Steve,
I agree with your points in this article--I have some questions however.
Do you think that the tone of the article is helpful in conveying these points to people who don't already see things in a similar way? Is there a more effective way to appeal to people who blindly follow religion? Or is this basically impossible anyway?
Again, I agree with your points---but something that concerns me in my own issues with religion is that I sometimes observe myself falling into the trap of, for example, judging people who are judgemental. Sometimes I find myself "increasing the 'otherness' of others" by not seeing through their 'beliefs' to the Being within them that is one with the Being in me. I hope this makes sense.
These questions are really total projections of my own issues--I've been very judgemental of Christianity in particular and I've really made an effort to, for example, not squirm inside when I meet someone and they tell me they're a Christian. I've made some progress, but it bothers me that I am not more fully accepting....
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