RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
January 26, 2015 at 9:40 am
(This post was last modified: January 26, 2015 at 9:40 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Given that it's only recently that most of us stopped believing in Zues, and that many who don't believe in Zues simply replaced his picture on the wall...I"m not so certain that theists are ever forced to revise their beliefs...but if they are, the force applied must be exceedingly slight. Sometimes I like to conceptualize religion as one part of human conservatism (no, not politics....back off fuckers!). We stick with what we've been doing so long as it hasn't been killing us at too great a rate. It may be that what we're sticking with isn't actually an operative factor in our success (or failure-with-grace) but, as creatures of limited knowledge and means to acquire knowledge...we aren't always aware of that. Tons of little sayings we have on this express our position. Babies and bathwater, if it aint broke...., good enough for my pappy.....on and on it goes.
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!
