[FoRK] Please Help

[Eugen Leitl]

On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 02:28:12AM -0600, paul wrote:

> I don't think you can meld science and spirituality AND call it 
> "something".  (Ok, pretend and call it whatever it is that Tom Cruise is 
> messing with.)  A scientist /can/ have Spirituality.  So too, can a 
> Catholic Priest have Science.

Yes, that's the core point. Trying to make science spiritual is
like putting lipstick on a pig. It doesn't make it any more appealing,
and it certainly annoys the animal.
 
> It seems to my little monkey brain that god or something is all around 

Doesn't compute. This little monkey brain lacks that particular circuitry.

> us.  Not that I really believe in god but stuff like watching puppies 
> birthing, emu hatching, trees leafing in spring, does make me wonder. 
> Maybe it's just that Life is so interesting.

Animals who don't find life interesting are not long for it. Iterate.
Gosh, suddenly lots of animals who find life interesting.
 
> My belief?  If there is a god, he doesn't have time to fuck with us.... 
> at best we are a spot of mold on a petri dish in his laboratory.

Why the need to personalize a process?
 
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