tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post7761161509290859185..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Why we have no powerPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-8070257320848276792008-08-26T16:46:00.000+12:002008-08-26T16:46:00.000+12:00lgm:I am sorry to hear you have such a poor unders...lgm:<BR/>I am sorry to hear you have such a poor understanding of Christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-25304778552446064412008-08-26T13:02:00.000+12:002008-08-26T13:02:00.000+12:00S J DennisChristianity does not affirm that an ind...S J Dennis<BR/><BR/>Christianity does not affirm that an individual's life is his own. Rather it promotes the sacrifice of individuals to a collective or even to a spirit-monster super-natural creature of good and evil components. Not really all that much different from the environmentalists then...<BR/><BR/>Some people derive their values from religion. Happily most do not. At base, religion is amoral and evil. Best to avoid such barbaric nonsense- Eastern, Western, wherever.<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-73984500498096874862008-08-26T11:00:00.000+12:002008-08-26T11:00:00.000+12:00Great post.The belief that humans are no more impo...Great post.<BR/><BR/>The belief that humans are no more important than insects is a great evil. By it you can justify policies that cause many human lives to be lost (such as DDT bans) because they saved the lives of animals. This is a modern version of Hindu and similar philosophies. Even if people do not think themselves religious they can be taken in by such philosophies, as according to the currently dominant theory of origins (evolution) we are no more important than fish, as we evolved from them after all.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Christianity affirms that people are more important than all other life. At the same time it affirms that it is man's role to care for the earth. This is completely contrary to the philosophy driving much of the green movement, but is a sensible balance between caring for humans and nature.<BR/><BR/>Eventually this dispute comes back to being a religious one, because it is through religion that people derive their values. <BR/><BR/>Most New Zealanders, even if they are not Christian, have values that correspond approximately to the Christian position on the environment, because Christianity has been the dominant philosophy in the West for centuries. But increasing numbers are being distracted by Eastern philosophies, getting ideas about Gaia and all that, and this results in the anti-human position taken by environmentalists as outlined in your post.<BR/><BR/>If we allow children to grow up being taught only atheism, and without giving them the opportunity to study Christianity (whether or not they choose to believe it), this problem can only get worse in future years, as more people will be susceptible to these damaging Eastern philosophies if they seek a knowledge of the spiritual, and they will not have the knowledge to counter this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com