X-Message-Number: 22192
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:34:10 +0200
Subject: Re: Freedom of Religion
From: David Stodolsky <>

>
>
> Message #22186
> Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:55:39 -0400
> From: Keith Henson <>
> Subject: Re: Freedom of Religion [Mike Perry]
>
> Mike wrote;
>
>>>> What I get from this is that, like it or not, we are attracting some
>>>> attention from people with more traditional world views, who are 
>>>> still
>>>> rather numerous, and who are not liking what they find. We need to 
>>>> take
>>>> this seriously and develop or refine our responses.
>>
>> And David Stodolsky, #22174, responded:
>>
>>> This is a job for the Venturist organization. It will distract
>>> attention from the LEF and the suspension organizations, and reframe
>>> the issue as a freedom of religion case.
>
> Mike again
>
>> This is something to consider, and I am considering it. A book I am 
>> working
>> on, *Introducing Venturism* (actually the 7th, expanded edition of 
>> what was
>> previously a shorter pamphlet) will deal with such issues. Beyond 
>> this we
>> Venturists need to think of ways to respond (and not to respond), and
>> others too should be thinking of what to do.
>
> I strongly suggest that anyone who is interested in either defending
> against religion or making one up should get a copy of Pascal Boyer's
> _Religion Explained_ and read it through a few times, maybe delve into 
> some
> of the massive cites he provides.

http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/boyer.html

This review suggests that reading this book is likely to be a waste of 
time.

Boyer seem to be unaware of recent developments in anthropology and 
psychology. A better source:

ernestbecker.org


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