--- Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
David Freeman wrote:
ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!
I like that. Have you read that Ray Bradbury story where a guy goes back in time and steps on a butterfly and when he returns to the present the language has changed just like this?
The problem is parenting ansd socail responsiblity aren't impressed upon people, which as much as it hurts me to say it, because the lack of
infleunce
of religion on people. The church had the role of teaching people on moral issues and educating and supporting them through raising there off spring.
Jen's soapbox of the day: Religion does not have a monopoly on morality. Religion is responsible for a lot of bad stuff. Religion was made to control, and the people in charge of it abuse their power. Morality through fear is not a solution.
true, it is not an ideal situation, and I am in know way religious. But they acted as a guide and the simple existance of a book of rules which people read helps (bible , Torah etc...) The problem we have here is one best described by Douglas adams "any person whos wants to be presedent shouldn't be" and the same is true for the church, unfortunatly like most big institutions it becam corrupt.
Intelligence and understanding should be the teachers of humanity. And how are people going to be intelligent or understanding without a fair chance in life?
And in history who where the few literate people? the church, who would then be able to guide people? the church. who had medical knowlegde? the church.
The church has been the corner stone of our society for so long and although bits of it are corrupt it's overall effect has been a good one.
There's nowt as strange as folks.
So true.
Also like Douglas adams says "People are a Problem"
Thanks
D
Jenny.
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