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Joe, Mr. Shonkar should have read the rest of the story.. But this is like the fuitle effort to resollve the platform differences between liiberals and conservatives. I suppose that will not happen for sometime.. In one case your in good standing whatever happens asnd the other your side looses big time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Thome" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: too seriously > Patricia, > > I couldn't agree with you more that we are no more special on this earth > than any other living creature. And the Bible seems to support that because > it shows no special reverence for human life in the examples below. > > --He that sacrifficeth unto any God, save unto the Lord only, he shall be > utterly destroyed. Exodus 22:00 > --And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to > death. Leviticus 24:16 > --Whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to > death. Exodus 31:15 > --He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall surely b put to death. > Exodus 21:15 > --He that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death. > Exodus 21:17 > > The above were compiled by the late by the late Jyoti Shonkar, publisher of > Bubbles Online Magazine. > > > Joe > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Lewis" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 6:35 PM > Subject: too seriously > > > > Let me throw something out into the fire here. It is my belief that we > human beings take our selves and our place on this Earth just a little too > seriously. All you need to do is watch the Discovery Channel once in awhile > and you'll learn that the Yellowstone caldera is going to blow in about 1700 > or 2700 years and when it does life will be destroy; or that asteroid > collision. So to coin a phrase "what's it all about Alfie?". > > > > What makes us more special than any other life on this Earth? Of course > we cherish our own personal existence and time on Earth, but certainly life > does not cherish us. If I didn't enjoy those hamburgers so much I would be > a vegetarian. But something has gotta die so that I might live. That > leaves me feeling guilty. I have to assume (yes, assume) that this is meant > to be and what the basis of existence is all about. > > > > Let's say, just for fun, that suicide is a sin and not a personal right. > Let's then say that banning something like therapeutic cloning could be in > some respects interpreted as murder of the disabled masses for refusing to > them the potential cure; or even suicide if one cannot reach out and grasp > the most promising development (cloning in any form) of the moment to > prevent death, are they committing suicide and therefore a sin? You'll have > to come to grips with your god about that one. > > > > These are interesting points to argue but there is no black and white - > only shades of gray matter (pun intended). > > > > Let's enjoy the discussion, the bantering, the mystery, the solutions, the > problem solving, the sharing - but I for one won't take it too personally > and will try to digest the information in the positive manner for which I'll > assume it is given. > > > > > > pat > > patricia lewis (age 49) > > cg for spouse: burdette e anderson 53/35/34 > > boulder MT 59632 USA > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn