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  1. Newsgroups: alt.atheism
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!darwin.sura.net!Sirius.dfn.de!tubsibr!dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de!I3150101
  3. From: I3150101@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Benedikt Rosenau)
  4. Subject: Re: religion in general
  5. Message-ID: <16B60D47C.I3150101@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de>
  6. Sender: postnntp@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Mr. Nntp Inews Entry)
  7. Organization: Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
  8. References: <radauto.727421735@cwis> <1993Jan20.105527.19729@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <77122@apple.apple.COM> <sumner.727643696@milo.math.scarolina.edu>
  9. Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 14:06:34 GMT
  10. Lines: 28
  11.  
  12. In article <sumner.727643696@milo.math.scarolina.edu>
  13. sumner@math.scarolina.edu (David Sumner) writes:
  14.  
  15. >
  16. >
  17. >Fred Rice writes:
  18. >
  19. >>Several people, throughout history in fact, have the
  20. >>viewpoint that the essential truths within various
  21. >>"authentic" religions are one.
  22. >
  23. >Several people throughout history have believed just about
  24. >anything you can imagine. This isn't much of an argument for
  25. >anything.
  26. >
  27. >But more to the point, this statement lacks substance. What
  28. >exactly are a few of the 'essential truths' you refer to
  29. >here.
  30. >
  31.  
  32. The suppression of women, a common trait of religions?
  33. The lack of a declaration of human rights?
  34. The knowledge that one can fool people into believing that
  35. belief is not to be justified?
  36. That people who believe in another religion do not know the full truth?
  37.  
  38. Actually, I wonder what Fred Rice means, too.
  39.    Benedikt
  40.