tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043673674358018925.post1993707877350809245..comments2010-09-07T02:28:28.772-07:00Comments on To life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: Teenage suicides in New ZealandKasperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13506677798171650699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043673674358018925.post-56761126464761932502009-09-13T14:10:08.984-07:002009-09-13T14:10:08.984-07:00As much as I disagree with Rand's general phil...As much as I disagree with Rand's general philosophy, and as much as I dislike the methods by which she reaches her conclusions, I thoroughly agree with the sentiment here.<br /><br />Religions, and especially religious groups, provide so much support to young people. They fill their heads with hope and promise. In the case of religion this hope is false and the methods to that hope are quite frankly horrific. Where is the secular support group?<br /><br />Frighteningly religious as Rand's followers sometimes seem to me, I can't agree that people should solely read her book. I would instead recommend Richard Dawkins' "Unweaving the Rainbow". It is my secular humanist equivalent.Christian Linnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736194821983437347noreply@blogger.com