snippits:
I'm not convinced he was doing it to avoid evangelical persecution.
There appears to have been a little too much zealotry in his pursuit
to make it seem entirely like a cover story.
Warren Ockrassa
people, after all, built the Parthenon, the Soyuz and nukes, so there
must be something that forces people to act non-stupidly sometimes.
But since it's impossible to define stupidity, it's also impossible to
prove that most people are stupid. If we take an average brinller
as the measure, it's obvious that most (other) people are stupid...
human knowledge is much bigger than the size of human brains :-)
most people *are* incapable of comprehending simple things... due to a lack
of education or lack of nutrients during an early phase of the life; otherwise,
the future of mankind will be horrible.
Alberto Monteiro
newton had to adapt to the context of his times and find a way to resolve
mathematics and the church. he didn't succeed, but he wasn't burned at the
stake.
social insects create incredible engineering marvels, and so do humans, but
few individuals can understand relativity. our scientists stand on the
shoulders of giants, and with the help of guided research and quantum computer
modeling, we may be approaching the trans human singularity.
ayn rand believed the masses of humanity were morons and would return to
bestiality if not for the altruism of the elite who were kind enough to harness
their labor so we plebians could reap the benefits of civilization.
jon
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