AAAS: Scientists in Civic Life: Facilitating Dialogue-Based Communication

[Djordje]

@Jordan

I personally think we’d be better off getting our own communities in order and leading by example rather than trying to load the Supreme Court or “take back” government.

As long as you don’t think we should take ‘Benedict option’, I agree.

[jongarvey]

@Patrick

Less institution power, more individual introspective religion.

Institutions indeed dangerous. But paradoxically Christianity is intended to be non-institutional, but entirely public, not introspective - that’s mysticism.

It’s counter-cultural, and that implies it should always be in the political sphere, and always marginalised. If that offends even atheistic cultural institutions - well, that’s tough. All cultures get countered by Christ.