tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post108434675616575129..comments2024-03-06T04:31:53.093+11:00Comments on Just in CASE: Eagleton on tragedyTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1085028798739627522004-05-20T14:53:00.000+10:002004-05-20T14:53:00.000+10:00Thanks, Craig. I was pointing out that Eagleton se...Thanks, Craig. I was pointing out that Eagleton seems to see only the downside of religion, and that some of the values and virtues he champions actually derive from the religions he denounces.Greg Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840322516895618753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1085021786648532832004-05-20T12:56:00.000+10:002004-05-20T12:56:00.000+10:00Well, I think he is more guilty of generalisation ...Well, I think he is more guilty of generalisation than of caricature. It is certainly true that people holding religious belief have committed all of the travesties he lists - and sometimes in the name of their religion. <br /><br />If that is all he is saying, then I don't think you can argue with it. If, however, he is saying that religious belief *necessarily* involves the immorality he describes, well then you have grounds to take issue.Craig Schwarzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156017639962303656noreply@blogger.com