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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
