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BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief |
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Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: GUEST Date: 10 Apr 05 - 08:26 AM But the problem is that extreme, delusional religious beliefs and believers are being exploited by politicians with nefarious political agendas, to trump both facts and truth. The current Republican leadership are the definition of demagoguery, pure and simple. Question is when, if ever, will the American demagogue worshipping electorate throw the bums out? |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: kendall Date: 10 Apr 05 - 08:16 AM "No amount of belief can create a fact." "The loonies have the microphone." That's a good one, and so true. |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: John Hardly Date: 10 Apr 05 - 08:02 AM "shaking us from our neutrality." as if. |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: Bobert Date: 10 Apr 05 - 07:58 AM Well, I have Faith that this nightmarish cycle will return to more moderate behaviors and attitudes... Yes it would seem that the loonies have the micorphone these days. But in a way that is good because for folks who might have forgotten they are now getting barrages daily the loonies view of the world... Throw in the fact that what these ideologues have tried to do hasn't helped mankind one bit I think it is safe to say that their microphoone days are numbered, unless they somehow declare martial law... Bobert |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: GUEST Date: 10 Apr 05 - 07:53 AM That's because you are so full of that old time religion Susan. Clearly, these hysterical mass funerals we are seeing--Diana, the pope, and god only knows who next--are so removed from reality, one can only draw one conclusion: the media driven cult of celebrity is clearly out of hand amongst the world's old guard: the British and Vatican royals. |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: wysiwyg Date: 10 Apr 05 - 07:43 AM I prefer to find amusement in the private hysteria of Scientology, myself. ~S~ |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: GUEST Date: 10 Apr 05 - 07:23 AM It's obvious to us in the UK that the proliferation of right wing radio and TV channels in the US is massively driving this lemming stampede towards ignorance and bigotry, but are there a balancing number of stations taking the attitude of this article? If not, why not? Shouldn't those who understand that the future of us all is in hoc to these lunatics start putting up the money to put weight on the other end of the see-saw? |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: GUEST Date: 10 Apr 05 - 06:05 AM The mass hysteria (pardon the pun) surrounding the pope's death is the perfect example. And the greatest irony is it is the narcissists voting against their own self-interests. Go figure. |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: Joe Offer Date: 10 Apr 05 - 04:49 AM Fundamentalist Protestants and fundamentalist Catholics make strange and scary bedfellows, but bedfellows they are. I'm hoping they have a lover's quarrel and do each other in - remember John Wayne Bobblitt andd his loving wife Lorena? -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Apr 05 - 03:59 AM Baa baa baa democracy Freda , lots of those same sheep put their X for the Barbie Party too. You can fool most of the people most of the time, just look at GWB. Giok |
Subject: RE: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: freda underhill Date: 10 Apr 05 - 03:45 AM what amazes me is in the small opportunity of empowerment that happens at each election, large numbers of people can be so easily persuaded to vote against their own self interest. people in the western world have democracy, take pride in our individuality, yet when presented with fear-based ideologies, behave like sheep. Baaah humbug. |
Subject: BS: On The Madness of Mass Belief From: Amos Date: 10 Apr 05 - 12:35 AM Commercialism, football, war, Xianity, Muslimism, or witch-hunting, it begins to appear that when the numbers of people buying a belief system reach a critical threshold, madness ensues. Maybe that's the only way a belief CAN get wide acceptance, I dunno. An example, from Xian extremism, but it could be any group: Welcome to Doomsday |