Richard Dawkins and his mates in the AFA need to ask the question whether they are shooting straight.It's all very well being against something - but what are you fighting for. And where indeed is this enemy ?Amongst the rebels or amongst the moderates ?
In shooting directly at religious people the old greeks are ignoring the psychological reality that they are shooting at themselves. Shooting yourselves in the foot? Takes one to know one ?Maybe there are people in the religious congregations who might agree with them on "the dangers of religion" - and don't appreciate being blasted on mass.
Even if you have a good aim and you HIT the temple directly all you get is SPLINTERS.
To be effective in dealing with the enormous power of religious paradigms, you have to recognise that the rebels and the moderates share the same temple .
Blowing up the temple achieves nothing . The devil is in the detail- and if you want to get the devil , you have deal with him in the detail.
Followers of Christ in particular know all about the dangers of organised religion ( going back into prehistory even ) . They are rebels by nature . Rebellion and isolation is at the heart of the growth of the Christian faith - not the external stuff ; the reactionary stuff.
Maybe spying is a better way to move forward in their ancient battle to rid the world of symbols .Reading Jeremiah might also give them some clues as to who is on what side, when - a key issue in an effecetive strategy and making your arrows work. Better and deeper than that superficial old macheavelli .
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Its only going to work while fear is around like that from ISIS . Reactions don't create clear reasoning ( their claim )
Yes , religion is dangerous like any passion.
When all the fear dies down, the only argument that works for change is the reasonable one - what happens when a religion teaches revenge control, cynicism a no second chance for people who disagree with you. You need to resist such ideas or die to them .
Woosy Western reactionaries pretend this isn't so - don't even know where freedom of speech comes from - or how its so easily lost-- poor uneducated lot.
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