http://www.theglobeandmail.com/The following from today's THE GLOBE AND MAIL--Canada's national daily sums up the problem we are talking about, above:
"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. [I LGK presume that we could add: and the very bright.] They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views, which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that need altering." -- Doctor Who, suggested by reader Yves Saint-Cyr
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/socialstudiesMKesterton@globeandmail.com
By the way, I happen to believe and am hopeful that moral, ethical, and loving scientists, in cooperation with rational and scientific philosophers and theologians, are capable of creating the kind of world we all need. I also have some suggestions.
Keep in mind that the root meaning of the word 'devil'--from it we get diabolic, diameter, divide--is, literally, that which splits and/or divides us from ourselves and from one another.
BTW 2: In reading all of the above we need to be careful not to over generalize. It tends to split us into opposing camps--we against them.
