While no stone should be left unturned in seeking to discover the nature of man’s origins, we can say with conviction that we know with certainty at least part of the outcome. Man was not an accident and reflects an image and likeness unique in the created order. Those aspects of evolutionary theory compatible with this truth are a welcome addition to human knowledge. Aspects of these theories that undermine this truth, however, should be firmly rejected as an atheistic theology posing as science.”

“Athiestic theology posing as science”! This is in the newspaper of record!

When I was in India earlier in the year, I was really struck by a number of things - (funny list of things here, you get the picture). One of the most striking things was that no one - except some really well-educated lawyers and engineers - told me that they wanted to come to America.

It used to be that when I traveled everywhere except for Europe and possibly Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, a whole lot of people would gratuitously tell me that they were big fans of the United States and that their dream was to move to America. Ten years ago in Tunisia, for example, I’d hear from people how great America is - and as proof of this greatness, people would often say, excitedly, “Michael Jackson!” Michael Jackson had once given a concert in Tunisia and he had left a great impression (insert joke here, haha).

In India this past spring, by contrast, very few people said they liked the U.S. A lot of people, however, told me that they are supporters of Saddam Hussein. We even saw a bunch of Saddam Hussein streets - with street signs! These streets named for Hussein after his execution. We couldn’t get straight answers about why people like Saddam Hussein so much - I am still kind of a nincompoop about languages - but the thrust of what I did gather is that people like Saddam because they dislike the U.S. and find the U.S. to be a little, how do we say this, arrogant.

This country is in trouble if small villages in India are naming roads after Saddam Hussein. That’s my opinion on the matter. The U.S. needs more friends in the world, and presidential candidates talking about “athiestic theology posing as science” are not going to endear the U.S. to anyone else, I shouldn’t think.

but let me interrupt this post for a moment for a bit of entertainment
go see the movie Hot Fuzz at your earliest convenience
B. and I saw it in DC last week. It is the funniest movie I have ever seen. Funnier, even, than Beerfest, which was pretty fricking funny.

I took this photo during the movie to see how a photo of a movie screen would come out. Rather well, I think. No?

Hot Fuzz about this London cop who gets sent to a small town
(he’s been sent there because he’s too good a cop;
he’s making everyone else on the force - er, squad - look bad).
So in this small town, he gets caught up in a murder mystery
and a rather sweet love story.
And at one point, when he’s talking to one of the townspeople about the murders and giving his theory about them, the person says:
“Why should I listen to you? You’re not even from around here.”

(insert observation about small town/island living here)

Actually, this “why should I listen to you” is basically what Brownback is saying, too,
if I can make an attenuated connection here.

in sum, go see the Hot Fuzz
it is hilarious
but it’s time to leave the Inquisition behind

posted by Arin at 3:57 am & filed under Uncategorized, bloggy stuff, fruit, travel |