tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post7968616493647837657..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: 21st Century Know-NothingismSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-28284849339320009872011-05-16T11:41:01.994-04:002011-05-16T11:41:01.994-04:00Choosing to submit is still giving up your freedom...Choosing to submit is still giving up your freedom. A slave is never free. At least with the rule of secular law in a democracy, we all have a voice in what those laws are. Religion does not recognize the individual's rights in creating law. The LAW is given to the prophet who then lays it down to his slaves, err, followers.<br /><br />There is a B I G difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-69566264078215443692011-05-13T18:57:38.361-04:002011-05-13T18:57:38.361-04:00Of course, the way they tell it, choosing to submi...Of course, the way <i>they</i> tell it, choosing to submit to God's law is the only way man can truly be free, since otherwise you're just a slave to someone else or to your own impulses. And since submission to some sort of law is a precondition of civilization, who's ever really free in the abstract sense?Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-72186875975804651422011-05-13T15:26:31.403-04:002011-05-13T15:26:31.403-04:00Consider that the paramount fundamental belief is ...Consider that the paramount fundamental belief is the acceptance of deity as creator/father/lord of the universe and religious doctrine as the code of law adherents <i>must</i> follow. Therefore, the subservience to this imaginary being is the first step towards membership in, and acceptance by, the religious community.<br /><br />In other words, to be a member of any religion is to acknowledge one's slavery to god. Slavery is NEVER a condition of "freedom", no matter what your definition of freedom may be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com