[thechat] Religion - a way of life (was: what the...)
Hugh Blair
hblair at hotfootmail.com
Sun Mar 30 11:45:03 CST 2003
> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Madhu Menon
>
> Here's my point of view, and I say it as a guy without any religious
> affiliation: I try and lead an honest, fair, and ethical
> life. I try to be nice to people as far as possible and say my
> "pleases" and "thank yous". I follow all laws of my country. I don't
> jump traffic lights. One of my former bosses once called me "the
> conscience of the company". I think trust and respect both have to be
> earned (as opposed to given by default.)
>
> And I do this all without having to bring God into it. All I
> wish is that other people believe in the same things. If you
> [a generalised "you"] need a God to justify it, so be it. Just don't
> kill others because you think your God wants it.
Right on! Can I join your group, Humans? Now, just to get the rest
of these heretics on board...
Hugh
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