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Re: [microsound] war
Science is the new religion. In 500 years, we will look back and laugh at
all the misguided policy based on scientific "fact", most of which are taken
as a matter of faith by the layman.
For right now, though, I guess it works for certain things, but as far as
moral and ethical issues or things that cannot be observed, science is a
poor tool.
My two cents.
jonathan c. tobin ( jt@xxxxxxxxxx )
badzen, la ( www.badzen.com )
phone ( 310.841.6002 )
on 4/5/03 10:49 PM, spw at stevepwats@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> If I can just chime in, the state of the current political climate in the
> world basically comes
> down to new vrs. old weather you are talking about government or culture.
> Think how silly all the killing and war based on religion is.
> It's based in myth and and man's lack of understanding of the sciences.
> I must bow down and worship a sacred rock three times a day because of this
> so called
> prophet that generation before me have talked about.
> And just over 200 years ago electricity and an airplane would have been
> considered a 'miracle'
> or 'magic'.
> But were not supposed to question the legitanmcy of miracles that happened
> 2000 years ago.
> The aztec sacrificed 10,000 humans in one year to please the 'Gods' that
> supposedly controlled
> the weather like the Egyptian Gods.
> We all can laugh now because the sun isn't a 'God' it's a hot balls of gas,
> all those sacrifices
> was stupid and unnecessary.
> When these idiot suicide bombers blow themselves up it's out of sheer
> ancient teaching
> stupidity.
> I will always say the some of the most dangerous people in this world are
> the radical religious
> fundamentalist types who fail to comprehend logic who are out to fulfill
> their ancient
> apocalyptice prophecies.
> America must be the great evil because they are not stuck in the stone ages
> it says so in the
> great book of prophet worship bull shit.
> Americans are evil because they don't throw rocks and sticks at each other
> like when the great prophet defeated the Neanderthal man 30,000 years ago.
>
> on 4/4/03 8:48 PM, Falcata-Galia and Tariff Records at fgrecs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
>> Tim;
>>
>>> Rudy (we must get together for a cup of tea)
>>
>> I'm down for that.
>>
>>> I did see the story, it was not about that, it was about the stupid
>>> reporter making a better photo IMO - but I am glad he was fired. Both
>>> photos were on Drudge which I read daily and
>>> the media is far from liberal unless
>>> you are a right to lifer or pro gun (which I am, in the 2nd amendment
>>> sense)
>>
>> I can't agree with that at all. If you are of the dominant religion
>> (being Orthodox, I am and I'm not - everyone asks why I don't have a
>> yarmulke when I say I'm Eastern Orthodox!), gay/lesbian issues, a host
>> of others. The media pimp for the right, but have stories written by
>> the left.
>>
>> And myself, I'm pro-gun. An unarmed populace is a dead populace. Those
>> who doubt me, such as my European colleagues and American liberals,
>> forget what it's like to deal with invasions. Not exactly pleasant
>> stuff.
>>
>>> Define your terms
>>
>> See above, my friend.
>>
>>> But first read the book by Goldberg, the one by Coulter (yech) and the
>> one
>>> by Alterman
>>
>> Coulter. I know liberals hate her, but she's a cute bird (yeah yeah,
>> sexist, etc. me...).
>>
>>> Rudy, also try reading a little Goebbels and a little Bernays! Who
>> conducts
>>> the polls? Who owns those companies? I know these people, my girlfriend
>> has
>>> hired them - you can get anything you want from a poll. One more thing:
>> in
>>> a true sense the labor party might be considered left. The liberals in
>> this
>>> country?
>>
>> That's the bosses who are always down for the status quo. Has been that
>> way since time immemorial. But the foot soldiers cling to the left like
>> Linus to the blanket.
>>
>>> Well there was a saying in the 60s. The Republicans didn't want n*ggers
>> in
>>> the neighborhood, and the liberals didn't want negroes in the
>> neighborhood.
>>> The left was destroyed by union busting goon squads and McCarthyism.
>> W's
>>> hereos no doubt.
>>
>> And it was the republicans who seemed to do more for the blacks than our
>> Dixie-crats ever did.
>>
>>> You should have been around in the 80s and watched the turn from
>>> "liberal"...
>>
>> I was. Didn't care for it then, either.
>>
>> Best to you,
>>
>> Rudy
>>
>>
>>
>>
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