Friday, September 5, 2008
Response to SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA essay:
While I admire the well-worded, gentle response the chief gave to the small-minded, unpleasant carrier of "god's message", it really is just another example of one "team" defending their deity against another. Neither has any evidence to back up their claims, neither is willing to give up their beliefs and join the other "team", but given the opportunity each will make the effort to present their case for why they've got the correct "map to heaven". Even though Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha states that "We don't want to destroy your religion or to take it from you. We only want to enjoy our own." There follows a thinly veiled criticism of the white man's religion. Once again, an example of why religion is and always has been the single most devisive invention of humankind.
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Although I agree with you that religion has always divided humankind, I don't agree that Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha was criticizing the missionary's religion with his comment. I see how it can be seen as criticism, but I interpreted his statement to mean let's agree to disagree on god. Instead of attempting to destoy or convert one another, let's celebrate our own paths we've found to god and live in peace. Unfortunately, compromise on religious beliefs has not been a part of the human experience, which you summed up perfectly in, "religion is and always has been the single most devisive invention of humankind".
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