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 Originally Posted by boost
Oh, also, I take issue with much of your premise. Sure we are inherently savage, whatever that may mean precisely-- but we're also inherently compassionate. Religion can bring out either trait, and often the very same religion and even the very same passage in the text. While it's been interesting, without this claim for your thesis to rest on this thread is pretty moot.
I think "my point" got interpreted differently by others during the course of the thread to something I didn't say or believe. I completely agree that religion can go either way. My point was about the Christian ethos, at least one important and good facet of it, possibly providing better results than otherwise. I'm not an apologist for religion. I am exploring apologetics for moral frameworks that make people better off.
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