Going back...

Jim Bell (JamesScottBell@compuserve.com)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 11:07:41 -0400

Russell writes:

<<Yes, but when I've looked at human behavior as a whole throughout history,
I haven't seen an appreciable improvement since the coming of Christianity.>>

Then we differ on the interpretation of facts. Not much we can do about that.
I think the most obvious historical fact is man's tendency toward evil;
equally obvious to me is that Christianity has been a greater force for
overcoming that tendency than anything else. You see things differently. I
suppose we'll have to leave it at that.

Thanks for the dialogue.

Jim

"The first excellence of a legal mind is tautology. The second excellence of a
legal mind is tautology. The third excellence of a legal mind is tautology."
-- Anonymous.