> This type of watering down of belief systems has pros and cons. While =
I
> rather like the idea of those who had had devote religious belief =
systems
> branching out toward humanism to incorporate a bit of skepticism in =
their
> thinking, I wonder if this particular group of humanists is using the =
word
> humanism inappropriately and in a way that is damaging to the =
historical
> significance of humanism.
To believe is not to think about it. Religion is a convenient way of = avoiding a discussion about topics like "ethics", "morality" and others. = In my oppinion man is only limited in his evolution by his own = imagination. Things thought mere phantasy only one hundred years ago = have become reality. Why should we limit ourselves by creating new = taboos? Like, perhaps, cloning humans is not allowed by human ethics. Or = Genetic Engineering. It is not allowed to modify human DNA. Everyone is = only talking about the dangers and disadvantages. If Daimler and Benz = had said, "Hey, if we make a car that runs faster than a man, we'll have = accidents and people will die," we would still travel by horse. The = danger is not technology, it is what we make of it. We must take the = risk that any technology bears the danger of abuse, but isn't the use in = most cases of greater value?
The Renaissance in Italy has emancipated science from religious = doctrine. Why should we fall back into medieval times? This one and = other groups who try to "bring back god into our lifes" are trying to go = back into the past. They are one more weight we'll have to carry towards = the next stage of human evolution. They alone would be no problem, but = if you look at the legions of religious retro - freaks, new-age = lunatics, love'n peace hippies, "save-our-planet" activists, the = Political-Correctness-Movement and others who actively try to wind us = back into te "good old times" on one side and the bored = "amusing-ourselves-to-death" society on the other side, who constantly = seek the ultimate thrill, drugs, extreme sports, sexual perversions and = what-not, how are we supposed to evolve?
We are drifting into a society much like "Brave New World", where the = mass of people, not interested in anything but their own puny lives, do = not even realize how and by whom they are controlled.
> I also wonder if this media-attention-getting-religious-group is part =
and
> parcel of Hollywood's religious few's new found flirtation with bring
> religion into television and film.
Hollywood is like a whore. It will do anything for money. I have stopped = thinking long ago about the films produced there. They are perfect = illusions of a world that does not exist. The bad part is that some = people cannot see this difference. Well, sometimes I think most of the = people do not seem to understand. They don't even care. But: Hadn't it = been this way all the times?
