"Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net> wrote:
This was, of course, my point about there being no universally valid truth, and what such anti-fraud statutes must mean about religions.
Basically, "free speech" entails a kind of anarchy (= no law) with regard to truths and falsehoods. As I like to say, "at most, one religion is correct" (with the other 783 major sects clearly spouting falsehoods...and probably _all_ 784 major sects doing so).
I just want to comment on this, as this is one of my pet peeves. There are universally valid truths. You implicitly admit so by stating "...at most, one religion is correct". The problem is we can not always determine what the universally valid truth is (especially so in moral/religious matters), so we tend to cop-out and say there are no truths, or something along the lines of: "Well, that might be right for you, but not for me." or the one I love to hate: "Perception is reality." _______________ If Gump knew C: "Momma always said life is like chocolates = chocolates++, you never know what you're gonna get."