[lit-ideas] Re: Shadows, Fog, and Money

  • From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:00:44 -0500

Paul Stone (but apparently not stoned) wrote:
> I like the hippy way
> in some aspects, except they don't get much done.


Yeah, but, uhhh, ain't that the whole point of being a hippy?  I mean, like, 
there's nothing we're supposed to do.  So do it.  Toke, dude?


Be groovy,
Mike Geary



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stone" <pas@xxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:34 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Shadows, Fog, and Money


>
>>A.A. Wow, do you have a misconception of atheism.  By your definition
>>atheists can't like history either.  Yes, I said "here and now" in the
>>sense that if we atheists don't do it here and now, God isn't going to do
>>it later.  Religious people get a second chance in the afterlife.  Not 
>>only
>>that, to a religious person this little puny little life is a throwaway,
>>the preparation for the real thing.  On top of that, religious people 
>>usurp
>>morality, implying that people are too dim to figure out the difference
>>between right and wrong if daddy isn't there to tell them what to do.
>
> I don't understand why atheists (I mean REAL true, down and dirty,
> I-KNOW-GOD-DOESN'T-exist Atheists) bother with life and why they aren't
> complete anarchists and nihilists. The cold fact is that no matter WHAT 
> you
> do on this Earth, you are going to die. If you truly believe that there's
> nothing after, then what's the point? And why on Earth (pun intended) 
> would
> you care about history or future history. You're here for max 110 years,
> all else is pointless, without interest and if you are actually concerned
> with it, then you aren't sure.
>
>> > AA: Ever think pigs might be stardust too and this might be 
>> > cannibalism?
>> >
>> > Maybe you better get Judy to look up the meaning of cannibalism for ya.
>>
>>
>>A.A.  Humans are supreme.  Only humans are allowed into heaven.  God gave
>>humans dominion over the animals.  We're a species distinguished by our
>>hubris.  BTW, I'm still waiting to hear what you think the words "we are
>>stardust" mean.  Merriam Webster online (still free) defines stardust as a
>>feeling or impression of romance, magic, or ethereality.  I was hoping 
>>that
>>your quoting it along with going back to the garden implied a sense of
>>interconnectedness of life. But you're a Republican, so that's just
>>romantic thinking on my part.
>
> Like Dude, it was written in the late 60s FOR WOODSTOCK man, like the
> summer of love. Of course it has all kinds of romantic connotations. I
> quoted it because in either case -- religious or atheist -- both believe 
> in
> dust to dust. One is matter-of-fact, one is romantic. I like the hippy way
> in some aspects, except they don't get much done.
>
>
> Re: paul being a republican
>>A.A. Give me a reason to change my opinion.
>
> I'm Canadian.
> I'm not religious.
> I'm not rich.
> I don't like rich people.
> I abhor commercials.
> I'm NOT totally into capitalism.
> I have real friends that are [openly] gay, handicapped, of different 
> races.
> I don't tell people how to run their lives (ooh, sorry, that's democrats)
> I'm an equal opportunity offender.
> I believe in gun control.
> I don't like Rush Limbaugh or Michael Moore.
> I contribute to actual charities, not for tax purposes and not so they 
> will
> scratch my back.
> I drive a small car that gets 50 mpg.
> I believe in a woman's right to choose.
>
> There are many things that I think are good on both sides of the fence, 
> but
> if you call me a Republican, you simply haven't been paying attention.
>
> paul
>
> _________________
> [insert pithy quote here]
> Paul Stone
> pas@xxxxxxxx
> Leamington, ON. Canada
>
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