05-16-2015, 05:56 AM
"So please, because you could be influential in your way, understand it. For all of our sake."
Dakine,
You assume it is not understood by Tom in the context that he does not recognize the said position and what it means but in fact his non-understanding is more likely based in the context of not understanding what those positions have to do reality, fact and truth. Why should those things hold hostage humanities furthered understanding?
Many of us do not understand why beliefs not grounded in facts should supersede humanities advancements in Facts, Reality and further gathered Truths. Why should the beliefs of those who have long since past who's understandings were not steeped in facts but rather superstitions and very limited understandings be considered today in the here and now? Such beliefs only serve to handicap furthered factual understandings. Where do such fables have a place in humanities existence? Their place is in books to serve as a record of where we once were so we can better understand how much further we have advanced in understanding since such times. Such fables have no place in impeding our furthered understandings. Pulling them out of the closet to shake about as testimony in protest is hopelessly ignorant.
And here I'll quote you Dakine and ask that you consider it a request of yourself.
"So please, because you could be influential in your way, understand it. For all of our sake."
Dakine,
You assume it is not understood by Tom in the context that he does not recognize the said position and what it means but in fact his non-understanding is more likely based in the context of not understanding what those positions have to do reality, fact and truth. Why should those things hold hostage humanities furthered understanding?
Many of us do not understand why beliefs not grounded in facts should supersede humanities advancements in Facts, Reality and further gathered Truths. Why should the beliefs of those who have long since past who's understandings were not steeped in facts but rather superstitions and very limited understandings be considered today in the here and now? Such beliefs only serve to handicap furthered factual understandings. Where do such fables have a place in humanities existence? Their place is in books to serve as a record of where we once were so we can better understand how much further we have advanced in understanding since such times. Such fables have no place in impeding our furthered understandings. Pulling them out of the closet to shake about as testimony in protest is hopelessly ignorant.
And here I'll quote you Dakine and ask that you consider it a request of yourself.
"So please, because you could be influential in your way, understand it. For all of our sake."