From: Nathanael Allison (jubungalord@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 10:36:38 MST
This episode of John Doe, which I watched, tonight airs on cable TV at 9 
every Friday included cryogenics and downloading human minds. It portrayed 
these technologies positively. In contrast, it portrayed the assistant who 
was very religious as a lunatic. It directly questioned Christianity and 
other dogmatic beliefs and promoted these technologies.
Recently there has been great progress in mainstream media. Progress has 
also been made in children’s shows which innocently promote these ideas in 
shows like Johnny neutron, Dexter laboratory ect. I believe that there is a 
large percentage of people on the verge of disbelieving religion and 
accepting a more science based belief system. These "verge" people will keep 
increasing every year because of the media and because of the application of 
new discoveries. Although I do not see mainstream America accepting any 
complicated philosophical system such as pan critical rationalism for at 
least 50 years or more.
This "revolution" could come in about 10 years. When discoveries in new 
technologies (nano ect..) are starting to become useful to the average 
person. I often wonder if the government is funding technology awareness in 
the general media. So that these new technologies are not rejected because 
of religious beliefs. This propaganda would ensure that this technology 
could be used and are superiority on the world stage could be maintained. If 
the government is not directly doing so now it will within the next 10 
years. Currently, the government must be giving money to other institutions 
and corporations which push that these ideas get into mainstream media. What 
year will the president get on TV and say "everything is going to be ok" 
when all these protestors around the world are against it?
I wander if America will be divided as in Vietnam. With the young vs. the 
old. I can see it playing out like this. This type of rebellion could occur 
all across the world. With the majority of the old on the side of religion 
and the majority of the young on the side of science.
I am sure those business types are waiting for such a situation. Wow, what 
if both sides were funded the same. Imagine the endless propaganda. This 
could be the finally in which hopefully will enter a new age. How will this 
all play out? any other predictions?
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