At 08:34 am 20/05/2005 -0600, Ed wrote: > > >Good suggestion. However the self-interest of the various religions get >in the way. If you can't convert, at least you can out-breed.
Absolutely - and the outbreeders will inherit the earth. 8-) > If God made us, he did a lousy job. Speak for yourself, Ed. When I look at my fifty grandchildren I think he did a most excellent job. > He made a lifeform that insists on believing things > that are clearly in conflict with reality, and will kill or give up its > own life to support these beliefs. A lifeform, to a large extent, that > lacks empathy for his own kind and for the other lifeforms made by this > God. A lifeform that has the conceit to believe that it is unique and > will gain advantage over other individuals by using a particular worship > of this imagined God. At the same time, we have the ability to discover > methods to visit the stars while other people will turn this knowledge > into weapons that will be used to destroy anyone who does not support > their beliefs. If you were God, would you have made such a > self-destructive creature? If you had, would you give support to > individuals who had these obvious imperfections even if they attempted > to worship you? What a sad spiel. A wail of despair. Life coming to an end and nothing to look forward to. Grimer
