From: Dawsonzhu@aol.com
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 10:32:41 EDT
Denyse O'Leary wrote:
> "Bright" - adjective or noun - won't work for the ultra-Darwinists for
> two reasons: 1) The public needs it to describe people that we think are
> smart - in a practical sense. ("Johnny is a bright kid"; "The felon they
> caught was none too bright." Et cetera.) 2) It is very dangerous to
> self-describe as bright. Anyone can prove you wrong in front of a crowd
> by catching you in a simple mistake.
>
That is also a serious problem I think. It's a typical game to use
intellectual intimidation on people one doesn't agree with and to
dismiss what they have to say because we don't want to hear it.
So for example, a foreigner has some problems with their English,
some people will say oh, he's just a dumb Chinese or whatever
because he muddles up some words very badly. Wisdom has to be
evaluated on its own merits, not the "clothes" it comes packaged
in.
My greatest concern is that _Christians_ will be the ones doing
the persecution. I wish I could remember for sure who said this,
I think it was Bertrand Russell, "no one kills with such zeal
and satisfaction as one who kills in the name of their religion,"
Of course, atheists can also fall into this camp of killing in
the name of religion. I cannot stress enough: let us not fall
down to their level.
Let me suggest humbleness to yield to truth, courage to resist
fraud and falsehood, a passion for justice, charity to find words that
build, and wisdom to know when to speak and when to be silent.
These are the best witness of a heart that is changed and the
things we should strive for and pray for every single day of our
lives to be to fulfulled.
by Grace alone we proceed
Wayne
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