(October 14, 2012 at 12:32 am)apophenia Wrote: You feel this incessant need to speak on his behalf, yet I see no wings upon you. Whence comes your authority? I think it cometh not; only arrogance, and presumption.
You're wasting your energy, apo. He will never be convinced that his arrogance is anything but a mission sanctioned by Yaweh, and he will never be convinced that he is doing anything but showing the utmost humility. It's best just not to respond, because pointing out his arrogance only seems to strengthen his resolve and reinforce his notion that he is a persecuted martyr for his cause.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell