Not having actually read The End of Faith I can only comment on your comments. But a few things occur to me. One is that you can't untie mysticism from other forms of religion; some religions are more mystical then others but they all tend to vary and there are reasons for that. One is that not everyone is suited to be a mystic; not everybody can/is ready to look at Truth that way. Which means, also, that mystical religion can be (and has been) changed by those wanting more straightforward answers.
It also occurs to me that religion is the guise that that hate gets manifested in, but getting rid of religion wouldn't do everything. Religion is tied up in societal structure (in some cases far more so than others). Just because people wouldn't have a view of to disagree over, they would still have other places where they can disagree about the way that things should properly be done.
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Date: 2006-05-11 10:14 pm (UTC)It also occurs to me that religion is the guise that that hate gets manifested in, but getting rid of religion wouldn't do everything. Religion is tied up in societal structure (in some cases far more so than others). Just because people wouldn't have a view of to disagree over, they would still have other places where they can disagree about the way that things should properly be done.