tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post7556602121077309898..comments2023-09-20T14:18:32.900+02:00Comments on Obscene Desserts: 'If angels were to govern men'JCWoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585322642151280666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post-76394958632889687002008-02-15T21:49:00.000+01:002008-02-15T21:49:00.000+01:00I appreciate your comment, Tom, but I disagree com...I appreciate your comment, Tom, but I disagree completely.<BR/><BR/>It's not difficult to find examples in the world of of tyrannies where belief in God is alive and well. <BR/><BR/>Such as...well Putin's Russia, for example, just to take up the case you mentioned. The mixture of religious (in this case Orthodox Chrisitanity) fanaticism, nationalism and militarism is quite powerful there, you may have noticed. <BR/><BR/>I would suggest it's the belief in the rights rather than in the creator (along with probably several dozen other economic, social and cultural factors, along with a healthy dose of contingency) that has made America the quite tolerable republic that it is, by historical standards.<BR/><BR/>Those founders were not stupid men, and they were <A HREF="http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/33005.html" REL="nofollow"> sceptical </A> about the Big Cheese in the Sky. <BR/><BR/>One more reason to respect them. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.JCWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585322642151280666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post-56757798935005238682008-02-15T19:53:00.000+01:002008-02-15T19:53:00.000+01:00I think Belief in God is the biggest "check" on hu...I think Belief in God is the biggest "check" on human tyranny.<BR/><BR/>Thus, it is not merely the opinion of current Biggest Cheese Alpha Male (i.e. Putin in Russia), but "all men are endowed by their Creator" with the human rights that have made America so great. Still imperfect, but great.Tom Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046612425809449502noreply@blogger.com