(March 5, 2021 at 12:41 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(March 5, 2021 at 12:34 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: Is Thomas Jefferson important in 20/21 th century USA?
I always see united statians quoting these oldies.
Thomas Jefferson time is over. He died. His family and friends died as well a long time ago.
Decide for yourself what kind of a world you want to live in. Decide for yourself if you want a separation of church and state. Discuss the benefits and losses instead of quoting what some guy from another century has said.
PS: I'm in Canada. I've never seen anyone quote some canadian politician from long ago when it comes to deciding on important questions of today.
--Ferrocyanide
Should we just forget things done in the past? Scratch them after some expiration date and start over?
Does that include technological and medical findings? Like, should we ditch penicillin, it's a pretty old drug and the man who discovered it and its used is long dead. Sheesh - a one hundred year old medication - trash it.
Well, look at Saudi Arabia. For a long time they didn't allow women to drive. You need to sit down at the table of civilization and discuss why that law exists. You might also want to invite women at the table and treat them as human beings with brains rather than human beings with just a body.
Maybe it benefited their grandparents long ago. Or maybe their grandparents were just jerks.
My view is that they were just jerks. That's when things get messy. Everyone starts pushing their own opinion.
If penicillin works, then keep it. What do you want to throw away? The method of preparation? The method of injection? The research documents?
--Ferrocyanide
