Attention to mind is widely practiced. It is an element of pursuing higher education. That attention to furthering knowledge has been proven to benefit beyond the knowledge gained. It has been found to minimize the effects of Alzheimer’s. The function and nature of mind used to be a fundamental in any degree in engineering and physics. This has been undermined by the Western attention to dialectics as opposed to mental process, but is still a component that is a recognized attribute when looking for a position in any engineering field. We don’t just think ~ we think about how we think and attend training seminars on things like “thinking outside the box” and “enhanced attention”. Degree of attention is a key element to success in any creative field ~ from artist to inventor.
Faith is the monster. For one, it diminishes mental attention. Worse, it justifies all things, from individual atrocities to genocide and warfare. All these things are committed in the name of vague notions that command above and beyond normal human considerations and compassions. Faith is essentially just a notion. It cannot be held constant from generation to generation, so what is a source of some good in one age is very likely to become the source of catastrophe in the next. Nor are notions of faith constant from one member of a sect to the next. While one Christian adopts, another in the name of the same “Jesus” kills. This is evident in the World Court right now, where Christians are on trial for ripping the embryos from Muslim women and sewing dead animals up in them. http://niggerwise.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
