tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post2066650902710539057..comments2023-05-16T15:00:50.358+02:00Comments on The Amiable Atheist: Mystical MischiefThe Amiable Atheisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-82213790614438334942008-07-26T15:04:00.000+02:002008-07-26T15:04:00.000+02:00I agree with your point that we are only here a sh...I agree with your point that we are only here a short while, but I don't think we should use that as a reasoning for not striving to make improvements for future generations. <BR/><BR/>If every generation thought that way, we would not have the advances that we have today.<BR/><BR/>I understand it is not vital that the US is at the top of everything in science and technology. I realize it may The Amiable Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-62270272335173427742008-07-26T14:43:00.000+02:002008-07-26T14:43:00.000+02:00I did not indicate a disdain at all. A fascinatio...I did not indicate a disdain at all. A fascination, maybe. I think our two viewpoints may illustrate our worldviews pretty well. <BR/><BR/>Although I would certainly not like to return to primitive times -- indeed, I would likely be dead already -- the people of those times did not sit around and bemoan how technologically far behind they were. "If only we could extend our lifespan by 10 moreAndy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378993544152440613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-63028262179267358532008-07-25T18:58:00.000+02:002008-07-25T18:58:00.000+02:00I've noticed this about America as well, but don't...<I>I've noticed this about America as well, but don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.</I><BR/><BR/>Thank you for illustrating my point! It is this kind of attitude that will send us back to the dark ages, but perhaps religious people would prefer that?<BR/><BR/>Just because something is mind boggling and beautiful does not make it beyong explanation. <BR/><BR/>Since you don't mind America The Amiable Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-80179295465898951712008-07-25T18:40:00.000+02:002008-07-25T18:40:00.000+02:00I've noticed this about America as well, but don't...I've noticed this about America as well, but don't necessarily think it's a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>I taught math for years and years and the more we explored it, the more God made himself evident to me. When you start discovering amazing, beautiful patterns that boggle the mind, when you start to touch the tip of infinity in all of its infiniteness, you just have to step back and think about how Andy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378993544152440613noreply@blogger.com