Antistoicus
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05/24/01 09:55 AM
Re: Religion and empowerment [re: Ramessu]

Ramessu,

Perhaps you have forgotten your earlier response to Ankhesenamun on April 12, at 1:04 am, in which you wrote

"Instead of staying home and watching TV, expand your knowledge, your intellect and think".

This does not seem to show great respect for Ankhesenamun's intellect. If the basis for this seemingly low assessment of a fellow poster's intellectual stature is based on his belief that the gods are actively involved in our lives, then I would repeat, there are a great many people recorded in history, each highly intelligent, who I could mention, who have thought the same. If you thought little of Ankhesenamun because of this, perhaps you might consider the possibility that your criticism of him was unduly harsh, and not supported by the facts.

You also stated (and it is still up) "the time of the Neters walking the earth is over". In other words, the Divine presence has departed us. Some of us would most strongly disagree with this assertion. Some of us would even do so, based on personal experience. If your experiences have lead you to a different conclusion, then you do right to embrace it. If the gods do walk the earth, then it pleased them to allow you to have those experiences, and you honor their will by drawing the rational conclusions which your own experiences would suggest. But, as I have said, different experiences will suggest different conclusions, and to criticise another for not being guided by your personal impressions, as you have criticized Ankhesenamun, is not appropriate. Ankhesenamun, and others, must draw their own conclusions from the one thing of which they are certain - the content of their own perception, of their own life experiences - just the same as you. Where the slander lies in this observation, I will leave to you to explain.