Re: What Is God?

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. (Paul_at_Hovnanian.com)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:28:00 -0800

James Knott wrote:
>
> Jim Thompson wrote:
>
> > You sound like an ex-neighbor of mine, who opined, while eating lunch
> > at my house, that she couldn't understand why my children were so
> > well-behaved, since they didn't go to church, or believe in god.
> >
> > I told her to depart my premises, never to return ;-)
>
> Someone recently told me, that only "Christians" could be moral.

And then there have been studies that indicate just the opposite. People
whose morality is based on an internal set of values have better
judgment than those that delegate this responsibility to a group,
mythology or authority figure.

> When you look at all the violence committed in "God's" name, it's obvious
> we're better off without him/her/it.

Except for those who don't have the capacity to regulate their own
lives. For them, religion is a good thing. Its just that you don't
really want this sort of people in positions of responsibility. That's
when society gets into trouble.

A wise person once said that Jesus Christ was just a parole officer with
long hair and sandals. 

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