Politics of space funding

I have to disagree..
Religion has nothing to do with being "human"..
I don't think it adds anything to the discussion...
And whoever thinks slaughtering, enslaving, or even just oppressing
hundreds of millions of people who disagree with you is "helpful"..
Well.. I just don't agree..

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, jwsmith42000@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/27/2007 7:05:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> janet_baker76@... writes:
>
> > As I mentioned in the post somebody called a rant, but in which I am
> > both perfectly sincere and prepared to defend (which makes it not
> > the dismissive "rant" but simply an idea put forward in a civilized
> > way, yes)?
>
> Although I consider myself an atheist, Janet's epistle (rant :) ) is
> important.
> It may not have anything to do with building a space city on the
surface of
> it, but it is very important in keeping one up there and working.
> I blame Nebuchadnezzar the first for the elevation of Jehovah to the
position
> of the primary God of the Jews, but looking back it was a good idea.
> I would like to be considered that wise in hind site years from now.
> Religion right or wrong has helped us more than it has hurt us.
> Every major religion except one contains the ideas put forth in this
message.
> Those ideas are the ones that have allowed us to progress to where
we are now
> and without some version of them we will not succeed anywhere else.
>
> Janet's epistle contains the wisdom necessary to make this idea
work. Why put
> out the energy (money is stored energy) to do this if it has a high
chance of
> failure.
>
> I will gladly put up with Janet's ranting to get the core of the
message and
> have it presented here and else where.
> I do not suggest that she make a daily habit of it but IT should be
brought
> up, every now and then, just to remind us.
> It is what makes us HUMAN and even space nuts like me like to
believe we are