| Genesis 1:1 -- In the beginning God
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| | of modern medical technology with fear
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| created the heaven and the earth.There
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| | and contempt. Besides having opposition
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| are many arguments by religious people
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| | to certain life-saving medicine, as being
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| today in defense of the idea of what is
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| | unnatural to the body, we are all also
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| sacred and what is not. Many of the
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| | aware that the churches were opposed to a
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| people who profess to believe in god are
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| | new, passionate music style, Jazz. But,
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| convinced that they have a very close,
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| | the life-saving ability of medicines was
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| personal relationship with their creator;
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| | eventually valued more important than the
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| some are not as convinced of this
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| | scripture that called it unholy. Today,
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| proposition, and allow the idea of god or
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| | most of our churches support medicinal
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| spirits to enter their lives only when
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| | use of chemicals to treat any ailment,
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| every other means has failed. For those
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| | mental or physical, while very few still
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| whose lives are focused around religion,
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| | oppose it. However, the churches still
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| their beliefs and ideas about society or
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| | oppose the idea of recreational drug use
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| government will have the influence of the
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| | as a beneficial and even useful habit.
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| doctrines of their church, temple, or
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| | We will always find the churches on the
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| synagogue. Their support or opposition
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| | fringes of the conservative side. Their
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| to one social movement may primarily be
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| | measurement of human life is always based
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| motivated by their religious ideals. For
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| | on the prejudices and fears of the
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| example, there is the Temperance
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| | ancestors who wrote their religious text.
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| Movement, which sought to acquire
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| | It is that mindset which will find the
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| prohibition. It was almost exclusively a
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| | most handicaps. The Amish are a great
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| religious movement. Once Women's
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| | example. They have a strict discipline
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| Suffrage became a popular call of social
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| | system based on their religion, and
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| justice, the churches adopted some ideas
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| | because of their faith, they have moral
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| of equality for women. I already covered
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| | qualms with the usage of cars and other
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| the topic of general religious influence
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| | advanced technology.There are so many
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| on moral or social ideas, in the essay
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| | religions. Just as they each present to
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| The Religious Rule, which proved to be a
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| | us a different face for spiritual
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| bit overly thorough. This essay is an
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| | beliefs, they each present us with a
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| examination of the same topic, but with
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| | different admiration or suspicion in
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| different ideas and a different end. I
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| | regards to technology. Again, to them,
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| know that I've talked about it before,
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| | it is the battle of the natural versus
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| and I briefly answered the arguments in
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| | the unnatural, of good over evil. The
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| many essays. The argument I am going to
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| | question at hand, then, is at what point
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| address here is the argument of nature.
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| | do we ascribe the word natural, and at
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| That is to say, what is or is not
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| | what point do we ascribe the word
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| natural. The need for me to address this
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| | unnatural? Using the Amish as an example
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| topic in my other writings is obvious.
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| | again, we can see that they are in favor
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| Many of my pieces are taken from the
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| | of certain technologies. They wear
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| standpoint of an anti-religious,
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| | clothes and shoes, they work and live in
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| anti-church position. Since many
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| | houses, and they have techniques for
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| churches support one thing or another,
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| | farming and the skills of artisans.
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| often on the simple claim of "what is
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| | However, they are against the use of
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| natural," I've always had to address the
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| | cars, electricity, the steam engine, and
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| issue. But, in this piece, I take a
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| | many other sophisticated aspects of our
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| slightly more in depth study of the
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| | science. They have marked a point in
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| matter.Christian Fundamentalists of our
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| | technological development that is ideal.
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| day are guilty of using the argument "it
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| | They have idolized the era of European
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| is natural" or "it is unnatural" in a
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| | peasants in the 1500's, where gunpowder
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| number of social issues. When it comes
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| | technology was being born and technology
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| to abortion, homosexuality and
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| | was little more than simple tools.
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| alternative or non-monogamous
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| | Everything that happened after this
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| sexualities, euthanasia, or stem cell
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| | period, all of the inventions that came
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| research and cloning, many Christians
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| | after the year 1500, are considered by
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| take the oppositional position. And, a
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| | the Amish as heretical, blasphemous, and
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| good part of the time, we will always
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| | indecent to god. And, all the technology
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| hear that recurring echo of nature. What
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| | that occurred before this year, they
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| is natural is always associated with
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| | consider to be primitive. Of course,
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| good, sometimes substituted for it, just
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| | this is a simplification. I'm not quite
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| the way what is unnatural is always
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| | sure at what point along the timeline of
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| associated with the bad and harmful.
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| | human innovations that they decide is
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| Never are these associations justified.
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| | ideal, but 1500 seems like a good
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| They are all just assumed. The
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| | guess.With this beautiful example of the
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| conclusion to these assumed ideas,
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| | Amish, I think the question still begs.
