Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)

>ALL other religions?  Even Zoroastrianism?  What about the Cult of the
>Giant Sheep in the Sky? :)
And you have something against Zoroastrianism, the probable source of
Christianity's good vs bad dichotomy?

>That's impractical.  In history you learn about the things that made
>a difference historically, not everything that happened anywhere
>ever.  We don't spend as much time on the KKK as on the Nazis,
Hmm, the KKK was far more influential locally were I grew up.

>no religion in the world has had as much influence on current
>geopolitical reality as Christianity.  The place under the world's
I believe Moslems would disagree. esp., about their importance being solely
a geographical issue.

>For all its billions of adherents, Buddhism hasn't had as much of
>an impact.  Neither has Hinduism.  Still, they merit discussion
Drat. I knew mahakaruna (grand compassion) was bad approach in the battle.
If only Buddhists had adopted the philosophy of smiting-until-dead
unbelievers with copies of the Sutras.

>along with the Big Three Monotheisms because they're so widespread.
>But coverage of every religion out there doesn't really belong in
>a general history course.
To my mind, it comes down to fairness. How do you represent history without
any coverage? And how do you mention one without mentioning others? And
remember, what I find agreeable is a non-biased historical coverage.

If I went by what I was taught in school, the Native Americans, Chinese etc.
had no religions before Christianity. And lest you say "no, not possible", I
had an intelligent co-worker 5 years ago who, when I mentioned my religious
practice involved Buddhism, responded "But religion is the worship of God
(i.e. the Christian one)."; and was struck speachless when I replied "Only
if you are Christian."

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