http://paul.dubuc.org/2006/12/21/faith-and-doubt-at-ground-zero/ Welcome friends, family and other interested persons! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:54:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://paul.dubuc.org/2006/12/21/faith-and-doubt-at-ground-zero/#comment-4 Paul Dubuc Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:47:18 +0000 http://paul.dubuc.org/2006/12/21/faith-and-doubt-at-ground-zero/#comment-4 Today someone pointed out to me a recent editorial by National Review Online editor Jonah Goldberg entitled "<a rel="nofollow" href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YWNkYTQ2NWM3N2M5NGM4MDk0NTAyODAyYmM2OTZkYTQ=" rel="nofollow">Are You Certain About That?</a>" This, I think, makes the point well that I was trying to make about religion being a "moral magnifier". The moral certainty that religion supports isn't itself the problem. Most people display such certainty on various beliefs whether they draw support from religion for it or not. It's the content of such certainty that matters. Today someone pointed out to me a recent editorial by National Review Online editor Jonah Goldberg entitled “Are You Certain About That?” This, I think, makes the point well that I was trying to make about religion being a “moral magnifier”. The moral certainty that religion supports isn’t itself the problem. Most people display such certainty on various beliefs whether they draw support from religion for it or not. It’s the content of such certainty that matters.

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