Harry Pollard wrote:
>
> Steve,
>
> Sounds like an interesting confrontation.
>
> If I were inclined to get into a religious argument - which I'm not - I'd
> probably develop he argument that God in his wisdom is responsible for
> evolution. So, the Garden of Eden and evolution are simply Man's
> interpretations of God's work.
>
> But, one cannot argue against faith.
[snip]
I was thinking about religion, yesterday, on the occasion of
an invitation to attend a religious service (which religion's
service is not of any consequence...).
And I was thinking how, for each religion, *somebody* started
it.
Now, if anything is *fundamental*, certainly to *found* the thing
is (whatever the thing so founded happens to be).
And I asked myself why spend one's time following somebody else's
religion when one can be founding one's own? (Yes, I know,
Nietzsche asked this question over a century ago, and Christ
advised us to leave the dead to bury the dead, etc. --But just
because something is not new under the sun does not mean it does
not bear repeating.)
"Fundamentalists" are *so* derivative (as so are most
other persuasions -- but let us not forget about those
who make something new in the guise of pretending to
be following somebody else, so nobody will try to
stop them -- including themselves!).
Here's a wonderful picture from Agence-France Presse in
today's NYT
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/jpg/BushLithuania021123.jpg
(Who knows, maybe Osama's there somewhere? It would be hard to tell....)
--
Neither leaders nor followers
As Harry might say (please excuse if I don't have
exactly the right word...):
Every person a free trader.
\brad mccormick
--
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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