tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post1042796558117551435..comments2023-10-30T23:47:11.780+08:00Comments on Towards a Rational America and an Enlightened Judaism: Why Don't They Get It?Secular Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-17713700667472021452011-04-06T16:24:33.338+08:002011-04-06T16:24:33.338+08:00Joaquim,
Thanks for your input. I wonder if there...Joaquim,<br /><br />Thanks for your input. I wonder if there's a cultural happy medium where people can prepare themselves for the worst as do the Japanese and yet not be so constantly uptight the rest of the time.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-9927292567580987952011-04-06T14:43:53.436+08:002011-04-06T14:43:53.436+08:00Friends that have lived in Japan often complain ab...Friends that have lived in Japan often complain about the country's culture.<br />Things like their reluctance to let sick children stay at home unless it's truly serious, intolerance of inefficiency, and the familiar: "Are you working hard? Good, now work harder!"<br /><br />To us outsiders, it seems so harsh, cold, and uncaring, but when you see a disaster like this strike, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037803431749065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-64235270468940801472011-04-05T11:01:18.901+08:002011-04-05T11:01:18.901+08:00vjack,
Thanks for your support. I admit there are...vjack,<br /><br />Thanks for your support. I admit there are gray areas in the matter of looting. If one is starving and desperate as the result of a disaster, stealing bread from a deserted store is understandable. But making off with a TV or jewelry is not.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-38250557872137048602011-04-04T19:29:26.838+08:002011-04-04T19:29:26.838+08:00Great post! Even if we Americans could refrain fro...Great post! Even if we Americans could refrain from widespread looting in the aftermath of something like this, our media would report that we were doing it anyway.vjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868095335395368227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-49079840743349034142011-04-01T10:30:05.995+08:002011-04-01T10:30:05.995+08:00Vlad,
Thanks for your input. I agree that he non-...Vlad,<br /><br />Thanks for your input. I agree that he non-theistic character of the Japanese religion makes a big impact on their outlook. Contrast this to their bygone era of emperor worship which was (aside from economic considerations) at least partly responsible for their then martial superiority complex that in turn led to WWII.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-10748561134512340952011-03-31T12:05:43.306+08:002011-03-31T12:05:43.306+08:00As a side note from an atheist angle (with apologi...As a side note from an atheist angle (with apologies for going a bit serious): Japanese religion (I was tempted to type "religion") is as far removed as it can get from what is considered religion in the West, that I usually hesitate to even call it that. They certainly do not believe that any deity is there so it can help them (or harm their enemies).Vlad The Impatienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222942501212955147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-43364727209797694292011-03-30T11:17:56.773+08:002011-03-30T11:17:56.773+08:00John,
Thanks for your support. Religion fundament...John,<br /><br />Thanks for your support. Religion fundamentalism as a form of "morality" is an example of a dangerous self-delusion because it's socially acceptable in a way that other disconnects from reality never would be.Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-41955589124067540392011-03-30T04:28:49.459+08:002011-03-30T04:28:49.459+08:00Thanks for making that point, about as close as yo...Thanks for making that point, about as close as you can get to who’s more moral – who as a whole, has the greater level of morality. Those who trick themselves into believing that they can fuck over anyone that they choose, and then simply “repent” to their imaginary “savior,” or those who do the right thing, simply because it’s the right thing to do in the first place<br /><br />Great post!!!!John_poson26https://www.blogger.com/profile/09861423248266566012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-89483519093911406372011-03-28T11:14:10.687+08:002011-03-28T11:14:10.687+08:00Skepticat,
As Mississippi goes, so goes the natio...Skepticat,<br /><br />As Mississippi goes, so goes the nation?Secular Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355591007995127097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004436662131906365.post-79608002022005518212011-03-27T23:18:28.314+08:002011-03-27T23:18:28.314+08:00One day we may be as hopeless that they are but do...One day we may be as hopeless that they are but don't worry. Mississippi is doing it's part to make sure we hold onto God real tight. :pSkepticathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052063346449616220noreply@blogger.com