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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Grandk who wrote (12292)	5/11/2002 11:29:38 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

"How would you respond to this Solon?" The parents were able to afford the milk, the pablum, and the bed; or a compassionate society lent a helping hand. Otherwise, the baby would have only dry teats to suck. Life is a competitive struggle between all species, and also against natural forces of cold, heat, drought, flood, wind, earthquake, and so forth. In order to maximize the chance at preserving life against a universe bent on taking it...all creatures have learned survival mechanisms. In humans these survival mechanisms take the form of working in teams, cooperating with compassion, and sharing common resources to some degree. On the other hand, survival is best met by working in a large number of smaller groups. As well, they use intelligence as a tool to manipulate and control their environment as best they can. It is probable that the happy baby was lucky enough to be born in a civilized country, in a healthy society, to decent parents. Thus, the baby will likely grow up in a rational society without being subjected to genital mutilation or other such primitive rituals of superstition. If her parents are educated she will likely be taught that she was born with inherent goodness and intrinsic lovability, and educated not to hurt other humans or any creatures except as necessary. She will be taught that the only protection against a society of primitive sacrifice and racial/religious judgement, prejudice, and mistreatment is an eternal vigilance for democracy, human rights, and the essential primacy of the natural world.