[lbo-talk] On the Threat from Religion

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Thu Nov 20 11:40:16 PST 2008


Religion is, at heart, dogmatism. There's no escaping that Chris.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas

At 6:29 AM -0800 20/11/08, Chris Doss wrote:


>I think it depends on what one means by "religious" (which doesn't
>mean "certain" or "dogmatic" -- doubt is a central theme in
>Christianity after all, even if we restrict ourselves to what I
>personally think is the most interesting religion). Certainly a lot
>of the ethical precepts in Marx (and Enlightenment figures in
>general) are ultimately of Christian derivation, and the eschatology
>has a lot of parallels with it.
>



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