tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post1912286575899588414..comments2024-03-27T20:43:05.862-07:00Comments on The Eternal Universe: When Monkeys AttackJoseph Smidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-41998694466197765182008-04-19T10:48:00.000-07:002008-04-19T10:48:00.000-07:00I just can't help from thinking that somewhere som...I just can't help from thinking that somewhere something went terribly wrong. (That's an interesting way to start a comment that will DEFINITELY be considered politically incorrect)<BR/><BR/>I see that there are two problems (perhaps one problem manifesting itself in two ways) but on the one had you have a religion that prevents the people from dealing with the problem and on the other had you have the animal rights activists that are preventing people from dealing with the problem.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand we are inclined to say, "Well they have their religion and culture and that is just the way they are. We also have our own idiosyncrasies so we can't really judge them and say they are wrong in protecting monkeys on religious grounds." But at the same time their religion is preventing them from dealing with a simple problem that other people would not have. Personally I think that it is a mark of a false religion or philosophy if it prevents someone or a group of people from being able to handle a simple problem.<BR/><BR/>The same goes for animal rights activists. On the one hand I would not want people to mistreat animals or treat them less than a living thing, but if your "respect" for an animal is preventing yourself or others from living then there is a problem. A similar line of reasoning can be given to allow thieves, murderers and rapists to live and work in our society. If there is a problem then it must be removed or dealt with. If your philosophy prevents you from dealing with it then something has gone wrong with your thinking.<BR/><BR/>I know this sounds harsh but I've spent the last year dealing with a lot of crazy ideas, where 99.999999% can be fixed if you just change the way you think.Quantumleap42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16711817313734546305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4212234230338648875.post-38101060310698239702008-04-18T09:54:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:54:00.000-07:00Those darn monkeys. This reminds me, strange enou...Those darn monkeys. <BR/><BR/>This reminds me, strange enough, of the movie Gettysburg. <BR/><BR/>Right before the final battle sceen the top southern commandrs were debating the theory of evolution. (I would like to know if that is factual. Even if not, I it is amazing for me to think that evolution has been debated as far back as the civil war!)<BR/><BR/>Anyways, the debate comes to an end when one commander says: "Well, I guarantee General Robert E. Lee does not come from a monkey." Enough said.Joseph Smidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583891162785742138noreply@blogger.com