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Science > Philosophy |
| User: |
"sdr" |
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05 Dec 2007 04:45:11 PM |
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Mike Huckabee's Magical Beliefs |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican presidential
candidate Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist
preacher who has surged in Iowa with evangelical
Christian support, bristled Tuesday when asked if
creationism should be taught in public schools.
Huckabee -- who raised his hand at a debate last
May when asked which candidates disbelieved the
theory of evolution -- asked this time why there
is such a fascination with his beliefs.
Maybe because if he believes God has told him he
should be the instrument to bring about The End of
The World ... maybe we might want to know that...?
''I believe God created the heavens and the
Earth,'' ''I wasn't there when he did it, so how
he did it, I don't know,'' Huckabee said. But he
expressed frustration that he is asked about it so
often, arguing with the questioner that it
ultimately doesn't matter what his personal views
are.
I wish somebody might ask Hucklebuck whether
he believes in Leprechauns. And if he doesn't,
could he then explain why he believes in some
supernatural creature and not in others... because
this has always baffled me: It seems to me that if I
believed in any supernatural creatures I would
believe in them all. After all, "One magical rabbit is
just as good as every other magical rabbit." And,
certainly a lot many more people have seen and
talked with leprechauns than with gods!
About the only people who still talk with God
these days are those preachers who say things
like, "Me and God were in the Jacuzzi the other
day and He said to me: 'Tell my people to give you
all their money so you can build My House... where
in I will dwell when I return to earth. And,
meanwhile, of course, you can live in there until
I return and have the use on my BMW and *****--"
Now, why anyone would stop at believing in just some
magical creatures and not in as many as are imagined
is a profound mystery to me. There are photographs
of pixies, millions have been bitten by werewolves
AND vampires, thousands of Irishmen drink with their
Leprechauns in pubs every day, so why this refusal
to go all the way, baby? Strange, very strange.
S D Rodrian
http://poems.sdrodrian.com
http://physics.sdrodrian.com
http://mp3.sdrodrian.com
All religions are local.
Only science is universal.
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On Dec 5, 7:57 pm, "Doorman" <astroinc_NOS...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Just the fact there are extinct animals, and that
there are multiple variations within species, proves
evolution is real. It may well have started by
intervention of a force foreign to us, but plants
and animals have evolved.
You're wasting your time: The superstitious
do not understand the difference between
"proofs" and "beliefs." Look at the following
quote:
You appear to believe in the theory of
evolution. How can you then not believe
in all theories, including the theory of
creationism?
You can say to such persons: "'Beliefs' don't
require 'proofs.'" But they will just fire back
that 'proofs' require 'belief.' And then you will
get into some innate/insane argument which
will only serve to prove that while it is possible
to argue the facts, it's pointless to argue with
persons who literally can/and sometimes do
believe anything/nothing strictly according to
their will or lack of same, or mischievousness.
Pray that we shall 'evolve' a better educational
system out of the fear to not be left (alongside
the wretched Muslims) behind by the unforgiving
advance of civilization.
S D Rodrian
http://poems.sdrodrian.com
http://physics.sdrodrian.com
http://mp3s.sdrodrian.com
All religions are local.
Only science is universal.
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| User: "Ron Peterson" |
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| Title: Re: Mike Huckabee's Magical Beliefs |
06 Dec 2007 11:33:54 PM |
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On Dec 5, 4:45 pm, sdr <sdrodr...@sdrodrian.com> wrote:
I wish somebody might ask Hucklebuck whether
he believes in Leprechauns.
I believe that one of the Democratic Presidential candidates is one.
Why don't you ask him?
--
Ron
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