I find it incredible...

[fpb]

...the ignorant rubbish about religion that people say not even with arrogance but as a throwaway, commonplace remark, apparently not even realizing that they are being both fabulously stupid (so monotheism inspires beautiful music? and you found this out yesterday?) and unimaginably offensive (so "religion" ought not have anything to do with what the State says or does?). Jesus Christ, at least the Sorry Trinity do have a clear idea that religion is a motive for action. It hurts to admit it, but the average educated and intelligent person today is stupider, in this matter, than Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris.

.... so someone is surprised that "monotheism" can produce beautiful things?

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[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

I think I must have missed some context somewhere.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Never mind. I had had to stomach two UNBELIEVABLY stupid statements from two of the nicest, most intelligent and all-around admirable non-Christians on my f-list. I don't even want to single them out, because the fault is not theirs, but the culture's.

[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

Gotcha.

Have you seen this article:
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Not an absolute law, but yes, that's often the way. Not that it will stop me from writing a general essay about what religion is and why every widespread idea about it in current discourse is rubbish. Maybe nobody will listen, but I won't have been silent.