tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20318294.post2653287139666862686..comments2023-10-28T06:49:17.434+00:00Comments on O cuniculi! Ubi lexicon Latinum posui?: Replacing the indicator light.Warwickensishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01310450226153796760noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20318294.post-41190245601635714012010-10-28T08:44:29.313+00:002010-10-28T08:44:29.313+00:00The correct calibration and maintenance of a bus&#...The correct calibration and maintenance of a bus' indicator lights may be important to the safety of the passengers, but it's even more vital to the safety of other road users. (I've had some particularly scary cycling experiences when a bus has apparently not noticed I'm there.)<br /><br />Similarly, if a church is being run by a group of, in some way, insufficiently careful priests and bishops, then that's potentially bad for the members of that church (although I do find it difficult to believe that a just god would hold a sincere parishioner responsible for the actions of a theologically mistaken priest). But it can also be bad for those of us who aren't members of that church, but who get affected by the actions of its members.<br /><br />A lot of the current furore over "aggressive atheism" is really just a matter of other road users standing up and saying "could you get your indicators fixed before you kill us all?" Granted, there are elements on both sides who are overstepping the mark somewhat: I find some of the things Richard Dawkins says to be just as objectionable as many of the Pope's recent pronouncements (although on balance I tend to agree with more of the things Dawkins says). But I think most of the aggressive preaching comes from the religious side of the fence: certainly I've never been accosted by evangelical atheists, whereas I get harangued by someone shouting and waving a bible on a moderately regular basis.<br /><br />From the point of view of another road user, I have to say that these days, British Christianity is generally a pretty responsible driver (although it's had its moments over the past few hundred years). But I get a little worried by some of the things I hear from other parts of the world.Nicholas Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775255162195697218noreply@blogger.com