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Shamelessly stolen from Stacey McCain, from the Other McCain. Because, a.) he probably would not mind, b.) I think the ideas are things he might like spread, c.) because it helped me make sense of my blind, deaf, and dumb sense of understanding in the world today, and d.) because I really can be a clepto! Fine, I admit it. But, he stole it first! Ha!
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One of my fundamental beliefs about culture and humanity is that morals and folkways are subject to natural selection. You need not believe in sociobiological bilge to share this belief; you merely need to agree that some ideas confer advantages over others. The classic example is the Levantine disdain for pork chops; not a bad idea to avoid parasites in primitive Middle Eastern countries. It doesn’t matter how the idea of avoiding pork chops originated; people have weird ideas all the time. What matters is that the custom was useful enough, and it has been handed down to modern Jews and Muslims the world over. The reason for it is no longer true in the civilized lands, since trichinosis is no longer a problem in, say, America, but this is a very recent development, and in many parts of the globe, it is still a good idea to avoid pork. Culture and morality are machines for transmitting basic survival truths across generations.
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I feel better now. And, yes, it was like looking at a picture from a distance and not getting it at all, then having the picture turned the correct side up and being handed binoculars or something. I bet a lot of you might get the picture from this.
Fine, fine... I will try to go back to bed. It sounds like the frat brats have ended their Lord of the Flies rally, so maybe I can sleep some more. Oh, to those in the know... perhaps an apple in the pot would not hurt after all. hehehe Something is different in Utah. ...tiny bubbles...
It's a valid point and i have heard that reasoning before.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, muslims take it too far, banning dogs, pigs and anything they feel like, irrespective of what others think. They're a lot like leftists in that sense, forcing everyone else to bend to their will.
Did you read the whole article? You can click and read. But, yep. Muslims are "liberals". One is on official "religious" dictatorship, that is how it is designed. The other is a "religion of the state and/or irreligion", that is why they get along so well. They are both the 'pigs' written about in "Animal Farm" to boot.
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