Originally Posted By Disneyman55 No RoadTrip, it is certainately not questionable or unconscienceable to indicate that most scientists are not religious. Most would acknowledge it publicly because it is a non-issue. No where does such a statement even hint at implying that scientists are inferior for being un-religious. On the other hand to indicate that religious people are not intelligent is ridiculous and supremely wrong, for a multitude of reasons. The first being that it is trying to imply some sort of inferiority. The mere fact that you try to even compare this article and my statement regarding the lack of religiousness with some scientists is proof that you do not realize how insulting that article is. I don't know any "religious person" who would not be insulted by such a fatuous statement. You indicate that you don't beleive this way and that is fine. What is not fine is the various ways that very thought process finds it way into the mindset of many people. If anyone on these posting boards find that they lean towards believing what that article has to say, I suggest you find another board to spread you hatred.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>No RoadTrip, it is certainately not questionable or unconscienceable to indicate that most scientists are not religious<< If you change the wording from "most scientists" to "most minorities", this post would be racist.
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 No actually Tom, it would not be because there is no implication of inferiority for lack of religious beliefs.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I don't see racism as merely implying inferiority. I see it in part as implying that members of a particular race have a prediliction for a certain behavior. I think it's racist to say that all black people can dance, or that all Asians are good at math, or that all Hispanic people have strong family structures.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<I suggest you find another board to spread you hatred. >> Actually, you seem more hostile than anyone else here.
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 No Mele, just angry. Would you like it if someone basically implied that you and your family were inferior and not intelligent? Nah, didn't think so.
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 So tell me Tom, does that justify the thought process regarding Christians. Since you are one, I am curious why you would defend such a thought process, especially in regards to its prevalence in the Democratic party.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "No Mele, just angry. Would you like it if someone basically implied that you and your family were inferior and not intelligent?" I'd have to agree with them.
Originally Posted By Disneyman55 Oh, an Mele, it is something to get angry about. Downplaying it would be acceptance of the mindset and I can't do that. Just as you couldn't accept the mindset of (minority of your choice) being less intelligent.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "Sorry STPH, I am not sure what you mean." You really wouldn't know. If you saw my family.......
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>Since you are one, I am curious why you would defend such a thought process, especially in regards to its prevalence in the Democratic party.<< I don't defend the thought process. And I don't think it's prevalent in the Democratic Party any more than I think that Pat Robertson's views are prevalant in the GOP. They're just the loud fringe.
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Originally Posted By planodisney STPH, I feel realy stupid now. I thought you were calling him and his family stupid, but I guess i am the stupid one. I am very sorry!!!!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 ">>Since deer are giraffe's closest relatives, ---- Not true, The okapi would be the only known relative to the giraffe." Well, ok, Giraffes and Okapi are in their own group, but here is a blurb about them that I was basically trying to say, but this does it better. >>The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land living animal species. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 900 kilograms (2000 pounds). Females are generally slightly shorter and weigh less. Native to Africa, the Giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the gGraffe and its closest relative, the Okapi. There are nine generally accepted subspecies, differentiated by color and pattern variations and range:<< From <a href="http://www.mongabay.com/botswana_giraffe.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mongabay.com/botswa na_giraffe.htm</a>
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 900 kilograms (2000 pounds). << ...and can leap up to 25 feet. Isn't that amazing?
