Invoking The Voyagers Against Id |
Invoking The Voyagers Against Id |
Oct 24 2005, 03:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Cornell President Rawlings Condemns Intelligent Design
Drawing from sources ranging from Cornell's founders to Voyager space missions, Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings III condemned the push to teach intelligent design in public schools Friday. The attack came during the president's State of... http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/...4/435c7762cf891 "The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress." - Bertrand Russell -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Nov 5 2005, 07:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Member No.: 86 |
If there is indeed a singular God, I'd rather he (she, it, whatever) wasn't a practical joker. Why not just tell me what I need to know instead of pointing up how weak I am compared to it? It seems cruel.
If there is a God(s), he/she/they/blah/blah obviously don't want us to be entirely sure they exist. While this is annoying, I get the distinct impression that if we were to know for certain we'd be completely unmotivated to do the things we do now. And while the things we do now (must do to survive, mostly) tend to be annoying, I figure there has to be some purpose to it all, even if it's simply to gather raw information. Any other viewpoint invariably depresses me (including that God is a big practical joker), and I don't like being depressed. Also, I personally hate being the butt of jokes. The thing that makes it a joke is that people laugh at you. Funny for them, not funny for me, and frankly they can kiss my 'rump' if that's how they want to 'teach me a lesson'. Now, if you enjoy being the butt of jokes, then go crazy. Many entertainers have built an entire career on making fun of themselves... |
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Nov 11 2005, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Pat Robertson insinuates ill-will on PA town that rejected ID
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9995578/ The Dark Ages on a comeback tour.... -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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