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[Westley Annis]

Jer,
 
   WOW!!! I am always in awe of how eloquently you write, I have always
admired it. Just a few things, it is only in our limited scientifically data
that we have concluded animals can't reason. There is still a great unknown
out there, especially in brain research. Second, That ability to reason that
man has over animals plays a huge part in why I questions things. Being
raised Catholic, and a huge history buff, almost all wars were fought in the
name of "God," and man's interpretation of what God has said or wants. We
are taught that prior to Jesus death, God was vengeful, but became a loving
and forgiving God following the birth of his son- mere mortal quality at
best- and that God spoke to the hundreds of men in order for them to write
his wants, needs, beliefs for us to be passed on into infinity, creating the
Bible. However, were not these people just men, with the same ability to
decipher and reason what was important and what was not. Okay, maybe not as
well written as you, but much like our forefathers, these men were
propagandaists- in that they were promoting a new religion. Some of the most
eloquent writing I have ever read was by Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine,
Samual Adams, etc. but all had a purpose- a new federation. The writers of
the Bible were much the same, except "promoting" a new religion. But through
all of that, two glaring teachings stand out, written by two (I'm guessing
here) different people, in two different eras- Love thy neighbor... and Do
unto others...and in neither of those is there judgement, prejudice,
conditions, or exclusions, There is no reasoning or choice in either of
those statements, just a pureness that I try to live my life by daily, and I
try to teach my kids. Since I know you are well educated in history, I can
expect a eloquent lengthy response to this, just think about this. If you
take God out of every argument or equation  that was ever used for war,
domination, God, etc. and follow the reasoning that was left, all you have
is man's self inflated ego wanting power....
   Oh yeah, and if dogs, frogs and whales hump without reason, you would
think there would be more of all, instead of man's humping without reason
and raising the world population to 6 billion.
   I know, I'm sick, but hey whatever....
 
 
Wendy