tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post5675079902089429958..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Anthony Esolen on the Intolerance of the New Secular TheocracyMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-87992726248981822592014-10-14T09:51:52.371-04:002014-10-14T09:51:52.371-04:00Dear Mr. Cobb,
First you say, "The belief in...Dear Mr. Cobb,<br /><br />First you say, "The belief in a higher purpose leading to an ultimate good is what enables people to kill unbelievers." <br /><br />Then you say, "Each persons' life is its own highest purpose, and society should strive to maximize happiness of the broadest range of people possible."<br /><br />It would be interesting to compare the number of Billy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648894589512825267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-73524539252427981302014-10-03T08:26:48.997-04:002014-10-03T08:26:48.997-04:00Since when is Marxism "new"? It is its o...Since when is Marxism "new"? It is its own weird secular religion, with a prophet and a promised utopia. The belief in a higher purpose leading to an ultimate good is what enables people to kill unbelievers, not atheism. Otherwise,how does one explain jihad in the Middle East, or the terrorist acts committed by rightwing Christians in the US? In my view, as I am not ensnared in an KyCobbnoreply@blogger.com