> The old Intelligent Designer argument. (We develop complex machines so
> who developed us?) It ignores the hypothesis that evolution can lead
> to awareness and complex intelligence given enough time and umpteen
> millions and billions of years seems to be enough time. I think we
> count as support for that.
That's a little circular for me.
> It evades the question of WHY do we have to worship an intelligent
> designer?
Do you? Who said so?
>Dogmatic religion is nothing more than a tool for man
> controlling man (frequently with good intentions; frequently not. Mind
> the kool-aid.).
It would be interesting to read a study that attempts to evaluate whether
organized religion has been a net gain or a net loss for our species.
Fairly impossible to measure, of course. But it would be an interesting
exercise.
> Realizing that we're all the same on a human level and that no one is
> truly closer to "God" (since "God" isn't a separate entity) returns
> the Messiahs and Messengers to those that lived and died. It removes
> the need for a Religious Class that too often views itself above
> others.
>
> And, yes, if you check out my latest rant (if the blogger site would
> quit being so damn flaky)
> http://littlemrmahatma.blogspot.com/
> you'll see that I'm for removing quite a bit of God from our
> government.
I actually linked you, after all this time. Then Dave Moskowitz wrote me
a note asking "who is Mahatma?" I told him.
> P.S. My oldest will have his Bar Mitzvah is 5 years :)
I see you're able to live with your internal contradictions; huzzah.
I'm pretty sure I've made peace with mine.
--Q.M.
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Received on 2003-06-02 12:07:34