Re: Boy Genius or Craft Idiot?

From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 05:51:27 MDT

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    In a message dated 6/1/2003 6:16:57 AM Central Standard Time,
    puglisi@arcetri.astro.it writes: the "christian" that you saw before "religious nut" is just
    your imagination. At least, this is what one gets when reading what you wrote.
    Why do you react so violently to such an innocent example, giving it a
    political and not-in-my-backyard view? Ciao, Alfio

    Afio,
           Not at all. Alfio. In this society of English speaking people when
    you speak of religious people, nuts or otherwise, you are speaking of
    Christians and Jews. There is a small smattering of other religions but those are the
    primary ones.
           If Olga had intended to exempt the majority of religious people
    (Christians and Jews) in her audience she should have said so on one of the many
    times she called them "religious nuts." No, to assume that Olga intended to
    insult Christians and Jews as well whatever minority religions are present is
    entirely a fair inference.
           In addition Olga, according to another poster, has included the leader
    of Israel as a "religious nut" when he is an atheist. She has not included
    at least three atheists that have each murdered millions as examples of
    murderous people.
           But to discover her greatest offense you have to listen to what she
    didn't say. At no time has she recognized the distinction between philosophy
    and science -- or between science and art, if you please. She apparently
    examines everything through the eyes of science and only science.
           Science is wonderful but it does not even attempt to answer the great
    questions of life. That is what philosophy and great art attempts to do.
           Olga insists on the right to blast off insulting large segments of our
    population when she obviously has not tried to learn of that which she is
    insulting -- she plays God and that is her biggest offense. She has the power of
    speaking in ignorance and having what she said be so. When challenged she
    evades. She is God.
    Ron h.

           

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