Sunday, December 21, 2003

Still Missing the Main Point

Interesting piece written by Edward Rothstein in the New York Times. The piece is entitled “Reason and Faith; Eternally Bound." I, personally, have no argument with Rothstein’s title, and the piece itself, though shallow in thought provoking argument, is an interesting read, considering he quotes Dawkins, whose drum banging to create a new label for atheists, is mere juvenile clique formation.  Still, the main point is missed.

The main point to be considered is not that faith is bad, nor reason, but that using either faith, or reason, to coerce individuals to conform to perceived moral standards or behaviors is wrong.

Via Arts & Letters Daily.

Posted by John Venlet on 12/21 at 08:36 AM
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