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From: tfp-cs@eunet.be (Carl Seghers)
Subject: Re: The function of religion is not to help you understand reality...
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Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 08:56:27 GMT

DeWayne Filppi (def@kaiwan.kaiwan.com) wrote:
: In article <CzDGnE.Ftq@Belgium.EU.net>, Carl Seghers <tfp-cs@eunet.be> wrote:
: >Here is a point to consider: a selfish guy, whose sole purpose is to
: >advance his welfare, and in doing so establishes a company with a
: >thousand employees, is helping a thousand people to have a
: >living. This guy, in all his selfishness, helps more people than a
: >whole bunch of pietous people who spend all day praying to god to
: >thank him for his example of how to be a good person.  
: >
: Yay.
: >
: >I am not saying that being selfish is a good thing. What I am saying

: You should be.

What's your point?

: >is that if you want to help people, you have to actually do it and not
: >talk about it. Religion makes people talk about it without doing it,
: >and makes them actually think they are good without reason.  I
: >know this is a stereotype, but heck, the people who really care about
: >their fellow man would care about him without religion too.
: >

: -- 
: DeWayne Filppi                     Clever Quote in Aquisition Phase
: def@kaiwan.com

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Carl Seghers / Brahms Gang  Datis Nepis Potentis Negrote
