SUU Folks,

Interesting article below about a researcher that studied how belief in 
"God" and especially "The Bible", might well be correlated with 
willingness to inflict pain on others. Dogma says: go ahead!

Puts us non-dogma UUs in a nice light I'd say.

Sandy

"Having beliefs isn't good?"
"I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a 
belief is trickier... A belief's a dangerous thing, Bethany. People die 
for it. People kill for it."

- Bethany & Rufus, "Dogma"


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    God Is on Our Side. Does That Mean War?


*March 27, 2007 —* Does believing that "God is on our side" make it 
easier for us to inflict pain and suffering on those perceived to be our 
enemies? If we think God sanctions violence, are we more likely to 
engage in violent acts?

The answer to both those questions, according to new research, is a 
resounding "yes," even among those who do not consider themselves 
believers.


Full article here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2983119&page=1

Other columns by Lee Dye http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/
Nice quotes about belief:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~odyssey/Quotes/Life/Science/Reason.html