everybody knows that the supply of oil is infinite, that doubling the amount of greenhouse gases will only make food grow quicker, that there's no way in hell that we could be fucking the planet up, that jesus will save us, that we should believe the israelis and israeli americans.
so what's the upside of human stupidity, bullheadedness, magical thinking, and deception?
everybody knows that the supply of oil in infinite, that doubling the amount of greenhouse gases will only make food grow quicker, that there's no way in hell that we could be fucking the planet up, that jesus will save us, that we should believe the israelis and israeli americans.
I am glad you reaffirmed my own core beliefs 100% ..... NOT!
if you look at it from a scientific point of view, it seems likely that human catastrophes have been a common occurence... and the people that survived those catastrophes just happened ---maybe for one supposed reason or another, maybe out of sheer chance--- to be in the right place at the right time.
the beauty of the situation is that you can be right for the wrong reasons.
the only thing that makes you undeniably "right" is survival... and survival can be accidental.
dont you think it's a good thing that so many people are victims of stupidity, bullheadedness, magical thinking, and deception?
I wish I could plunder their own naivete akin to a banker taking their savings and paying .02%/annum interest while they use a credit card issued from the same bank at 18%/annum. HELL, I would even increase their credit card limits beyond 100K.
doesnt all this random and stupid behavior enhance humanity's chances of survival?
There are those that say GOD is going to make all this right. Since I haven't seen any serious attempts lately (GOD's booming voice, burning bushs, angels, trumpets blowing) beyond ebay sales of rice cakes with Jesus's face imprinted as well as chemtrails in the sky, I would have to say no.
I was once told while a young engineer by some senior level engineers at a lunch once ( I had just received an award benefit for an outstanding job, beating on Cypress Semiconductors for their VIC68 integrated circuit and creating a work-around that was timely, and cost effective ) that no matter how many ATTA_BOYS I received in my career that all it takes is one AH_SHIT and the slate is wipe cleaned as a whistle.
I have learned through time, that is a precise axiom of the universe.
i'm saying that mormons, for instance, by hiding food in the basement of their churches in anticipation of the deathwish christian end times, might be more likely to survive the dieoff.
they were prepared, but they were prepared in anticipation of jesus showing up, which is unlikely.
... if the basic christian philosophy, and christians, are the dominant survivors, who's gonna quibble with them, even if jesus never shows up?
For about two thousand years (now) Jesus was going to descend on the planet. So far, when looking up, all a few people see are chemtrails while the rest of us see chemtrails contrails.
So even IF Jesus descended, the event would still create controversy and potential mayhem and war. I don't he is coming ... then again, I am not a soothsayer or a prophet.
in this extreme case, mormons should be encouraged in their doofus beliefs, because they might be right for the wrong reasons.
I like the part about Mormons taking as many wives as they can handle. That is an OUTSTANDING idea. I wonder how anyone can actually charm so many women on a regular basis? It needs research.
if jesus were to come down to earth and conform to christian values, he'd see what's happening to america, and he would have the ultimate google... he'd know the truth without having to sift through hundreds of thousands of pages of bullshit.
if jesus were to come down to earth and conform to christian values, he'd see what's happening to america, and he would have the ultimate google... he'd know the truth without having to sift through hundreds of thousands of pages of bullshit.
Did Jesus set out to establish a religion as Tammy Faye and her husband performed? How about Sarah Palin's religion of Israel comes before the USA?
anyhow, to sum up, we have to recognize the value of stupidity.
stupidity may lead people to completely haywire paths, but, given the potential for unanticipated situations, that haywireness may have led people into positions that enhance their chances of survival.
so variations human behavior, based on whatever ill-begotten belief, will lead to better chances of human survival...
...assuming the scientists have got it all wrong, and western civilization, based on the scientists' science, is bullshit.
stupidity may lead people to completely haywire paths, but, given the potential for unanticipated situations, that haywireness may have led people into positions that enhance their chances of survival.
Personal failure often leads to a desire for improved survival methods which directly leads to greater chances of success.