tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588125.post3651339811704623428..comments2023-10-20T22:58:52.569+03:00Comments on Botanist on Alp: Tempus adest gratiaestockholm slenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909107517362691387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588125.post-16668665241859320382007-12-28T09:47:00.000+02:002007-12-28T09:47:00.000+02:00Well, liberalism and enlightenment rose quite natu...Well, liberalism and enlightenment rose quite naturally from the Christian ethos, and judging from the New Testament (as partial and dissatisfactory as it is) Jesus was an amazingly radical critic of the power structures of his time. But aside from that I would say that even the myth itself, the essence of it, has huge resonance for our human experience. I would say this of the other world religions as well. Dawkins et al. miss something when they only concentrate on religion as a competing (and very poor) version of natural science. (This goes even more for the assorted fundamentalists, of course.)stockholm slenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909107517362691387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588125.post-90452313073315758332007-12-27T18:21:00.000+02:002007-12-27T18:21:00.000+02:00It was pointed out to me that much good has actual...It was pointed out to me that much good has actually come out of Christianity, including the systems of monasteries in present-day England and Ireland that helped build the language we currently use so often.<BR/><BR/>So there is reason to celebrate, even if you don't really buy the story that Joseph and Mary hadn't had sex, even one time after a late night at the local pub.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.com