further discourse on the meaning of the term religion

[valkotukka]

A while ago I read this book called "Introduction to Christianity" by Joseph Ratzinger (i.e. the pope before he was the pope). At the time, I didn't think much of it, but there are a few ideas that have grown on me.

The introduction to his book (introduction to the Introduction, woahhhh) talked about the definition of religion and belief. This is a

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Re: understanding recommendations:

[valkotukka]

Actually, thank you very much. Tocqueville has been on my "to-read" list for quite a long time. Also I really like Benedict so I should probably read his encyclicals sometime.

I dunno about Mill though. He's the Utilitarian right?

Re: understanding recommendations:

[valkotukka]

haha, yeah, maybe i should read it just for education purposes.