(June 21, 2011 at 4:22 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So, just to get this straight.....the fuckers have to use a horse and buggy but CELL PHONES are alright?
I was watching the show on History called 'How the States Got Their Shapes' and they actually addressed this issue. Amish people first and foremost believe they have to make a living, so if they have to sacrifice some of their beliefs against technology to run their business it is okay. In fact, some of them actually have phone lines, they just build a special shack to house them out in their yard. The curious thing is that some of the kids have phones to help with their parent's business. Many of them have smart phones and such so they do things like Facebook. People will do strange things in the name of religion.
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