Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site usfbobo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!duke!ucf-cs!usfbobo!brunson From: brunson@usfbobo.UUCP (David Brunson) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Absurdity Revisited: A Perfect Example Message-ID: <149@usfbobo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 15-Jul-84 00:59:56 EDT Article-I.D.: usfbobo.149 Posted: Sun Jul 15 00:59:56 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 15-Jul-84 23:49:30 EDT References: <146@usfbobo.UUCP>, <852@pyuxn.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of South Florida, Tampa Lines: 83 [] >Apparently "The Song of Wise Men" tells our friend here that HIS beliefs >are, in fact, the correct ones. He certainly avoids that dangerous modern >notion of open-mindedness. friend? avoids? dangerous? There seems to be a communication problem here! Substitute *enemy*, *debunks*, and *ridiculous* respectively. The rest of this writer's discussion on the topic is characteristic of the muddled consciousness of the apostate: demands for "evidence" (not until you ask *nicely*), mis-characterization of his confusion as a position of strength, and general vulgarity/filthiness. The real problem is *perversion of values*. The "open-minded" acceptor of Lou-Grantisms *alters* his notion of *sin*. Let me illustrate with an example: a typical episode from "Lou Grant". I saw "Lou Grant" maybe about 5 or 6 times before it finally went off the air (for *political* reasons :-)). One of the episodes featured a *small town* (home of all dangerous reactionaries) where the residents were caught starting bonfires and casting books therein (I love words like *therein* :-)). As the farce continued I pictured the following scenario: All across America millions of "open minds" jumped to outraged attention. Like millions of cells of a giant jellyfish the collective open mind spoke with one mouth, "Duh, HEY!! Uh-Duhh those people are book-burning. Duh. I don't think that's right. Uh-Duh, somebody should do something!" Now while opposition to book-burning is, of itself, a fairly innocuous position to adopt, the collective open-mind, after years of bombardment, begins to confuse this position with *virtue*. This is error and absurdity. >> Again a dismal *poverty* of values. I can abort >> fetuses for a living, I can be a flaming homosexual and influence >> others to do likewise, I can produce songs and films that encourage >> lifestyles ruinous to those that adopt them; but if I so much >> as *question* the prudence of these activities (let alone *mock* >> them), then I have violated the Secularist Ten Commandments >> and must bear my reproach before the "thinkers". > Horrors! Being a flaming homosexual! (Quick, get a bucket of water! :-) A weak and sickly attempt at humor. Next follows the usual Lou Grantisms: fetuses are not "live", people do not seek to emulate "artists". > The one statement that intrigued me was "I can be a flaming homosexual and > influence others to do likewise." But Mr. Brunson can write articles and > be a flaming... uh... (rectal orifice? naaah!) religionist and influence > other people to do so! Isn't that horrible? No? Oh, I see, it's different. > Being a homosexual is a naughty bad thing, but proselytizing religious values > is O.K. Do you just take that for granted or is there a reason for that > (obvious?) point of view. Perhaps the fact that I don't think that it is > obvious is another sign of dangerous "open-mindedness" ("Don't bother to > think about *why* that's bad! I *said* it is!!!"). Ho Hum. Substitute "naughty bad" with *weak pathetic*, and yes, "prosely- tizing religious values" *is* a good thing. > If it doesn't change your life, it's not worth doing. He got *that* right, anyway. -- [Stomp] NEXT!! -- By the way, our news feed will be down for a few days next week for a software upgrade. If you are an apostate and imagine that you have something to say you might want to delay posting til after wednesday, the 18th to be sure I see it. -- David Brunson duke!ucf-cs!usfbobo!brunson What?? You mean you *don't* read the Bible every day? I don't understand -- how do you ever expect to *learn* anything?