Bill Nye The Science Guy incurs the wrath of Fundamentalists

Elspode · 04-23-2006, 10:43 AM

From Ristocrats...

true spirituality
is not afraid of doubt

fundamentalists are afraid
it's their defining characteristic
a semi-conscious self-knowledge
is fuel for their fear

they are afraid of their doubts
so they deny them
retreat to the safety
of a sacred text

weak in their beliefs
so they insulate themselves
from contrary thought

weak in their beliefs, so they
embrace victimhood
as a shield and a bludgeon

seek to enshrine their rules in law
force them on others
punish dissent
before power slips away

certainty is their marketing tool
their willful delusion
but also
a prop that illustrates their weakness

'tis almost comical to watch them
so purposefully
miss the point

by a mile

*

doubt is to faith
as art is to life

04-23-2006, 10:43 AM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Anyone Else Find This Provocative? From Ristocrats... true spirituality is not afraid of doubt fundamentalists are afraid it's their defining characteristic a semi-conscious self-knowledge is fuel for their fear they are afraid of their doubts so they deny them retreat to the safety of a sacred text weak in their beliefs so they insulate themselves from contrary thought weak in their beliefs, so they embrace victimhood as a shield and a bludgeon seek to enshrine their rules in law force them on others punish dissent before power slips away certainty is their marketing tool their willful delusion but also a prop that illustrates their weakness 'tis almost comical to watch them so purposefully miss the point by a mile * doubt is to faith as art is to life __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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