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Originally posted by Biff the unclean
There are 'truth in packaging' laws after all. Yes but the courts have always acknowledged a certain amount of allowable sales puffery. See Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. |
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However, to label such theologies "Christianity" is, IMO, just plain going too far, because contrary theologies have been very common. |
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That's true Ipetrich but to cast SecularFuture as a troll is nonsense. I have several friends who are Profs over at Santa Clara U who are, as you would expect, Jesuit priests. They completely concur with him--although they put it in terms more flattering to themselves--that it is impossible for them to 'do science' and maintain a religious pattern of thought at the same time.
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...or that nothing Christians do is really all that bad:
"The Inquisitions did not have an objection to torture in principle but rather insisted it was a last resort when there was plenty of evidence already. Even then, the proceedures had to be followed to prevent lasting injury or prolonged suffering. Effectively, a utilitarian ethic." |
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:banghead: [BioBeing: that goes for you too, without the headbanging. None of your "Christians do such and such" comments apply to me. Nevetheless, i still look forward to your comments, especially if you can get around to discussing the necessary conditions for the birth of science. ![]() |
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