In Reply to: yes but this wasn't religious wars posted by lydia on September 29, 2003 at 14:30:17:
I am sure you made a mistake and read too fast. This is the post you answered and I didn't say anything about what you say: "my point, is that there are some that claim the most damange in history has been done in the name of religion. This is the point I disputed."
In case you forgot, this is what I said:
"But Alan, which are those moral absolutes? Every society has their own. They might be somewhat similar but they are different. What goes in Panama may not go in Nepal...
"For one thing, the number of "commandments" dear to different societies is different. Some may not even have such commandments. Believing in a God that is a God of the whole creation, I cannot see those commandments being too different unless there is a problem. Where is the problem? Am I totally wrong? Can you help here?"
Well, Lydia, your comments didn't help at all because you went on to a very dogmatic and political point instead. By the way, don't you know that religion and politics are very close? Hmmm. How can you tease out those outliers from your stats?