If God exists, he/she gave us brains so meant them for use.
In any case, God has a sense of humour - go look at a camel....

Amanda 

Quoting James Holcomb <[log in to unmask]>:

> Ray,
> 
> Last night on Larry King, President Clinton said  45% of Americans are  
> republicans.
> 
> Why alienate such a large percentage of your audience with your lead- 
> in email observations such as:
> 
> > Why would religious zealots fund scientific research, anyway? Why   
> > should we strive to understand the universe we live in when God can   
> > easily be inserted where all the knowledge gaps are? Sarah Palin  
> > and  her ilk are also quick to reject the overwhelming scientific  
> > evidence  of global warming and its consequences; after all, we're  
> > living in the  end times, right?
> 
> You have become the primary information provider for this list. Are  
> you going to be a reporter or a satirist?
> 
> Regards to Spike.
> 
> ....Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:14 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
> 
> > Jim
> > thanks for your input.  I did not write the article you mention as  
> > portraying me as a knuckledragger, although I agree with it.  what  
> > part do you find offensive?
> >
> > As to "not thinking"  or being  "incredibly bitter" I probably  
> > became incredibly bitter when I became a Democrat in 2001 and was  
> > not thinking when I was a Republican all my life until age 66.  I  
> > probably got Parkinson's disease because I didn't exercise enough  
> > and was too liberal in my views. That is what the knuckledraggers I  
> > know tell me.
> >
> > Seriously,  I got over being afraid to say what I thought when I  
> > became a teacher.  You sink or swim and kids don't put up with  
> > phonies.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > Rayilyn Brown
> > Director AZNPF
> > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Holcomb" <[log in to unmask]
> 
> > >
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: "precious little input"
> >
> >
> >> On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:05 PM, rayilynlee wrote:
> >>
> >>> Our mission is to disseminate information about Parkinson's  
> >>> disease  and its possible cure.
> >>>
> >>> About 3-4 years ago, after Murray Charters died, Diane Wyshak   
> >>> approached me with the request that I post the articles she finds  
> >>> on  PD research and general information on PIEN.  She picked me  
> >>> because  I'm not afraid to say what I think and she would rather  
> >>> play a  behind the scenes supportive role.
> >>>
> >>> Since that time she has worked tirelessly despite great pain,  to  
> >>> provide  me with hundreds of articles daily to peruse, select,  
> >>> plain- text and post.  Diane not only has Parkinson's disease, but  
> >>> advanced stage cancer which involves many surgeries.
> >>>
> >>> She provides me with lots of political info you never see,  but  
> >>> embryonic stem research and science in general have become   
> >>> inextricably interwoven with politics in the past  8 years.  I do   
> >>> not intend to eliminate them from my posts to please a few  
> >>> people.   The fates of millions of people who suffer from disease  
> >>> and  disability are directly related to the actions our political  
> >>> leaders  take.   To excuse them or be ignorant of their positions  
> >>> is not  acceptable to me.
> >>>
> >>> I am an ovarian cancer survivor who has had Parkinson's disease  
> >>> over  12 years.  Spike, my dog , is my caregiver, and we would  
> >>> appreciate  your support.
> >>>
> >>> Ray
> >>>
> >>> Rayilyn Brown
> >>> Director AZNPF
> >>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >> Ray,
> >>
> >> Posts like the one below do not yield credit for you or the   
> >> Information Exchange.
> >>
> >> It makes me wonder if the judgement made by Diane Wyshak really  
> >> should value the fact that you're "...  not afraid to say what I  
> >> think ..."
> >> Are you really  thinking or are you just incredibly bitter?
> >>
> >> While I appreciate the service you provide in forwarding articles,  
> >> in some of your commentary (like the one below) you come across as  
> >> just  as much a knuckle dragger as you would paint the opposition.
> >>
> >> I believe your genuine and generous service to the community is   
> >> seriously compromised by the way you represent your opinions.
> >>
> >> ... Jim
> >>
> >>
> >> Source:  Star Tribune, Minnesota Netlets for Thursday, Sept. 18
> >> Last update: September 18, 2008 - 3:36 PM
> >>
> >> Contempt for science has threatening implications
> >>
> >> The massive Hadron Collider in Europe ("The nature of the  
> >> universe," Sept. 11) is another obvious example that the United  
> >> States is no  longer No. 1 in science.
> >>
> >> Under the Bush administration, our best scientists have been  
> >> leaving  in droves to other countries for better opportunities due  
> >> to the politicization of issues ranging from embryonic stem cell  
> >> research to climate change. This should come as no surprise to  
> >> Republicans given their gleeful cheers for John McCain's new  
> >> fundamentalist V.P.  candidate.
> >>
> >> Why would religious zealots fund scientific research, anyway? Why   
> >> should we strive to understand the universe we live in when God  
> >> can  easily be inserted where all the knowledge gaps are? Sarah  
> >> Palin and  her ilk are also quick to reject the overwhelming  
> >> scientific evidence  of global warming and its consequences; after  
> >> all, we're living in the  end times, right?
> >>
> >> This contempt for science threatens both our country's economic  
> >> future and the world that our children will inherit from us.
> >>
> >> Rayilyn Brown
> >> Director AZNPF
> >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> >> [log in to unmask]
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