Extraterrestrial habitation speculation, yes, but how about space habitation which does not involve any speculation. We have a space station.
On Oct 5, 4:18 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jason! I agree that it would be nice for us to be the exception > when it comes to extinction. Sadly, I have grave doubts. > > I do agree with you that getting rid of religion will not get rid of > the threat of nuclear war. And, IF there were some way of getting rid > of all nukes, AND getting rid of the knowledge of how to build them, > then and only then, all other things being equal would this help to > rid us of the threat of all out war. Of course, these two things will > not happen. The only way for them to happen and reduce the threat has > to do with changing how we think, feel and act. It is getting late for > such a complete makeover though. > > I won’t go into your speculation about extraterrestial habitation. > > On Oct 5, 1:16 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > My criticism is his conclusion at the end. In a sense, he claims that > > religion will cause a nuclear holocaust. Religion may play a part > > (and perhaps a major part) in this potential threat; however, there > > are secular ideologies and resource competition factors (food/oil/ > > clean water that may occur) that will likely lead to war. Getting rid > > of religion will not get rid of the threat of nuclear war. The only > > way of doing that is getting rid of all nuclear weapons. In > > addition, the human population on this planet is still too large and > > growing. As far as our extinction as species, colonization of other > > planets (including the moons) would also increase our chances of > > survival on a long-term scale especially if this planet become > > inhabitable for our species through a global nuclear war. The earth > > will just shake off homo sapiens like it brushed off millions of other > > species through the billions of years of earth history. It would be > > nice for our species to be the exception to this general rule of > > thumb. > > > On Oct 5, 11:25 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I agree. I thought it was very funny. Besides, turning a mirror on > > > the more crazy elements of religion does give religious people the > > > opportunity to see the similarities between themselves and the > > > fringes. That can be productively uncomfortable. If they bother to > > > watch it. > > > > But come on. MFA is an organization that promotes critical thinking, > > > right? Is there nothing to criticize about Religulous? > > > > Aaron > > > > On Oct 5, 10:47 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > The author wrote, "Practically all of Maher’s interlocutors-- > > > > Christian fundamentalists, anti-evolutionists, a holocaust-denying > > > > rabbi, or even a man who thought he was the re-incarnation of Jesus— > > > > had in common a complete intellectual incapacity to deal with the > > > > standard objections that the comedian raised. Again and again, I found > > > > myself muttering, “Come on, Maher, pick on someone your own size." > > > > Hmmm.....I recall a US Senator, a monk, and other more intellectual > > > > people being interviewed. Those people were just as funny to watch > > > > during the interviews especially the United States Senator. :-) > > > > > Jason > > > > > On Oct 5, 10:32 am, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Should anyone be surprised that a movie mocking religulous views > > > > > would upset many amont the the 84% of religulous people in this > > > > > country? > > > > > > I thought the film was great. I plan to buy it when it comes out > > > > > on Dvd. > > > > > > On Oct 5, 9:57 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi y'all > > > > > > -http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=16263&t=%27Religulous%2...Hide > > > > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
