Re: Islam, theology and politeness

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Thu Mar 22 2001 - 03:22:35 MST


From: "Damien Raphael Sullivan" <phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu>
> Tough, I'm sure they're there.

It's not "tough" for me, but it's probably a drag for competent scientists
who have to put up with the nincompoops.

> > And that's the impression that's going to go over to the teeming
billions,
> > because many of them don't have the rationalist education to absorb
anything
> > deeper. Science and technology *are* seen as magic by many people,
even
> > today.
>
> And why shouldn't they be?

I give up. Why?

τΏτ

Stay hungry,

--J. R.
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