I thought this was interesting

Sep 13, 2006 00:25

A review of Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon.

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martinhesselius September 13 2006, 13:37:15 UTC

Ah -
Thank you!

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eris_star September 13 2006, 14:02:52 UTC
What's your take on it?

My thought was, the ideas presented don't have any negative impact on one's faith if one is of the opinion that the divine arises gradually from the collective unconscious, fed by the believers. Or, in the case of some modern magicians, they might arise from deliberate action.

But I'm aware that "Discordian" isn't exactly the religious audience that the article's authors had in mind.

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martinhesselius September 13 2006, 14:19:57 UTC

*Nod*
In the review we're seeing one person's editorial take on the book.
But, yes, the ideas won't be "corrosive" to beliefs like you mention -
But it might to those who hold that their view is dependent solely on a Revealed Truth of some flavor?

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martinhesselius September 13 2006, 14:20:45 UTC

As a tangent -
I'd already added a reference to the review (and you) in my LJ post for today. ;)

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