Hard to disagree James - my pup (Maxwell) has just lumbered downstairs to try and get me out for a walk - it's 2.30 a.m here and I'm staying up to catch the rugby from New Zealand. Bert Jansch is playing guitar on television so he can wait.
On Oct 8, 12:30 am, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Oct 3, 1:16 pm, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Very similar to my more serious take Pat, still looking forward to the > >> book! Glad you can make it by here lately. :) > > > Thanks, James!! BTW, we may be related. My father's father's mother > > was a 'Lynch'; so, we could, very well, be distant cousins of some > > variety. Perhaps, even as close as fourth or fifth cousins, depending > > on your background. The Lynch family from which I derive were from > > County Cork but immigrated to New Haven Connecticut. The Lynch I > > descend from was Annie E. Lynch, who married my great grandfather, > > John Jay Harrington. I thought I'd put it down just to see if it > > jives with any of your family's history. > > Not sure, but if she was from North Carolina there is a possibility. > I'd consider you family more than most in thought alone. My feelings > of kinship with nature have increased as of late. It is a source of > hope to consider humanity beyond the confines of culture, and an > inspiration to feel a bond with ancestors and other animals. Ghosts in > the machine perhaps, remnants of an ancestral genetic memory capacity, > who knows? It might explain a few dreams I've had. > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > On Oct 3, 1:27 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I guess I'm more convinced now of the existence of extraterrestrial > >> >> life than anything religious being true. I can't see why any general > >> >> principles of love and the rest should change because other life is > >> >> out there - yet given the sickening propensity of our religions to > >> >> inspire elitism amongst adherents (chosen people and other junk) and > >> >> clown attempts to know better than everyone else, would ET turning up > >> >> be a reason for people to change views? Mars has an atmosphere that > >> >> is saturated with water vapour at some times in its solar cycle,we are > >> >> finding planets. Personally, I rather hope for a set of really tough > >> >> aliens. Rather cost fellows in other ways they put conquered > >> >> creatures on their knees for a last prayer to god. When you turn and > >> >> say you'd rather have a beer they give you a key to a free bar > >> >> anonists?d a free pass to their university of the intelligent > >> >> universe. But what is the significance of ET being real for > >> >> religionists? > > >> > None, in truth. No more so than the Earth revolving around the Sun. > >> > God would still remain the Creator of all life forms, so extra- > >> > terrestrials would only serve to expound on God's omnipotence and > >> > likeness for variety. Given the fact that they can reach the Earth, > >> > that pre-supposes intelligence; that would, then, support an > >> > 'intellicentric' view rather than an anthropomorphic view, which I > >> > believe would be FAR more correct and, in fact, it is a theme of my > >> > book.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -
