Loving the Alien There is something going around called "Intelligent Design" theory. It states that modern science has shown the incredible way genes, DNA, the structure of life, is so intricate, it cries out loud that it must have been designed, and that designer, they claim, must be God. The trouble with Intelligent Design theory is that it ignores hierarchy and jumps all the way to the top.
Everything adheres to some sort of hierarchy. You have a boss, and he likely has a boss, who in turn may have a boss and ultimately some where up there is the president of the company. But you could go further than that, and find people with more power that will ultimately take you to the governor of your state. Eventually, taken to its conclusion, we will end up with the President of the United States, as the one person at the top. Now if you need to get permission to get something done at work, are you going to call President Bush? Of course not, and yes, that is ridiculous. See where I'm going?
To jump to a conclusion that 'God' must be the designer, ignores the entire Universe. And the Universe is a very big place. Add to that, the string theorists believe the universe has 11 dimensions, and unlimited parallel universes. So you see, jumping from Man to God is the height of stupidity. There has to be more to the universe(s) than those two equations.
Intelligent Design theory should be welcomed by ufologists and others who believe the Earth has been visited by ancient astronauts in its early past. To ignore these factors would be to ignore the possibilities of our incredibly expanding universe.
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I am a born-again atheist who is pro-life (I don't eat animals) and I agree with the Dalai Lama when he says "There is no creator".
Those are certainly good words of common sense. It tells us that "spirituality" has nothing to do with a belief in things supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael Savage (real name 'Wiener') so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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