On 3 Aug 2005, at 4:29 am, Doug Pensinger wrote:
William wrote:
Eradicating religion isn't an easy project, but it is easier than
changing human nature or one of the other hard to eradicate causes
of evil.
I would argue that a need to explain the unexplainable _is_ human
nature and that religion provides those explanations. The more we
are able to understand our universe, the less we will need the
imaginary explanations provided by religion. Indeed, outside of
the U.S. and less developed nations, the need for religion seems to
be waning.
The degree to which the people of U.S. cling to religion baffles me.
ShrubMoron is speaking out on behalf of intelligent design again:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-
creation3aug03,0,3586432.story?track=tottext
http://tinyurl.com/8zgqu
"Advocates of an alternative to the theory of evolution took heart
Tuesday from President Bush's remarks that "both sides ought to be
properly taught" in public schools.
In an interview with several Texas newspapers Monday, Bush was asked
about the growing debate over the idea of "intelligent design," which
holds that intelligent causes are responsible for the origin of the
universe and of life. "I think that part of education is to expose
people to different schools of thought," Bush said. "And I'm not
suggesting — you're asking me whether or not people ought to be
exposed to different ideas, and the answer is yes.""
This new American Lysenkoism, based on ridiculous religious ideas,
will decimat e a generation of potential life-scientists in the USA.
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William T Goodall
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Maybe Windows is good for people who *think* they're geeks, but are
not very good at it.
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