Montaigne on religion
Man is certainly stark mad. He cannot make a flea, and yet he will be making gods by the dozen.” Michel de Montaigne
Archive of posts filed under the Religion category.
God in their own image
The Ethiopians say that their gods are snub-nosed and black, the Thracians that theirs have blue eyes and red hair. Xenophanes, Fragment 15, 5th Century BC
Organised religion at work.
Almost 18,000 people died in terrorist attacks around the world last year – an increase of 60% from the previous year. Four Islamist groups were responsible for most of the deaths: Isis, Boko Haram, al-Qa’eda and the Taliban. (The Global Terrorism Index) Most of this is done specifically in the name of God and his …
An interesting little insight
“Why does our government let the Saudi royals do what they like with this country. Bad enough that last year Saudi Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz was given a licence to hunt the endangered houbara bustards, a bird on the brink of extinction. Even worse was that instead of killing his allotted 100, he …
Respect must be earned. Is he right?
To The Daily Telegraph Your correspondents who think that one is duty-bound to respect other people’s religious views are mistaken. With religion, as with anything else, respect has to be earned. Many would find it difficult to respect a religion which regards women and gay people as inherently inferior; which believes that any questioning of …