From: cj.mccormack@btinternet.com   
      
   "Ron Peterson"  wrote in message   
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   > Son of Cormack wrote:   
   >> "Ron Peterson"  wrote in message   
   >> news:1141929884.544826.282940@j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...   
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   >> > I don't read it that way. You seem to be saying that the morals and   
   >> > precepts of religion have been verified by human science.   
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   >> Nothing could be further from what I am saying.   
   >   
   >> Our morality and Religion must be based upon Human Science rooted in the   
   >> objective assessment of the observable, testable Universe.   
   >   
   >> Religion does not have to be superstitious. If this supernatural aspect   
   >> can   
   >> be stripped from it it will become the most powerful uniting force   
   >> Humanity   
   >> has ever seen.   
   >   
   > Yes, religion doesn't have to be superstitious, but taking away the   
   > superstition doesn't make it good. Look at Objectivism, S*ology and   
   > PETA for examples of where non-superstitious religion fails to be a   
   > force for good.   
   >   
   >> We all know this deep down. How else can we explain the demise of the   
   >> Theist   
   >> religions.   
   >   
   > I haven't seen their demise.   
   >   
   >> A new Religious Humanism is needed.   
   >   
   > Humanism doesn't need a priesthood.   
      
   I'm afraid that if it is to be anything other than a weak denial of theist   
   religious belief, that is exactly what it needs.   
      
   It needs some fire in it's blood before it fades and dies.   
      
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