On 5 Feb 2010 at 12:05, Arlo Bensinger wrote: > But I also find Dyson's other contentions as valid, and that is that > environmentalist do have the moral high ground, and that as a people > we should be focusing on environmental devastation and social injustice. > > "... that ruthless destruction of natural habitats is evil and > careful preservation of birds and butterflies is good." > > Amen to that.
Interesting that you choose a scientist as a moral authority. > As for *your* religion... > > "Perhaps the single most profound change in our political culture > over the last 30 years has been the transformation of conservatism > from a political movement, with all the limitations, hedges and > forbearances of politics, into a kind of fundamentalist religious > movement, with the absolute certainty of religious belief." (Neal Gabler) > > I suppose if Barone is an "expert", Gabler is as well. Many others > "affirm" this, so it MUST be true... Whatever can be said about a "religion" of conservatism can apply equally to progressivism, socialism, communism, Marxism and other favorites of the academic elite. But you appeal to truth. That's funny. You claim there is no truth, eluding with sophistry the obvious self-contradiction in that statement. Since you deny the existence of truth, there's no point in discussing this or any other subject with you further. > More on conservative ideology as religion in an upcoming post... > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
