by Andy_S on Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:16 am
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It all comes down wanting to feel justified in one's religious choice through confirmation of its symbols - rather than using the exercise to directly EXPERIENCE that which the symbols point to.
It totally missed the point.
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This makes the assumption that religion points to something beyond its mere symbology....which a number of peeps would dispute. (Does Richard Dawkins post here...?)
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Wholy Fit
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Tremendous bit of branding, that! If one must have a sky pilot, one with a sense of humour is probably the best kind.
RE: Jewish Chap and his Biblical MA
IIRC correctly from an earlier thread, he was a Kuk Sool Won practitioner who suddenly (ahem) "discovered" an ancient Jewish fighting system.
Still, KSW followers are hardly in any position to complain at this alleged plagiarism, given that their own MA broadcasts an extremely dubious lineage.
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