You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. - Ray Bradbury
I say "Bravo" to Monte Wolverton on this one. I see similar comparisons when it comes to being "pro-life" and "pro-death penalty", or in the over-emphasis of rights for the pre-born and the dying while not emphasizing policies which promote a higher quality of life for millions of Americans from birth to old age.
I am a native eastern Oregonian, and have lived here 50 of my 62 years. I left at 20, but was back by age 32 to be near my parents to help them in times of need. I don't fit in politically here because I view things from a decidedly left wing perspective... but that's o.k. because I love the people, I love the area and for the most part I like living here. I enjoy family time, listening to music, reading books, traveling, bird watching, hiking, backpacking, watching movies, keeping up on politics, watching sports, sitting at the computer so much I get sores on my ass, and playing music... if you need a band for your party or celebration, let me know; I play keyboards and sing for a rock and roll band, and we do mostly "classic rock". (I also like to play guitar and bass and other instruments, but those are for my private enjoyment only!) I am mainly an agnostic/skeptic, but would consider myself spiritual. I work in schools and in clinical settings as a speech/language therapist. It is enjoyable work and it pays some of the bills. I have a rather unpredictable sense of humor, which can get me in trouble at times, but hey, is life worth living without laughter? I think not!
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That's a good point, that so many people who think evolution is an evil idea, turn around and apply social Darwinism to less fortunate people. It's fortunate for them that they aren't bright enough to see how they contradict themselves. The cognitive dissonance would drive them crazy.
I only wish darwin's ideas applied to intellect. As my friend Adam put it recently, the desire to not reproduce would be an excellent trait to breed for (considering world population issues.)
Well, I'm a bit different. I'm very strongly pro-capital punishment, and I think abortion should be less common, but safely available. In short, I support anything that reduces the demand for abortion by reducing the frequency of unwanted pregnancies. This would also be very beneficial since many of the same steps to reduce that serve a dual purpose of reducing the transmission of STD's.
Contradiction is one of the oldest miseries of human's personality... ah, and stupidity...
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