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Post #15,892
by marlowe
10/31/01 2:14:06 PM
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Pagan groups kill each other, and invoke their gods for support - even when the enemies have more or less the same gods. It's a case of our statue of Oogabooga is better than your statue of Oogabooga.

Idolatry blurs the distinction between religious sentiment and civic pride.

And some people have killed each other without even bothering to come up with a justification, beyond "well, we all die eventually anyway, so what the hell."

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Post #15,898
by Silverlock
10/31/01 2:43:29 PM
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Another aspect can probably be described as the "rationalization of desires".

I want your stuff but forcibly taking it marks me as a bully to all the other tribes/nations. Saying "God requires me to *save* you infidels from yourselves, even if it means killing you" gets me off the hook.
Don Richards,
Proud recipient of the ABBA.
     Why are Religion and War so often tied together? - (brettj) - (22) - Oct. 31, 2001, 10:11:49 AM EST
         What could be more important? - (addison) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2001, 11:01:07 AM EST
             Moravians. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2001, 11:40:08 AM EST
                 Oh, yeah. *duh*. - (addison) - Oct. 31, 2001, 11:56:37 AM EST
         Bad news - (JayMehaffey) - Oct. 31, 2001, 11:23:24 AM EST
         They are seen as mutually supporting means to liberation -NT - (tseliot) - Oct. 31, 2001, 12:03:01 PM EST
         Tribal conflict grown large. - (Silverlock) - (4) - Oct. 31, 2001, 12:16:48 PM EST
             Not always - (marlowe) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2001, 02:14:06 PM EST
                 True - (Silverlock) - Oct. 31, 2001, 02:43:29 PM EST
             The funny thing - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2001, 09:55:43 AM EST
                 Well.. yes, which may be why - (Ashton) - Nov. 1, 2001, 03:29:52 PM EST
         You cant have an US without a THEM that starts it all -NT - (boxley) - Oct. 31, 2001, 03:21:32 PM EST
         All of the above ^^^ - (Ashton) - (6) - Oct. 31, 2001, 06:41:54 PM EST
             You got that right. - (brettj) - (5) - Oct. 31, 2001, 09:30:46 PM EST
                 brettj ugly is as ugly does - (boxley) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2001, 10:52:57 PM EST
                     And wicked is as wicked does. - (brettj) - Nov. 1, 2001, 02:02:44 AM EST
                     duplicate post. (erased) -NT - (brettj) - Nov. 1, 2001, 02:25:04 AM EST
                 I think it's rather a good demonstration, actually... - (static) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2001, 11:15:00 PM EST
                     LRPD- 'Incidentally, my Liege, this is how we know - (Ashton) - Nov. 1, 2001, 02:35:02 AM EST
         Personally... - (ChrisR) - (3) - Nov. 1, 2001, 12:09:44 PM EST
             Is there a(n actual) difference, in the end? -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Nov. 1, 2001, 03:15:25 PM EST
                 In Dollar we Trust? - (ChrisR) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2001, 04:06:17 PM EST
                     Am reminded of a particular quote. - (static) - Nov. 3, 2001, 05:17:23 AM EST

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