Re: virus: Saints re:blind atheism

Sodom (sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Thu, 04 Dec 1997 14:05:10 -0500


Robin Faichney wrote:

> > From: David McFadzean[SMTP:david@lucifer.com]
> >
> > So what's wrong with putting some deceased great author on a
> pedestal
> > and saying "man, this cat churned out some really mind-blowing
> stuff"?
> >
> Absolutely nothing, as long as noone is encouraged
> to think that person is somehow special, and that
> "ordinary mortals" couldn't ever churn out really
> mind-blowing stuff. Which means it's probably OK
> within CoV, I suppose. Probably...
>
> Hey, how about Huxley??
>
> Robin
> > --
> > Agnosticism: following your reason as far as it
> > will take you. TH Huxley, 1869.
> >
> >

I agree with this, I don't want to idolize as super human, i want to
recognize for great contributions.

I like Huxley, but don't know enough about him, I had thought that he
was prone to delusion - cool delusion maybe. I need to learn more, know
where?

Sodom