Originally Posted by Trollheart

Anyway (directed at hhbh) there is no such word as "religiosity". It's religion, or if you prefer, religious fervour/expression. Stop making words up, you don't rule the world yet.

HAIL THE GRAMMAR NAZIS!!!!

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Well if they're not the same person they seem to be an unlikely couple, a person who acts like a white supremist under house arrest with a Congolese homeboy uh I don't know, the internet seems to make strange bed-fellows.

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

summed up my thoughts perfectly. I'd love to see a buddy cop drama with these two. The cross burning Hip Hop Bunny Hop jacked up on coke and the african traditionalist with his rastafarrian hat and dooby as they fight over whether to play Peppe Kelle or Death in the car.

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Just because some religions have moral guidelines it doesn't necessarily mean when your are speaking on the subject of morality it is a "public displays of religiosity." Yes when a person speak about morality you can assume what he says comes from a religious perspective but you can also assume it come from universal sentiments too.

I think you're right that the post-Protestant moralist congratulates themselves for having a like-mindedness, but so do sports fans, and music fans, and political party affiliates etc etc.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by anticipation

Man, Shakespeare wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes in this bitch.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

He doesn't even have a valid point. People adopt each other's ways of thinking, simply because of evolution and group social dynamics. If the group adopts similar ways of thinking, then they become more tight knit, which has a positive effect on cooperation, which aids survival. I'll bet Tore could put it much better than I could, though.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Anyway (directed at hhbh) there is no such word as "religiosity". It's religion, or if you prefer, religious fervour/expression. Stop making words up, you don't rule the world yet.

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

The problem being the "group" being discussed isn't some friends, a music scene, or social class - but, rather, all of humanity & the notion we aught to treat every woman like a sister or mother. This is patently absurd, & we know this is unnatural as every known culture engaged i violence on those within & without. Violence is part of human nature.

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

The problem being the "group" being discussed isn't some friends, a music scene, or social class - but, rather, all of humanity & the notion we aught to treat every woman like a sister or mother. This is patently absurd, & we know this is unnatural as every known culture engaged i violence on those within & without. Violence is part of human nature.

Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

What exactly would be wrong with treating every woman like a sister or mother?