The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

Originally posted by Dasa
The worst mistake in human history is for false science and false religion to masquerade as keepers of the the truth.

If nothing else, Dasa, that was nice timing.

Originally posted by Dasa
The worst mistake in human history is for false science and false religion to masquerade as keepers of the the truth.

That makes more sense than the previous suggestion of growing a garden.

Well I don't know about 'false science' but science doesn't claim to be a keeper of truth.
Just a seeker of it.

Originally posted by googlefudge
Well I don't know about 'false science' but science doesn't claim to be a keeper of truth.
Just a seeker of it.

Christianity says seek and you shall find.

Originally posted by RJHinds
Christianity says seek and you shall find.

Which is evidently not true as many people seek yet few if any find.

Originally posted by googlefudge
Which is evidently not true as many people seek yet few if any find.

Most people are like you and seek the wrong thing.
It does not say you will find everything you seek as
you interpret it. Your thinking is all wrong.

Originally posted by rwingett
If nothing else, Dasa, that was nice timing.

And if you look closely you will see that the greatest mistake of agriculture comes directly from the belief that science are keepers of the truth - which then lends itself to their lofty position of false authority in defending the destructive nature of modern agriculture.

Originally posted by Dasa
And if you look closely you will see that the greatest mistake of agriculture comes directly from the belief that science are keepers of the truth - which then lends itself to their lofty position of false authority in defending the destructive nature of modern agriculture.

I agree with you to some degree. A scientific minded society, lacking any other belief system, will maintain that any technological advance that can be made should be made. It places no limits on the proper scope or application of technology in our lives. Societies like the Hutterites, on the other hand, use technology as is appropriate to their situation, but they control both the scope and application of technology and mediate the impact it has on their lives.

This is an example of where I think "scientific materialism" leads toward "cultural materialism" and use the Hutterites as an example of how a society could arrange itself to keep the two separate and distinct.

Originally posted by rwingett
I agree with you to some degree. A scientific minded society, lacking any other belief system, will maintain that any technological advance that can be made should be made. It places no limits on the proper scope or application of technology in our lives. Societies like the Hutterites, on the other hand, use technology as is appropriate to the ...[text shortened]... s as an example of how a society could arrange itself to keep the two separate and distinct.

Yes indeed...........