Comments on: Give a Hoot http://www.sensesfive.com/2005/08/24/give-a-hoot/ "How do you know but every Bird that cuts the airy way is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five?" - William Blake Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:40:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lauren McLaughlin http://www.sensesfive.com/2005/08/24/give-a-hoot/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Lauren McLaughlin Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:51:12 +0000 http://www.sensesfive.com/blog/2005/08/24/give-a-hoot/#comment-66 Ajit, I'm with you on the god thing. Religion is a bit of an obsession with me and I hate that atheism is so often mistaken for hopelessness. But I won't clog up Matt's blog with such issues when I can rant freely on my own. Matt, I think you have indeed found some wonderful news re: state level environmental intiatives. As I've said before, the current stronghold the religious/conservative/emission-spewing/fag-hating Right has on our country is a number's game. There are more of them than there are of us so they are going to win national elections for the foreseeable future in my opinion. Is Federalism perhaps the last hope for salvaging responsible democratic government in this nation? Also, I loved Pattern Recognition and can't wait for his next. Ajit, I’m with you on the god thing. Religion is a bit of an obsession with me and I hate that atheism is so often mistaken for hopelessness. But I won’t clog up Matt’s blog with such issues when I can rant freely on my own.

Matt, I think you have indeed found some wonderful news re: state level environmental intiatives. As I’ve said before, the current stronghold the religious/conservative/emission-spewing/fag-hating Right has on our country is a number’s game. There are more of them than there are of us so they are going to win national elections for the foreseeable future in my opinion. Is Federalism perhaps the last hope for salvaging responsible democratic government in this nation?

Also, I loved Pattern Recognition and can’t wait for his next.

]]> By: Ajit George http://www.sensesfive.com/2005/08/24/give-a-hoot/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Ajit George Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:21:03 +0000 http://www.sensesfive.com/blog/2005/08/24/give-a-hoot/#comment-65 My favorite quote of the religious scientist article was: "I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing." It was disturbing to see the 40 percent number given for scientists who believe in God, but refreshing to see the 10 percent number given for leading scientists. I am bothered by the idea that believer-scientists gave about meaning of life, moral issues, what it means to be human, etc needs to be derived via God or religion. I think of myself as a very moral person who often thinks about ethical and human issues and I am an ardent athiest. God is not necessary to contemplate humanity; I find little about God that relates to humanity. My favorite quote of the religious scientist article was: “I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing.”

It was disturbing to see the 40 percent number given for scientists who believe in God, but refreshing to see the 10 percent number given for leading scientists.

I am bothered by the idea that believer-scientists gave about meaning of life, moral issues, what it means to be human, etc needs to be derived via God or religion. I think of myself as a very moral person who often thinks about ethical and human issues and I am an ardent athiest. God is not necessary to contemplate humanity; I find little about God that relates to humanity.

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