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Re: We're being attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of culture!
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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:20:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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The culture war, in this context, is a tiny and radical fringe that wishes to
impose a primitive, pre-Enlightenment doctrine versus those who wish to
embrace scientific progress and increased understanding.
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Or, framed another way, an overwhelming minority who wish to impose their
elitist, secular beliefs on the unwashed masses.
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Heh, what I find hysterical is the thought of “educated” people finding this
hysterical. It’s all about the blind men and the elephant.
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But Mummert (et al) is feeling the tree trunk and assuming an Infinite
and Divine Creator Elephant, while Rehm (et al) is saying “hey, according
to one survey this feels like a tree trunk--let’s see if other surveys
confirm or contradict this analysis.”
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See, here is the crux of the issue for me: science has the temerity to assume
that it will ever come close to understanding that which is impossible to
understand. Its tools are useless to solve the mystery of creation. It is as
impossible as a 2 dimensional person trying to understand a sphere. Sure, he
thinks he has it figured out (it’s circle of course!), but he hasn’t even
the ability to comprehend the truth.
I love this:
Bruce H. Margon, chairman of the astronomy department at the University of
Washington, told the New York Times, “It’s a fairly embarrassing situation to
admit that we can’t find 90 percent of the universe”. This problem has
scientists scrambling to try and find where and what this dark matter is. “What
it is, is any body’s guess,” adds Dr. Margon. “Mother Nature is having a double
laugh. She’s hidden most of the matter in the universe, and hidden it in a form
that can’t be seen”.
Mother Nature. God. Whatever. And why is it “embarrassing”? It is because,
for all we think we know, in reality, we don’t know sh!t from shinola
(THIS LINK notwithstanding:)
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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”
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Why would any good parent would want his children to fear him? Wanting them
to respect him, sure. But to fear him? Such a desire strikes me as unworthy
of an omnibenevolent entity.
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The word “fear” in this context isn’t what we would normally parse it to mean.
It is more along the lines of “respect” or “awe” or “acknowledgement”. And it
is not an expectation of God, but an attitude of humility from us. I’m sorry I
chose that particular translation-- I like the term “wisdom” better than
“knowledge”. One can be very knowledgable and yet be very unwise at the same
time. That is from Proverbs, BTW, first chapter.
JOHN
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