Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Most religious folks would take offense at my comments. You must have a fairly open mind and thick skin. I'm more of a Deist myself so I think organized religion is somewhat bunk, but do believe there's something. Just not sure what. Deism combines spirituality AND science. Many of the founding fathers were Deists. I think 2000 years from now the majority of people (if they believe) will be deist vs any specific religion. Just a hunch.

I believe in the age of the cosmos and the earth. In my mind it doesn't make any sense that if man is so important we came onto the scene 4.5 billion years later. Not to mention we're a mere spec in the cosmos. Now you can say that time is relative, but that line of thinking is pre-Copernican in my mind w/respect to man's roll in the Universe.

I blame Greenspan first and foremost for the current crisis, but I also think Religious Right should get a fair bit of blame as well. They put Bush's perceived values above financial conservatism which is in itself a "value". How much harm is being done to all those who's retirements have been wiped out? Reps have lost their way. I doubt Dems will ever be truly financially conservative so it's up to Reps or a new party. I suspect it's going to take a new party.