William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:43:58 +0100 William T Goodall wrote
>On 17 Jun 2005, at 4:36 am, Warren Ockrassa wrote: >> On Jun 16, 2005, at 3:25 PM, Russell Chapman wrote: > > >>> Or, just maybe, these people are beating up these kids coz they're >>> psycopaths who enjoy it (or derive some missing feeling or power >>> or whatever), and then suddenly start talking religion and devils >>> when they get caught ? Call me cynical... >>> > >> It might be the other way around. Sadistic people with delusions of >> inadequacy might be using religion as an excuse for torture. >A simpler explanation is that religion is evil. I found a fuller >version of these stories but I think registration is required so here >it is: Actually, a simpler explanation is that AFRICANS are evil, AIDS is a punishment from God and the (so-called) white man was acting as Gods instrument of mercy when he enslaved them to America, BUT I choose not to believe that nonsense EITHER. Actually, I've found that one can "prove" ANY opinion if you give only one side of the argument and you provide enough citations. Leonard Matusik [EMAIL PROTECTED] >"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence >whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the >silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more >likely to be foolish than sensible." >- Bertrand Russell "There's a sucker born every minute" -PT Barnum _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
