Posted by Amanda on January 02, 1997 at 04:30:12:
In Reply to: Re: Carl Sagan posted by Lynn on January 01, 1997 at 21:25:58:
Just realized I made an error in that last posting by attributing paganism to the Greeks - forgive me. I realize they took a lot from the Egyptian religion but called in Hellinism instead. So, I suppose I should point out that the Egyptians respected their women somewhat. I think the reason I have less of a problem with paganism though is because it's all but died out. I no doubt focus more on Christianity because I'm more familiar with it and it is the leading religion in the country I live in and because I can see first hand what it does. I agree there's little reason to focus on the past horrors of religions but some still exist today. I don't think that Christianity is harming me personally - I feel it's harming humanity in general. This whole issue is not really a "personal" one for me - though I'm aware my opinions are my own. I try to focus on the harms that can be seen today - in North America mostly but also in other parts of the world. My biggest complaint is the effect it has on science and progress.
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