tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post115198601435661372..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: "Hampering our Ability" in the War on TerrorAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1152031077701839012006-07-04T10:37:00.000-06:002006-07-04T10:37:00.000-06:00I agree with the main thesis of this post, however...I agree with the main thesis of this post, however I think this part is a bit overoptimistic:<BR/><BR/><I>No country that follows the Bill of Rights can appear fundamentally evil and unjust.</I><BR/><BR/>A country that follows the Bill of Rights or equivalent principles will rarely *be* fundamentally evil and unjust (if it applies those principles to everyone and not just to some favored group such as whites or males). That doesn't mean it can't be made to *appear* so by sufficient propaganda.<BR/><BR/>Essentially all terrorism today is religious. Religions' ability to ignore and defy facts and replace them with belief in whatever the religion advocates is well known. I'm not at all confident that *being* just is sufficient to stop people from *perceiving* us as evil and unjust.<BR/><BR/>It would certainly be a step in the right direction, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com