Oh, good. First politics, now religion. *Somebody's* gonna get pissed off.
But hey, it's God's will.
Actually, I think religions (like Scientology, for example -- one of my
personal favorites) are great! When you discover what particular flavor of
religion someone subscribes to, you suddenly know a lot more about that
person than you did before, and that knowledge can be quite useful. Of
course, a second tier of intel is required for full understanding. Such as,
is the person of interest a true believer or has he joined the religious
group for reasons of personal advancement?
I met a guy at a conference earlier this year who wore Mormon Underwear to a
job interview in Salt Lake City. He got the job. He stopped wearing the
underwear. Claimed religious bias when they tried to fire him. Walked a
way with a healthy settlement. Clever.
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Peter Lissaman [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
It is certainly unreasonable to expect people to behave rationally,
especially when most of them claim to believe in a God who somehow judges
and punishes!Well, one must admit that in the END there is retribution
for most BAD acts - the clever thing is that it is usually the innocent who
are punished. Indeed, He doth move in mysterious ways!!!But, but, but,
all is not hopeless, it is for inspired leaders to fool the fools into doing
good things; as exemplified by Augustus, Churchill, Roosevelt (III) and
Kennedy.
What!? Not Bush?
Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures
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