From: Blunderov (squooker@mweb.co.za)
Date: Sat May 22 2004 - 05:08:38 MDT
Mermaid
Sent: 22 May 2004 11:53 AM
blunderov, I remember one of dawkins' essays from devil's chaplin where he
bemoans the current state of parental affairs where parents force their
religious views and dogmas onto their kids...while his concern is valid, if
you really think about it...isnt that why parents have kids in the first
place...to create miniature versions of themselves in order to pursue the
immortality of their genes and memes...dawkins(author of selfish gene
even!), of all people..should be able to see why something that seems unfair
and cruel to him is absolutely logical from the 'other side'..or rather in
the grand scheme of things...is it fair to expect compulsary 'rational'(aka
secular/heathen in certain circles) education ..isnt it the equivalent of a
religious majority saying that religious education must be made compulsary
for all and if they dont want to be saved anyways, its their funeral...will
that ever happen? not likely..how can 'rational' education be expected..in
britain recently, '!
atheism' is going to be made part of 'religious studies'...if it werent so
hilarious, it would be fucking pathetic...'atheism as part of religious
studies'..get it?
it seems to me that the only way is to create more 'rational' clones...smart
people reproducing at a faster rate than the spawning rate of the
idiots...that and do something about medicine keeping all the weaklings
alive...drastically affecting the chances of the human species evolving or
creating another 'daughter species'...trust me...i have given this much
thought...since i officially turned into a middle aged woman with a ticking
biological clock, i had given myself one year to rationally justify the
decision not to procreate..except for my hedonism and utterly graceless
manner of living..not to mention the incessant swearing...there is no reason
why i cant procreate...fortunately or unfortunately, i am too lazy to change
diapers...baby farms or birthing pods....whats your pick?
---- [Blunderov] True, to many people rational thought is a threat, especially those with strong religious sensibilities. These people would IMV be perfectly entitled to create schools of their own to cater to their convictions. But I don't believe they can reasonably expect a secular state to connive with them in this regard. To teach people to reason is not synonymous with teaching them to be atheists, as is all too sadly evident. The more I think about it, the more I wonder whether there can be any higher goal than teaching people how to make sense of their lives; higher even than literacy or numeracy. I admit this sounds a lot like a religion itself. With regard to parenthood I have to say that, on the whole, I recommend it. When my first daughter was born the world became a different place, one that had acquired a new and joyful meaning. Parenthood is a very visceral experience. Of course there are no free lunches; teenagers can be unspeakable - I know, I was one. To me, to make a gift of life is to make a gift of the universe. It seems to me that it would be ungenerous not to pass it on.* Best Regards *Within reason :) --- To unsubscribe from the Virus list go to <http://www.lucifer.com/cgi-bin/virus-l>
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