Nice post manasecret.
Hopefully you don't think I'm not trying to preach love, acceptance and tolerance as well...?
People such as Jesus, Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. were on the right track, and there are plenty of other people who follow their examples.
There are also plenty of other people who don't, who manage to ruin everything that those of us who see humanity as worth being nice to strive for.
It isjust my hope that with incresed knowledge of everything that people will come to learn about and respect eevryone elses beliefs, and learn to treat every single other human on the face of the earth with the same respect you would treat a loved one. That's my core philosophy.
I am not trying to defend my beliefs, I have just tried to explain to some how they work. There are those however who seem to take this as an attack on their particular relgion of choice; if I wanted to do this, I wouldn't waste my time here. I'd buzz off to Infidels, UseNet or Talk Origins. Heck, there I could at least attempt to make a name for myself...!
Can we call the procedings to a close now? I don't want there to be any more slagging off of anyone elses beliefs. Jutin, if you wish to argue further may I suggest you do it somwhere else. My ICQ tag is in my profile if you want it.
Another great quote from another great man IMO:
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
--Dalai Lama
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