From: "Jon Louis Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > unfortunately, throughout history, it is the "the best and the brightest" > who have perpetrated evils on the poor and downtrodden. there have been > exceptions, but over and over again governments and religions have used > their ideology or dogma to justify exploitation in the name of spreading > civilization. > again i ask, what gives any one the right to determine whose agenda is > enlightened? what gives any religious schism the right to dictate > reproduction, and/or a monopoly on values, ethics, or morality? > jon
I would love to see a summary of the good & evil deeds that the "best & brightest" have been responsible for over the years and contrast that with the deads of the "worst & dimmest", but it hasn't been done and I suspect it is impossible to do. What justification do you have for your assertion? I don't think Hitler or Pol Pot or Idi Amin would be classified as "best & brightest", do you? Regards, Wayne. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
