The God Delusion written by Richard Dawkins を読んでいます。
Despite my dislike of gladiatorial contests, I seem somehow to have acquired a reputation for pugnacity towards religion. Colleagues who agree that there is no God, who agree that we do not need religion to be moral, and agree that we can explain the roots of religion and of morality in non-religious terms, never the less come back at me in gentle puzzlement. Why are you so hostile? What is actually wrong with religion? Does it really do so much harm that we should actively fight against it? Why not live and let live, as one does with Taurus and Scorpio, crystal energy and ley lines? Isn't it all just harmless nonsense? I might retort that such hostility as I or other atheists occasionally voice towards religion is limited to words. I am not going to bomb anybody, behead them, stone them, burn them at the stake, crucify them, or fly planes into their skyscrapers, just because of a theological disagreement.
"live and let live" （Oxford English Dictionary:You should tolerate the opinions and behavior of others so that they will similarly tolerate your own.）の例と思われる "Taurus and Scorpio, crystal energy and ley lines" の個所が分かりません。
Taurus and Scorpioは星座の反対に位置する牡牛座とさそり座の人の男女の相性の事で、意外とうまくいくらしい、"crystal energy" は水晶やダイヤモンドを指しているようだが、"ley lines" は見当がつかない。辞書で分かるかどうか調べてみるとありました。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A supposed straight line connecting three or more prehistoric or ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena.: The myths include the idea that Oxford Road is built on a ley line and so is believed by some to be an energy centre.
・The American Heritage Dictionary: One of various supposed alignments of ancient monuments and prehistoric sites in straight lines, believed by some to indicate paths of positive energy inherent in the Earth.
Origin of ley line: From ley (coined by Alfred Watkins (1855-1935), British antiquarian who suggested that ancient monuments and sites are arranged along a network of straight lines.)
Wikipediaには更に詳しい説明があり、その一部を引用します。
Ley lines are apparent alignments of land forms, places of ancient religious significance or culture, often including man-made structures. They are ancient, straight 'paths' or routes in the landscape which are believed to have spiritual significance.
Despite my dislike of gladiatorial contests, I seem somehow to have acquired a reputation for pugnacity towards religion. Colleagues who agree that there is no God, who agree that we do not need religion to be moral, and agree that we can explain the roots of religion and of morality in non-religious terms, never the less come back at me in gentle puzzlement. Why are you so hostile? What is actually wrong with religion? Does it really do so much harm that we should actively fight against it? Why not live and let live, as one does with Taurus and Scorpio, crystal energy and ley lines? Isn't it all just harmless nonsense? I might retort that such hostility as I or other atheists occasionally voice towards religion is limited to words. I am not going to bomb anybody, behead them, stone them, burn them at the stake, crucify them, or fly planes into their skyscrapers, just because of a theological disagreement.
"live and let live" （Oxford English Dictionary:You should tolerate the opinions and behavior of others so that they will similarly tolerate your own.）の例と思われる "Taurus and Scorpio, crystal energy and ley lines" の個所が分かりません。
Taurus and Scorpioは星座の反対に位置する牡牛座とさそり座の人の男女の相性の事で、意外とうまくいくらしい、"crystal energy" は水晶やダイヤモンドを指しているようだが、"ley lines" は見当がつかない。辞書で分かるかどうか調べてみるとありました。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A supposed straight line connecting three or more prehistoric or ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena.: The myths include the idea that Oxford Road is built on a ley line and so is believed by some to be an energy centre.
・The American Heritage Dictionary: One of various supposed alignments of ancient monuments and prehistoric sites in straight lines, believed by some to indicate paths of positive energy inherent in the Earth.
Origin of ley line: From ley (coined by Alfred Watkins (1855-1935), British antiquarian who suggested that ancient monuments and sites are arranged along a network of straight lines.)
Wikipediaには更に詳しい説明があり、その一部を引用します。
Ley lines are apparent alignments of land forms, places of ancient religious significance or culture, often including man-made structures. They are ancient, straight 'paths' or routes in the landscape which are believed to have spiritual significance.
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