Comments on: Things I learned today http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/ Just another WordPress blog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:26:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bob http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10086 Bob Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:20:44 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10086 The third one raises an interesting point, at least the writer interviewed in the article does. Both the New Atheists and religious people are striving towards a utopia. The New Atheists are working towards a future where superstition and irrationality are banished, and reason and science are in charge. The religious are trying to make heaven on earth (however they describe them). But, what progress is there towards this? We have scientific and technological progress, where new things can be explained and new things can be built. But this shouldn't be confused with society as a whole (which is a temptation the New Atheists have to fight, I expect). We still have violence, hatred, greed and so on - the technological wonder of the airliner (which is possibly an environmental disaster) was the means of the 11th September attacks, and the computers and software at the heart of modern banking allowed greedy bankers to engineer the latest credit crunch very efficiently indeed. Food for thought, anyway. The third one raises an interesting point, at least the writer interviewed in the article does. Both the New Atheists and religious people are striving towards a utopia. The New Atheists are working towards a future where superstition and irrationality are banished, and reason and science are in charge. The religious are trying to make heaven on earth (however they describe them).

But, what progress is there towards this? We have scientific and technological progress, where new things can be explained and new things can be built. But this shouldn’t be confused with society as a whole (which is a temptation the New Atheists have to fight, I expect).

We still have violence, hatred, greed and so on - the technological wonder of the airliner (which is possibly an environmental disaster) was the means of the 11th September attacks, and the computers and software at the heart of modern banking allowed greedy bankers to engineer the latest credit crunch very efficiently indeed. Food for thought, anyway.

]]> By: Beardie http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10085 Beardie Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:12:56 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10085 LaTeX is supposed to make us concentrate on content rather than form, but then most users I know (including me, though am a little rusty now) seem to \emph{obsess} about the form\ldots LaTeX is supposed to make us concentrate on content rather than form, but then most users I know (including me, though am a little rusty now) seem to \emph{obsess} about the form\ldots

]]> By: Sarah http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10084 Sarah Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:29:11 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10084 I always thought the look of this blog was just a temporary measure, no? ;) I always thought the look of this blog was just a temporary measure, no? ;)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10082 Michelle Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:43:20 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10082 . . . wheras with Bob's posts I do lots of pausing , breathing, re-reading, smiling and shaking my head . . . . . . wheras with Bob’s posts I do lots of pausing , breathing, re-reading, smiling and shaking my head . . .

]]> By: jax http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10081 jax Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:32:56 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/03/13/things-i-learned-today/#comment-10081 despite it being my last day in the office, I did quite a bit of work as well. I have even more to do tomorrow, and some to do on Sunday. Some of the work today was training me for the work I've to do on Sunday... despite it being my last day in the office, I did quite a bit of work as well. I have even more to do tomorrow, and some to do on Sunday. Some of the work today was training me for the work I’ve to do on Sunday…

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