eJ8+IjcKAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAAAAAgACAAEEkAYAtAEAAAEAAAAQAAAAAwAAMAQAAAAL AA8OAAAAAAIB/w8BAAAASwAAAAAAAACBKx+kvqMQGZ1uAN0BD1QCAAAAAGV4dHJvcGlhbnNAZXh0 cm9weS5jb20AU01UUABleHRyb3BpYW5zQGV4dHJvcHkuY29tAAAeAAIwAQAAAAUAAABTTVRQAAAA AB4AAzABAAAAFwAAAGV4dHJvcGlhbnNAZXh0cm9weS5jb20AAAMAFQwBAAAAAwD+DwYAAAAeAAEw AQAAABkAAAAnZXh0cm9waWFuc0BleHRyb3B5LmNvbScAAAAAAgELMAEAAAAcAAAAU01UUDpFWFRS T1BJQU5TQEVYVFJPUFkuQ09NAAMAADkAAAAACwBAOgEAAAAeAPZfAQAAABcAAABleHRyb3BpYW5z QGV4dHJvcHkuY29tAAACAfdfAQAAAEsAAAAAAAAAgSsfpL6jEBmdbgDdAQ9UAgAAAABleHRyb3Bp YW5zQGV4dHJvcHkuY29tAFNNVFAAZXh0cm9waWFuc0BleHRyb3B5LmNvbQAAAwD9XwEAAAADAP9f AAAAAAIB9g8BAAAABAAAAAAAAASdYgEEgAEAGgAAAFJFOiBIdW1hbmlzbSBJbiB0aGUgTGlnaHQA gwgBBYADAA4AAADOBwsAGAALADAAIQACAFYBAQkABAACAAAAAAAAAAEggAMADgAAAM4HCwAYAAsA MAAhAAIAVgEBCYABACEAAABGMzgyMzNERUEyMTNCRTExODFEOEE2NjZDRTc5N0MyMQAvBwEDkAYA JAwAACMAAAALAAIAAQAAAAsAIwAAAAAAAwAmAAAAAAALACkAAAAAAAMALgAAAAAAAwA2AAAAAABA ADkA4Hn/+pcXvgEeAHAAAQAAABoAAABSRTogSHVtYW5pc20gSW4gdGhlIExpZ2h0AAAAAgFxAAEA AAAWAAAAAb4Tux5VfaIUIn+eEdK14/6OPh0oewAACwAXDAAAAAAeAB4MAQAAAAUAAABTTVRQAAAA AB4AHwwBAAAAFQAAAGtiYWVuZGVyQGJpZ2Zvb3QuY29tAAAAAAMABhD4WJSKAwAHEJkJAAAeAAgQ AQAAAGUAAABUSElTVFlQRU9GV0FURVJJTkdET1dOT0ZCRUxJRUZTWVNURU1TSEFTUFJPU0FORENP TlNXSElMRUlSQVRIRVJMSUtFVEhFSURFQU9GVEhPU0VXSE9IQURIQURERVZPVEVSRUxJAAAAAAIB CRABAAAA1AgAANAIAABADQAATFpGdSyuk2g/AAoBAwH3AqQD4wIAY2jBCsBzZXQwIAcTAoOHAFAC 8gIAcHJxMg9J2FRhaANxAoB9CoAIyOI7CW8yNTUCgAqECzArC+MBMD4R8GgEACB0AHlwZSBvZiB3 BGF0BnFuZyBkb8Z3A6AWcWJlbAiQFoDoc3lzFsBtBCAPcAQgzREQbwQgAHBkIAWgAIBQLiAgVxXg bBZQSVcKogqAFbByFrBoBJAgTRfQaxZQGvEgaQEAYe8WYhrwGQAWUHcSIBiRGVBzHPIBAHZvFsAa wBfBZ15pCGAEIBe8GlZiGtBu7w9gFvIIYAVAdBdACxEYkPZ1A4EEAG0gsRvAIBAFsN5wBbAWsRkg F6BpBUAWceZzG2AFMGljIYILgBuCXGlyGlYa8AuAaxbxLP8aMBaQAiAEgRvAHDIV8QqxvSOBdQtg BcAJwAhgcBZi/SE1dAQgFfEeUBbyG5IlsM8LIhp0ITcLgGFwGOEREPMHMBbAbHkZIyPxHAAWoM8r gBrwFrAocmRhAMAeIL8o4hzQG5IV4SDABRBjB0DrGlYAkGcDAGYuUSAQFlPtITYuGlQwpWMAQBHw HNDtF7N2G7EEIG4doC10JRHfGSAG4CCRIuAZsFId9AOg/xXxHAAZcTIwAwAJ8AVALDL9FnFhHZAb 0BbyHAA2QATw3x5QAJA0YTNkIMBwI5AEIF0bQyIPsBXgOAAiJXAi7wRgGtAX0BYgIhkjHaAbAfUZ oUkDoG01sSrQC4A0Ut8DghXxAiArcRfQbSLgCYC/I+IV4h2BCkAjgDRhYiuA/xXiF0IHcC0iFrA0 URmwFdHHFwAWARIgdWdoBUAHgP8JcBjQD3ACMBiwNbE8AgIgzS3RdRlACXEgeRvwD5D9GSBnHNIy MRewBaAHgB3RrzljGbAZ4CuAcz/RbBlQ3ncWUDxDIHEPkWwyMB5h/yuABQAb8COAFwFBgAfgAZHi bxkAPyBMG1ElcBZA0nIPcHBzJXBjCQADAP8XASEzKGMykgdACQBE0BlQXz3SIUI9IDijGbBPBcBH 5wnwD7AjkCBFFwALgAng/xbiOnEso0maIcEEYQaQSmYoRE5BGbBFMjByefdBcjvGAZBsJTI3Vhuh LPDfFwA6QRkjNrEdAHZAslGw6zpiFoBEC3BtGhAFwBkyekIJ8Hoc41JgG9A5AUj8ZXklcCYhRNEA wBthNMHbCsEsc3JBwAQgZhiwFsHfLGIr8gOBJXBE0CdJ4ELE/wDQI6ABAAIwGRQWQCsAGhH/A/BY