I will give you half mark on this because of my foolish inclusion of thoughts.Harry Marks wrote:[No, obviously not. You can be put in jail for burglary or drunk driving because we want to protect citizens from those who take certain actions. You cannot be put in jail for thinking burglary is a good idea, or drunk driving. In the U.S., not for advocating them either. The point of thought control is to punish thoughts we don't like, explicitly distinct from behavior we don't like.quote="Gnostic Bishop"]Every law is thought control, a demand and compulsion for us to discriminate, on pain of punishment, against certain actions and people ideas.
Otherwise, what I said was exact.
Really?Not if by governmental power. If a religion cannot persuade on its own, it should be left to die. That is the American contribution to church/state relations, and I must say it has been good for both church and state to do things that way.Gnostic Bishop wrote:You should want the good religions to dominate. You do want good religions to dominate. Right?
Even though our mainstream religions promote homophobia and misogyny?
[/quote]Like something to gawk at on the internet? Well, it might have a good effect on people to be aware that there are snake-handlers and total chastity types out there. Help to keep people focused on the need for critical thinking, if you see what I mean.Gnostic Bishop wrote:Or do you enjoy a sprinkling of evil religions?
Indeed. The more the loony religions are in our minds, the less growth will happen to religions.
Note how they are shrinking as we speak. That or are getting more moral as secular laws force them to think better.
Regards
DL