1. Re: religious viewpoints
Pete Eberlein wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, BABOR, JIRI wrote:
>> What a pain, but have to agree with Ralf: from here it also looks
>> the whole North American subcontinent has already been thoroughly
>> brainwashed into believing you can earn the respect of your fellow
>> citizens by simply mindlessly repeating obnoxious slogans. Jiri
>>
>
>Sadly, this is what starts flame wars...
No, I do not want a flame war. I just wanted to point out, with about
250 people from dozens of countries with vastly different cultural
backgrounds on the list, some might be quite offended, even
frightened, given their historical experiences, by the
manifestations of the newly assertive, aggressive brand of
Christianity currently sweeping across your continent.
And as to your anecdote, it happens to all of us, even to
self-confessed atheists like me - no need for divine intervention.
Sometimes it takes a little break, a day or two, or even a week, to
regain the right perspective. The human brain is an amazing
instrument, it can filter through an enormous amount of information if
you allow it, and 'inexplicable' coincidences are merely random
hits in submerged search processes.
I hope I did not offend too many people, I did not mean to. Jiri