gTZAR7A5sETRJbBEkvsYQFpidBrQMjADID3SBbDfD6A/MlFmMlcFkGgykAkA/mdVQiyjHLAskVWm FnEzwv5XVbEeUCChVeIbkgUQI0D/LGQAcCxRXjcXoUJSUUg1w55iHlBHsWRwLKJuJ1Ek/2SBI+IE YGDRLmAPoDvRFoDbCcEWsiBSkApBPzCqXQL/NAAqsAQBL5Mj8UzgB0A94f8YsRhgIAEFIBaxVJEj oAnw7y+xA1Id2RcwY1vwTEFEDvtXIFiBYgDQM0ALgE4CCYD/MhEHQBYQB3JHYBXTQXI5198nRF8i LZFPgCGyIh/gFvK/bnNCoCvCIcEIYRsxZgeQ/zmxQGFx8S1FQqFueBuSCrD/GEBc4yuBQGFBcjkx HJEkQP9AAlhZIcFWQXIDIOJjZEGA/ngFQBhAUtEnpz0odpZIgf9bFhewMoEY0gJgGGBktRaA/U+Q dRswRzAzQVEkGhA0Qt9msx3oCXBb8BzQLWuhG/D2a0hBRsEterIKQD7SOAD3JXAJADIwJwOgFkAA 0C3SXzsBB5A5AVJgMjAtCGEtzwtRS7E5sWzAaXYoMiVw3RuSUAbwIuAuUi0IUHlAzQWQdEGABBAt TYMhB4D/NWE52ByjhZMrYnH1A/AZQf8eUnWIOGFCoHMxBvBN4Qdy/zmwNGFBcgCQAQAZIxuSBuC9 QfIiLQAos4TCRZQtIMDuLRvhGvA5sHNssAiQFiD/jLIbknDkjTJYMRzBGXIBkLcCMCtxD6BlYcJl kWxvof8ichrwBRBJ4CVwQeA/8EhBd3pRCXBDYXMiQYYCD6B4fnVvcUfhT2E3EhkUX0ItvzKRJXAS IAfgdGJE0XMngP8iQA+gTeM9MjIwZ9tggXRi/0HgBpBGc27DHACQNmCwD2DtOCVCXAIHs1cFsESg OPH/HLBAUhuSAMAEERZxWeSB0f8yoW7BQFEYQSvEYkAk8nKx91EUJFA+M3BBwDwiRcGUUd8c0DKS MiEDoEOTei3RmAL/GUE90RyxIaF2xhlxgRFJ4P8JgDCeFaElkAdAkDAlrm8S3mGCIAJANVE0US1R sAJA/46yHeeqMCdjJnUZIhpWCrHXL7ADIBZxSKZheSWwBHDuJ4DSHgZ0EHeuIUbCAhD/QcFXEBfQ ACA+41pBGvAf0f8W8RpXNBeLRBoQhdE3I6/CFwMQMIcxcVyFIWcxMPwzMxpUrZcochtDLBFckf9c 0UzhWlSJQaEmAhAFwARg/0GAQ/ElkELTLhEq0E3SJQW/ftE2YkKhUOizkhjDZJyQ/7nTQFF2mUfh dBBswBvASeD/KLF/5SwRneIsZBcwB5Gjc/54KDFc5G5wWcGsAhXyLIL/kDBDYVnlL4EykpLRJkRO Uf90EAlwL6FgYpQywiJvoyWB/zMEZiMcI8JXo0WS0SGjQcH/OkGSYaagdqQXMGUyo7NWQfVc0UIg kDqtgB0AZTIi4f8XsKPRJlMsMm4yG5JvpDCrR6c3tIYQkXMxNxBxLbvPjBpUa25wCfAEgUAi0PZn AhAdoC5DQbPpJwAA8D9SUX3RCzDS9hiQAkBwOvwvLweABtA6QoXAMIABADgvfksYsAdwBHBvL//O MycAAUHTBdaKGmPPjxpyzCJWCJAaEUxlIJAWUDpnC2B1F7BYISzwXCf+ZBgBCJAdYSUg2qJE0MMA 39tDpoEeEBfQnKFplAAWUP5WBbAIcBbAGgJBgH7AKWG7QYA/ICLX39A4EoEA4PADABAQAQAAAAMA ERAAAAAAAwCAEP////9AAAcwwHJRBKkTvgFAAAgw4Hn/+pcXvgELAACACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAA RgAAAAADhQAAAAAAAAMAAoAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAABCFAAAAAAAAAwAFgAggBgAAAAAA wAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAUoUAALcNAAADAAiACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAABhQAAAAAAAB4ACoAI IAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAAFSFAAABAAAABAAAADguMAALAAyACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAA AAAOhQAAAAAAAAMADYAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAAAABGAAAAABGFAAAAAAAAAwAOgAggBgAAAAAAwAAA AAAAAEYAAAAAGIUAAAAAAAAeAESACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAA2hQAAAQAAAAEAAAAAAAAA HgBFgAggBgAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAEYAAAAAN4UAAAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAB4ARoAIIAYAAAAAAMAAAAAA AABGAAAAADiFAAABAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAeAJ2ACCAGAAAAAADAAAAAAAAARgAAAAAwhQAAAQAAAAEA AAAAAAAAHgA9AAEAAAAFAAAAUkU6IAAAAAADAA00/TcAAMis