical) discussions, I think.

> Atheists are simply the most abused 'religious' minority of all.
-Aaron.

I'm sorry you feel that way, Aaron, because I REALLY don't have a
problem with atheism, metatheism, or whatever-you-decide-to-call-it.
In fact, I rather like it, as an idea. We've just been getting on
each other's nerves, I guess. I'm really sorry about that, because
the conversation is interesting to me.

> Maybe a God I could believe in was to find out that the universe
itself was a
> kind of giant brain, and we were just part of it?

Good stuff! I don't care if it's true or not, it's a cool idea,
isn't it?

> Why think of atheists as a group? I prefer to speak of my religion
as
> "Johnnyism" which is non-evangelical and private.

> J

Yo! Yo! Yo!

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, Kraig Grady <kraiggrady@a...>
wrote:
>
> my reason for refusing to enter any heaven that will take them.
> considering your name, we might ..... oh i won't say it!

I wish you had! It was probably hilarious.

>
> Dante Rosati wrote:
>
> >
> >The only hell I can imagine is being surrounded by religious
> >fundamentalists.
> >
> >Dante

This right here is the crux of the biscuit, for me. They're here,
aren't they? We're in it, call it what you like, no? I think so.
The damnation of a Pat Robertson or anyone remotely like that is my
most cherished blessing, thank you Jesus! Hee! Y'know what I
mean? ;-) I think some people kinda got the wrong idea about me,
now. Oops. These days we get to hear a lot more muslims talking
about a corrupted Islam, but I rarely hear anyone pointing out --and
it SHOULD be pointed out-- that Bush, et al, are NOT Christians.
They are quote Christians unquote. Claro? I hope so.

Good night Ramona, wherever you are,

Pete