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The enemy of knowledge
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RE: The enemy of knowledge
(November 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm)dyresand Wrote:
(November 4, 2014 at 4:23 pm)Beccs Wrote: It's interesting that in the Dark Ages when Europe was being ravaged by the black death that it had barely any effect in the Middle East. Of course, in those days Islam was for more advanced, scientifically, than much of the Christian world.

Because christians like even today put all there eggs into one basket and parade around and say god is going to do everything for us because we are in debt to him because were sinners. He wan'ts us not to be happy here but spread the word get followers and then come home. Now they don't like progress some think that computers are a gift from god some think they are evil they are satans creations. then you have the decent christians who are like computer were made by humans but were not given the instructions by god. i told a person that if you hate all of this and all the advance humanity has made go live in a mud hut and see how hard it is.

I've said the same thing to some people who state they hate science. Then why are you on a computer posting over the internet from a nicely warmed house if you hate science?

(November 4, 2014 at 4:27 pm)dimaniac Wrote:
(November 4, 2014 at 3:53 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: When you or a loved one goes to a doctor for a serious health problem, don't you want that person to have the best science background possible?

Don't you want those designing your planes, cars, bridges, buildings, etc to base their designs on science?

You use the gifts of science many times a day, every day of your life, and you have the gall to ask why you should pay taxes for the education that gives you those gifts?

Moron....
Human workers will be replaced by robots and AI in near future so education won't matter.


They said the same thing about computers . . .

Hmmmm . . . people still work.

Interesting isn't it how some of the very religious want everyone to be ignorant?

(November 4, 2014 at 4:27 pm)dimaniac Wrote:
(November 4, 2014 at 3:53 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: When you or a loved one goes to a doctor for a serious health problem, don't you want that person to have the best science background possible?

Don't you want those designing your planes, cars, bridges, buildings, etc to base their designs on science?

You use the gifts of science many times a day, every day of your life, and you have the gall to ask why you should pay taxes for the education that gives you those gifts?

Moron....
Human workers will be replaced by robots and AI in near future so education won't matter.


They said the same thing about computers . . .

Hmmmm . . . people still work.

Interesting isn't it how some of the very religious want everyone to be ignorant?

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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Messages In This Thread
The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 2:51 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - November 4, 2014 at 2:53 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 2:57 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dimaniac - November 4, 2014 at 3:18 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by Cato - November 4, 2014 at 3:27 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 3:28 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dimaniac - November 4, 2014 at 3:37 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by Silver - November 4, 2014 at 3:41 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 3:46 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 3:37 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by Simon Moon - November 4, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 3:57 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 4:05 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 4:08 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 4:11 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 4:21 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 4:23 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 4:32 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 4:56 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dimaniac - November 4, 2014 at 5:13 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 5:15 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 7:02 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 4:27 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dimaniac - November 4, 2014 at 4:27 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 4:30 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by John V - November 4, 2014 at 3:28 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by fr0d0 - November 4, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 3:31 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by FatAndFaithless - November 4, 2014 at 3:38 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 3:39 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by abaris - November 4, 2014 at 3:43 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dyresand - November 4, 2014 at 3:52 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by dimaniac - November 4, 2014 at 4:51 pm
RE: The enemy of knowledge - by The Valkyrie - November 4, 2014 at 4:54 pm

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