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To: Lane3 who wrote (1839)	12/29/2005 11:38:22 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2253

I prefer to think that humanity is reaching out for enlightenment, at least in the long run. It's nice to think that way, but nature operates in ways we cannot comprehend. We may become extinct or, worse, degraded, thanks to our own actions. Evolution is ruthless. And history has definitely shown that we can go forward and backward. These two forces are definitely competing at this time. We cannot safely predict that science, logic and reason will prevail over ignorance and high birth rates. Science, logic and reason bring tolerance with them as a corollary value, one which unfortunately carries within it the seed for their destruction. History is rife with examples, and we are playing out one such example as we speak. It's an impediment to progress we have not been able to solve.

To: Lane3 who wrote (1839)	12/29/2005 1:19:20 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2253

I found this amusing. Also found the bolded phrase and odd differentiation among Christians. Perhaps that's some newly spun labeling for fundamentalists. Christians try to get Book of Daniel cancelled Posted Dec 29th 2005 12:47PM by Karina Longworth Filed under: Drama, Comedy, NBC Surely, you've seen the ads for NBC's big new midseason dramedy, The Book of Daniel? The one where the Vicodin-addicted Episcopal priest talks to a bum-hippie Jesus about his drug dealing daughter and his gay son and the fact that his lesbian secretary is sleeping with his sister-in-law? You know, the one that looks like a piece of overcooked, self-conciously "quirky" Ally McBealist crap? As Adam pointed out yesterday morning, the American Family Association is even more excited about Daniel than I am, although for entirely different reasons; in fact, they're calling for NBC to cancel the show before it even airs. In a statement sent to their members, AFA said, "It would be beneficial to all if NBC showed a little more respect for Christians who believe the Bible." They're asking their members to bombard the network with letters until they get their way. Meanwhile, NBC has fought back with a statement of their own, predictably insisting that if we try it, we might like it. "We're confident that once audiences view this quality drama themselves, they'll appreciate this thought-provoking examination of one American family," the network says. Hmmmm... an absurdly reactionary organization is trying to get an apparently crap show canceled before it debuts. That's just silly. Then again, it is, by all appearances, a crap show. What side to take? tvsquad.com

To: Lane3 who wrote (1839)	12/31/2005 10:31:27 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 2253

Humans have some faculties that facilitate advancement, which we may call "enlightenment," that is to say, spoken language, written language, memory, reason, all of which provide the ability to learn from the discoveries of others, and build upon them. These are extremely fortunate abilities. Very useful. I am far too stupid to invent things all on my own but I can use the things that other people invented. Now with google and wikipedia and so forth -- it seems likely that the speed of advancement will increase. Or at least I hope so.