Teresa Goodell
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Teresa Goodell commented on Re: Re: Can religion be a force for good? on June 21, 2008, 2:27 PM
My point is that whether or not the facts of religion are verifiable is irrelevant. Its effects are more favorable than harmful, and it addresses qualities of human interaction and action that are not reducible to "scientific" terms. (The definition of science is a separate topic of debate.) For example, religious guidance may be useful when raising your children, whereas science offers very little help.
Teresa Goodell commented on Rick Warren on Making a Marriage Work on June 7, 2008, 2:07 PM
I've been married for 22 years. We have been on the brink of divorce twice and twice reunited because we got help. I am confident that without counseling and a commitment to saving our relationship, we would no longer be married. What disturbs me is that so many men are unwilling to enter marriage/relationship counseling. I have seen marriages fail because the pride of the man prohibits him from seeking help. Pride is a potent destroyer of relationships.
Teresa Goodell commented on Re: Re: Can religion be a force for good? on June 7, 2008, 10:41 AM
Just as I can't enumerate the good acts carried out in the name of religion, others cannot enumerate the bad acts. Neither of us can prove, therefore, that one side "wins." My reference to the good outnumbering the bad was based upon a perception that many individuals' daily actions are grounded in religious guidance. I do assert that most people, and most of their actions therefore, are good or at least neutral. Would this state persist in the absence of religion? Perhaps it would, if people used the optimization of quality of life for human beings as a moral compass. But who knows that they wouldn't use "optimization of my personal wealth and power" instead? There are undoubtedly people whose actions would be self-serving in the absence of religion, and in particular in the absence of supernatural consequences for their actions.If religion is what it takes to control their self-serving impulses, I'm all for it.
Teresa Goodell commented on Rick Warren on Making a Marriage Work on June 7, 2008, 10:07 AM
I've been married for 22 years. We have been on the brink of divorce twice and twice reunited because we got help. I am confident that without counseling and a commitment to saving our relationship, we would no longer be married. What disturbs me is that so many men are unwilling to enter marriage/relationship counseling. I have seen marriages fail because the pride of the man prohibits him from seeking help. Pride is a potent destroyer of relationships.
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Teresa Goodell commented on Re: Re: Can religion be a force for good? on June 21, 2008, 2:27 PM
My point is that whether or not the facts of religion are verifiable is irrelevant. Its effects are more favorable than harmful, and it addresses qualities of human interaction and action that are not reducible to "scientific" terms. (The definition of science is a separate topic of debate.) For example, religious guidance may be useful when raising your children, whereas science offers very little help.