And now that the Homeworld of the Ori has been revealed, we Vorgons will bring the Ori the gleaming crystal of Abulai to worship and exalt.
The great faith of the Vorgons will show the Ori the One True Way to the promised afterlife in Zuud.
Whatever the 'soul' is. That's shorthand for saying that this life is merely a test for the **afterlife** to come - still, no evidence to support this assertion other than sheer faith alone. I'm not saying I have a problem with this (having faith) - I am saying that it's extremely poor public policy to operate in a decidedly untested and religious context for a nation of laws to govern other humans - hence the wisdom of the founders and the establishment clause. At least three Repubs would (in actual practice) abolish the establishment clause. What else would they sacrifice in support of their own particular religious beliefs? Count the horrors of the Inquisition. It's all poppycock, I tell you! Pure Poppycock!
Uh. Consider this 'fact' - three of the Republican US Presidential Candidates said last week that they "Didn't Believe In Evolution." Is anyone actually trying to say that the faith is more highly regarded than the science - despite the overwhelming evidence supporting the science? If Faith trumps Science, we're no better than the Taliban - just different. The age of the known universe is absolutely relevant.
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And now that the Homeworld of the Ori has been revealed, we Vorgons will bring the Ori the gleaming crystal of Abulai to worship and exalt. The great faith of the Vorgons will show the Ori the One True Way to the promised afterlife in Zuud.
Like Einstein said (sort of), Everything's Relative.
Whatever the 'soul' is. That's shorthand for saying that this life is merely a test for the **afterlife** to come - still, no evidence to support this assertion other than sheer faith alone. I'm not saying I have a problem with this (having faith) - I am saying that it's extremely poor public policy to operate in a decidedly untested and religious context for a nation of laws to govern other humans - hence the wisdom of the founders and the establishment clause. At least three Repubs would (in actual practice) abolish the establishment clause. What else would they sacrifice in support of their own particular religious beliefs? Count the horrors of the Inquisition. It's all poppycock, I tell you! Pure Poppycock!
Uh. Consider this 'fact' - three of the Republican US Presidential Candidates said last week that they "Didn't Believe In Evolution." Is anyone actually trying to say that the faith is more highly regarded than the science - despite the overwhelming evidence supporting the science? If Faith trumps Science, we're no better than the Taliban - just different. The age of the known universe is absolutely relevant.
possibly true in many regards, not true in others. Life=Conundrum-of-Life=Life