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To: Poet who wrote (9191)4/16/2002 10:18:36 AM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21057
 
I think that we can make ourselves better people.

Science will not make us better in itself, but it contributes a great deal, to the extent that it promotes prosperity. It easier to improve ourselves when we are not constantly struggling for survival.



To: Poet who wrote (9191)4/16/2002 11:49:24 AM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21057
 
If religion, in your opinion, does not make us better people, and science does not make us better people, what does?
Nothing. You're stuck with the same hairless ape that man was 10,000 years ago.

Now that you've had your daily dose of cynicism (and truth) ......