----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 12:10 AM Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
> At 09:54 PM 1/4/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: > >http://www.newsmax.com/adv/poist.shtml > > > ><Quote> > >Abandoning all sense of reality, the 'all-knowing' anti-God element of > >science continues to insult all reason with the noxious claim that the earth > >and all other bodies in the cosmos were brought into being by a " big > >bang" - necessarily a random, unplanned explosion or similar occurrence. > > > >Undying fame awaits the scientist who can bring about a random explosion and > >produce an established sense-of-order within any of its debris. When asked > >what brought about the perfect and unending relationship between earth, sun > >and moon, they are left either blank or with some far-out tale of > >possibilities. How and why the 'big bang' resulted in only one earth, > >endowed with atmosphere, water and multitudinous forms of life are also > >beyond their explanation. For decades they have been desperately seeking > >for any sign of life or condition supporting life, as we know it, totally > >without success, elsewhere. > > > >The pig-headed scientist who refuses to admit reality is really just a > >pathetic creature of the pathetic anti-God clan, which seems to now infest > >the institutes of higher learning of this nation. One must wonder whether > >one of its more-opinionated number, the late Carl Sagan, of Cornell, I > >believe, is now enjoying his new abode. Indeed, I hope he is. > > > ></Quote> > > > >That conservatives tolerate, and even openly encourage such crap is the main > >reason I would never vote republican. I can appreciate and even agree with > >(sometimes) conservative criticisms of the left, but the openly willful > >ignorance and the acceptance of such stupidity really piss me off. > > > >I cant see myself taking conservatives seriously when they allow themselves > >to be represented by such morons. > > > The only problem with that approach is that the > right/conservatives/Republicans has no monopoly on making stupid statements > in public. If one chooses to not vote for a particular party because > _some_ of its representatives are morons (or at least appear to be, based > upon some of their remarks), one is going to be hard-pressed to find a > political party to vote for at all . . . Stupid statements are forgivable. Its the pandering (on a regular basis) to ignorance that I find offensive. I listen to a lot of conservative radio and read conservative sites regularly in search of news. Polemics I can deal with, and really, I rejoice in the diversity of opinion I find. It irks me greatly the conservative bent for promotion of anti-intelectualism. I can understand some criticism being healthy, but way way way too many conservatives latch on to these idiot screeds only (at least I hope only) because it promotes their aims, completely disregarding the damage it does. > > > And, FWIW, one person can both believe in God and have done awardą-winning > scientific research on the topic of life elsewhere in the Universe, frex: > Pretty much exactly my point. I'm just sick of conservatives giving voice to luddite morons and pretending it to be virtue. xponent Exorcism Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
