--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > Loved it, thanks. Backacha! > > > > Jesus and Vishnu on Christmas eve. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7x-DHKHW0 > > > > RESPONSE: Somebody secretly is fighting off doubts about evolution here. > > Too worked up metabolically. Serenity, irony, quiet confidence, respecting > > what makes it hard for some people to take the idea of macroevolution as > > proven: much better.
Agreed. It needed a final edit and cooler delivery to be more effective communication. But that said, I know plenty of guys like this and it doesn't really mean anything about the content of what he is saying. It is our emotional reaction to to a person being too self indulgent that makes it poor communication. He went to far into the dickish lane for me too. < If someone was holding out for flat earth theory, how would be treat that person? Not like this. Brilliant as it is. Some people want macroevolution to be true so much they become much too aggressive and abusive in their denunciation of the persons (like John Lennon) who balked at the sweeping claims of Darwin. This is evidence of metaphysical anxiety: You mean macroevolution might not be true? I don't think it has been proven beyond the right to ask question about it. Although microevolution is a no-brainer. There are questions within the thoery that are still being discussed. And the understanding has advanced far beyond Darwin's initial formulation due to the spirit of questioning. In this year's election this is gunna be a lowest bar litmus test for me. If you understand science, you understand how the theory of evolution is the basis for our whole understanding of biology. It is is more than key. > > As for the Christmas boast of Christ, I think Jesus prevails here. He has all > the cards. However facetiously presented, his arguments against Krishna win > out for me. It's a bloody good argument. Besides where does your irresistible > love of Christmas come from, Curtis? Well we have to be realistic that most of what I love about Christmas is not Christan but Druid and Mithra worship. My neurons got bribed into it pretty early. But I still enjoy the nativity myth perhaps even more so now that I know some of the sources it was cannibalized from historically. These are archetypes to be enjoyed. > > Me: I say it comes from the fact that it is true. God became a tiny infant. I would go with: God becomes every tiny infant. Jesus was really not so unique in his time. There were other messianic guys whose philosophies were less able to be turned into an empire builder for Constantine, but who in their time were as popular as Jesus during his life. > > If only he was around somewhere now. > > I'd like to hear his response to Rick's post. Smugnessabout anythingit is a > dangerous thing. Sounds a little like an Oral Roberts prayer tent with the > ritual denunciation of the evils of atheismalthough Oral never got that good > of course. And didn't know the first thing about irony. Or beauty. Jesus, you > there? > > Nope. > > But we still celebrate your birthday. Krishna, you could have done a lot > better. What happened? > > Hey, Curtis. I like that you like Christmas. > > No neurobiological explanation there. Neuron bribing pure and simple! My folks took the Santa thing seriously and we were very spoiled at Christmas. A purer form of Christmas spirit is the feeling I get when I hear, walking along crunching on new snow, in my Pocono mountain hometown, the clear song of a Chickadee through the pine trees. It is my version of a Christmas carol and always means Joy to the World to me. Oh yeah, and German Lebkuchen Christmas cookies washed down with a little Balvenie doublewood single malt. (the fist aging is in oak bourbon casks, the second in port wine casks) Now THAT is the body and blood of Christ! > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LJYLT9TbRew > > > > > >
