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      "klunk" <klunk@theothershoe.org> wrote in message
    news:XI2Nf.79744$B94.51830@pd7tw3no...

      > i firmly believe that religious entrenchment is the greatest 
cancer in our midst
      > right now...

      No argument from me...

      > i can certainly empathize with your feelings on this matter... 
they were sad
      > days for me when both Bush won twice, and when Harper was 
elected... it seems
      > we're in the midst of an evangelistic resurgence and that scares 
the hell out of
      > me because such predominance in our politics by neo-fascist, 
superstitious
      > freaks is what i firmly believe to be a recipe for 
self-destruction...

      Agreed.
      When christian devotees can't even agree amongst themselves which
    denomination is *right*...how can we expect to ever come to an
    agreement with any religious sect?
      Other than eradicate religion completely...which, imo, is an
    impossibility...it seems we're doomed to be continually at odds with
    each other.

      <snip>

      > however, i also firmly believe in the statement that, "all that 
is required for
      > evil to exist in this world is for good people to stand by and 
do nothing"....
      > and given such, i think much tragedy will need to occur in order 
to shake people
      > out of their doldrums and actually make sincere efforts into 
contributing toward
      > solutions we can all live with....

      Technology has changed us.  Advancing technologically isn't a bad
    thing...provided we're spiritually capable...but, we're not.
    (Spirituality, for me, is to be in balance with the environment.)

      Our cultural differences are vast. I'm not sure we can evolve to 
the
    point of peaceful coexistence... our nature (humanity's) seems to be
    one of dominance.
      Look what we've done to the planet...and it's our life support 
system.
    What we do to each other is just as bad. We've created our own
    insanity - and are too far gone to realize it...or, we don't care.
      Whatever - it would be nice if we could leave a healthy, and
    respectful, environment/attitude as a legacy for our children's
   children...I'm not hopeful though.