For some on the Left, politics has replaced religion. Belief and faith are not “proveable” (or falsifiable, if you wish). No, to the Left, “stem cell research” is a fig leaf for abortion rights, so to speak.Īnd let me be further clear: I am a person of faith myself, and have the greatest respect for those who believe. Like the way the Left loves “stem cell research,” when I can promise you that very few of the people carrying on about it understand the concepts. The problem, as always, is when imperfect “science” is used to bolster political ideas, which are viewed in terms of perfection by their adherents (much like many folks in religion, oddly). But that is quite separate from most theological discussions. And I don’t mean to play Socratic games there really is much we don’t know. Me, I am well aware of how little I know.
And the “Aggressive Atheists” (as I call them I continue to respect agnosticism) are happy to push the meme waaaay down the street, for their own reasons. Never mind that the Catholic Church has long accepted evolution. My point is different.įor example, many folks on the Right have trouble with the concept of evolution, because it appears to negate a Creator, and it can be used to justify behaviors of which some members of the Right disapprove. Please understand that I am not saying that folks who haven’t studied biology don’t have a right to comment on this topic, of course they do. And I am surprised by folks on the Left and the Right carrying on about the subject, when it is very clear that they haven’t studied up at all. I work with evolutionary issues in the lab pretty much every day. The problem here, as always, is what metaphorical dictionaries are carried about. “…I just hope someone like you or Eric Blair can explain to Codevilla that evolution/religion should be a big tent issue….” The so-called “ruling class” of eco-fascists and limp-wristed librulz (so as to distinguish them from the rugged individualist folks who run our heavily-subsidized oil industry) only favors keeping the Earth healthy because they know that a dirty Earth means more dead humans. Human beings kind of need a clean healthy Earth in order to live. I don’t know if this guy realizes it but:ġ.) The growth of suburbia and car culture has everything to do with governments at all three levels massively subsidizing the automobile industry while neglecting alternative modes of transit and living.Ģ. So, ever-greater taxes and intrusive regulations are the main wrenches by which the American people can be improved (and, yes, by which the ruling class feeds and grows).
The ruling class knows that Americans must learn to live more densely and close to work, that they must drive smaller cars and change their lives to use less energy, that their dietary habits must improve, that they must accept limits in how much medical care they get, that they must divert more of their money to support people, cultural enterprises, and plans for the planet that the ruling class deems worthier.
0 kommentar(er)
