Well said Todd!!
I'm not religious, & have nothing against people that are. I just think "god", "Darwin" and all such contentious issues that people have a tendency to form distinct opinions on should kept them just as that - opinions. Not some sort of power to coerce others with differing thoughts to fall into line with them. It's no wonder with this level of mentality going around that the world is looking increasingly scary to those with "clearer vision" .....may the omnipotent being be merciful..... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Appal Energy Sent: 10 November 2004 21:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bible, Koran & Torah Thumping,not to mention other general sheeple tricks was Re: [Biofuel] aboutGod Amazingly blind and foolish, humans are. Cobb County Georgia School Board puts stickers on their biology books stating that evolution is only a theory, all at the behest of a few screaming meamies, and two thousand petition signers. They're rationale? God is real but evolution is unproven. Well now..., one must ask the question: If sufficient proof of evolution is requisite, shouldn't the existance of God, gods or goddesses be held to the same standard? Would someone please show me the irrefutable proof that God exists? Now, now. You can't rely upon semi-contemporary interpretations of written words from thousands of years ago. That's hearsay and second hand at best. That would be no different than anyone quoting from Darwin's "Origin of the Species." Just because someone wrote it doesn't make it fact anymore than just declaring it. What is required is first hand knowledge that is repeatable and provable, given the correct set of circumstances of course. So given enough time (millenia or just a few biologic cycles), it's rather easy to prove the selectivity of nature for specific traits that are best suited to certain environmental characteristics. Rather kind of mindless work. Perfectly amazing, but none-the-less simple. But given the same amount of time, all that is evidenced relative to God's existance is more hearsay, first hand, second hand and off-hand tales of miracles and magnificent radiance, but nothing tangible, nothing repeatable, and in many respects "nothing" at all. It's really rather easy to feel some degree of sympathy for those who believe but can't prove the existance of what it is they believe in. Frustrating it must be for them. Of course, there is the age-old and failure-proof standby that "If you don't believe me, you must be an agent from hell." That usually gets most people to leave them alone in their dither. Now please don't get me wrong. I'd bet good money that there's something out there that's bigger than me, and you as well. Just that virtually no-one has any proof as to exactly what that is. It's all "theory." And while "theory" is all rather nice and no doubt necessary, especially when considering the needy, foolish and frail mental capacities of humanity in general (see " the dismal, human propensity to punch time clocks and afford governments opportunity to cast bullets, muzzles and bombs and then put them in the hands of their children to unleash on whomever they wish"), it remains nothing more than that. So, while the world waits for an irrefutable appearance of the cosmos' most premier water walker, perhaps we oughta' either take all the stickers off the books, or at minimum eliminate the double standard and put two stickers on everything, declaring that God and evolution are both theories, giving evidence to a little honesty in advertising for a change. I know. Jeers, virtual "athiesm" tomatos and fatwahs all around. Must often times be depressing, disconcerting and demoralizing for those who have a belief and no proof...other than the "proof" of their belief, of course. Circular logic, that. A record stuck playing in the same groove, never letting the listener/audience hear the rest of the song, much less experience it as fully as they could................... Todd Swearingen _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
