(February 19, 2019 at 6:10 pm)fredd bear Wrote: Yep. That realisation led me to look much more critically at the "god is an alien" nonsense . I must have read dozens of those books in the 70's. A waste? Not al all, all attempts to learn are worth while, some more so than others.
My all time favourite graffito;
"Religion: Man's attempt to communicate with the weather"
I -love- that sort of shit. It's wrong, but it's instructive in that it provides a window, by creating a new theology in real time, on how the old theology was likely created.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
