Carter's nihlism

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On 11 Feb 99, at 11:07, D.R. Edwards wrote:


> Achilles

> And just so we get this straight, it's ok for Christians to concentrate on

> those folks, but when an Atheist talks to the same person for the same

> reason

> it's immoral?

> 

> EDWARDS

> <engage sarcasm mode> Ah, but you see, Achilles, there's an important

> difference:  Christians are purveyors of truth, meaningfulness, morality and

> even salvation.  The Atheists, on the other hand, seek only to infect people

> with their meaningless, amoral worldview and to drag them into the vacuum of

> outer darkness.  It is thus axiomatic that Christians have the moral high

> ground in this situation. <sarcasm mode disengaged>


Achilles
Matt, what was your stance on dualism again? 

The thing is, yelling "hey guys, the bad guys are over there!" (aka the 
Satanist myth) is the oldest scam in the book, and people still fall for it. 
Reliably, and in large numbers, and not just in religion either, it's also the 
pattern of politics. Every hierarchy needs enemies to fight, because if the 
pawns don't have a devil to concentrate on they start to notice that they are 
getting fleeced. 


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