AtD blurb - "false" religiosity?

[Paul Mackin]

On Aug 18, 2006, at 1:30 PM, Steven wrote:

> 	I'm not going to chew my cabbage twice (as someone in Who Killed  
> Teddy Villanova? once famously opined), but -- how is the sincerity  
> of a delusional thought related to its value?
>
> 	Steve-- Bush's religion, which you think insincere and I think  
> sincere, is a reckless delusion in either case.


It's puerile to single out 'delusion' as exempt from ethical   
considerations.

Progress is a delusion

Happiness is a delusion

For all intents and  purposes reality is a delusion

Delusions are just as delusory as the rest of  reality




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> On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:52 AM, John Carvill wrote:
>
>>  rather than not caring about how sincere someone is in
>> their religious beliefs, this sincerity (or lack thereof) is the  
>> crucial
>> point.
>

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