tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post115836655381590367..comments2023-10-18T19:06:42.671+04:00Comments on North Michigan Avenue: Have you heard the one with the Pope...?Στέφανος Αθανασιάδηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10198281071074837857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1159987942541400552006-10-04T22:52:00.000+04:002006-10-04T22:52:00.000+04:00True Christians realize that organized religion is...True Christians realize that organized religion is a man-made institution, therefore, subject to corruption.<BR/><BR/>May God bless you.Hepzibah The Watchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459404010681683434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1158698609847807382006-09-20T00:43:00.000+04:002006-09-20T00:43:00.000+04:00Agree, but only on the surface. I think that what...Agree, but only on the surface. <BR/>I think that what really matters is not the content of a religion per se but the interpretation which is essentially a "rationalization" and as a process is socially defined.<BR/><BR/>So, the real determinant of the degree of backwardness of a religion will be the cultural "superstructure" which is mostly defined byt the underlying economic.<BR/><BR/>PS. Roark, I just had a scary thought: I agree with Marx on a very basic principle, the supremacy of the economy in defining the cultural "superstructure". <BR/>What's next? "surplus value"? LOLΣτέφανος Αθανασιάδηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198281071074837857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1158387438717157082006-09-16T10:17:00.000+04:002006-09-16T10:17:00.000+04:00All religions are backward, but some are more back...All religions are backward, but some are more backward than others.Roarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880818845675162295noreply@blogger.com