Re: Hard Sci-fi?

In message <g0b0bk$nu$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Remus Shepherd 
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> writes


>> I'm sure everyone involved in this discussion will admit that religion
>> *can* hold things back. But the question is whether it must, or whether
it
>> does on average. Overall throughout history it seems to have a neutral
>> impact, or even slightly positive by encouraging scholar****p, literacy,
>> etc.
>
>   Wow, cognitive dissonance there.  I was raised Catholic.  The idea
that
>religion *encourages* scholar****p is alien to me.
>
>   You know, maybe that perspective is my problem.  Maybe we can't treat
all
>religions in the same way.  Whether they are beneficial or not will
depend
>on their beliefs.  Some will be good, some will be bad.

It's not even that simple. I was raised a Catholic and was taught by 
Jesuits who certainly encourage scholar****p and have done since they 
were founded and have been actively encouraged by the Vatican.



-- 
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.