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| however, results in some rather
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| | At what point in the history of
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| oppressive and socially unhealthy policy,
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| | technological innovation are we to call
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| influenced by religious followers. It
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| | the ideal age? The Christians of today,
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| should also be noted, that on these
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| | the zealots and evangelists, those
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| issues, as far as what is natural or
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| | enemies of abortion, stem cell research,
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| unnatural, the religious followers call
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| | and cloning, they are all advocates of
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| themselves the final judges. Many of
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| | the moral, legal, and technological
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| them take for granted society's
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| | climate that existed between 1920 and
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| preconceived ideas about what is natural
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| | 1930. Perhaps the churches and religious
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| or unnatural. When we think of the way
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| | institutions of fifty years in the future
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| nature operates, for instance, we are
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| | will adopt a less oppressive ideology
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| familiar with all aspects of it: the
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| | about humanity, such as the one that is
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| sustaining of life and its reproduction.
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| | the current of today's society. So, the
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| Since homosexuality does not sustain the
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| | question then needs to be answered: "At
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| end of reproduction, many people will
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| | what point along the timeline of
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| confess that it must be unnatural.
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| | innovation are we to stop and adopt as
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| However, not all people go so far as to
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| | our current thoughts on politics, ethics,
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| say, that since it is unnatural, it must
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| | science, and technology? What argument
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| be prohibited and suppressed. But, then
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| | is there to say that we ought to use the
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| again, there are many followers of the
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| | cultural lifestyle of 1300 or the
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| unseen who neither believe that
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| | scientific wisdom of 1990 or the
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| homosexuality is unnatural or that it
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| | religious ideas of 600?" The question is
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| should be banned.However, as I stated
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| | loaded. If someone tries to answer to
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| above, your standard advocate of
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| | defend one time era over another, they
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| Christian policy in government, either
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| | are obviously guilty of poor reasoning.
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| through school prayer or banning
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| | There is no evidence to say what era is
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| abortion, always reserves themselves as
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| | "natural" or what era is "unnatural."
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| the final judge of what is natural or
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| | There was once a time in the history of
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| unnatural. Those insatiable lynch mobs
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| | human civilization where clothing was
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| that are known to murdering blacks,
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| | considered an amazingly useful
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| atheists, homosexuals, and "the impure"
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| | technology. At that time, was humanity
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| never sought to understand what is
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| | living naturally or unnaturally? What
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| natural or unnatural, or why it is
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| | about the moment in history where mankind
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| deserving of such a title. Today's
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| | started to farm and lived in cities? Or,
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| Fundamentalists of Christian ideology
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| | what about the moment where the first
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| have not taken on this quest, either. In
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| | homo sapiens appeared on the planet,
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| their speeches, they will make a thousand
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| | evolved from a common relative of apes,
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| references to what is or is not natural
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| | chimpanzees, and other primates? At what
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| -- not once, do I recall, ever hearing a
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| | point, in our history, are we going to
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| satisfactory definition of the term. I
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| | stop, and say that the people then were
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| have heard attempts from some believers,
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| | living naturally, or unnaturally? There
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| but they only proved to be better with
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| | is no answer.Of course, we will always
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| blindly following than with debate and
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| | hear attempts at this answer. There are
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| argument. But, that is my question.
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| | conservatives today who favor a
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| What is natural? And what is unnatural?
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| | combination of modern technology with the
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| I already stated what society has
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| | political and ethical ideals of the
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| concluded on these questions: there's
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| | 1500's -- even if that meant racism,
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| just a vague association of the natural
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| | slavery, and feudalism. And, again,
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| with sustaining life and its
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| | there are liberals today who favor the
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| reproduction, and little more that is
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| | modern ideologies of the people, their
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| definitive.Are the tools which humans
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| | ideas on civil liberties, their ideas on
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| craft natural? Are buildings,
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| | freedom and peace, who would prefer the
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| technology, science, and all the other
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| | technology of 800 B.C. -- living a simple
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| marvels of innovation unnatural? If one
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| | existence, as a means of happiness and
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| were to classify homosexuality as
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| | enlightenment. We will always find
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| unnatural, simply because it doesn't
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| | admirers of certain generations, lovers
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| appear to serve any end in nature, then
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| | of times gone and past. There are those
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| why isn't the bulk of what we do
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| | who fantasize about the 1800's and the
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| considered unnatural? And how come these
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| | birth of romantic literature, just as
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| enemies of a new vision of sexuality are
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| | there are those who would have loved to
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| not opposed to every technological
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| | contribute to the development of the
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| advancement? After all, these creations
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| | Enlightenment, or to contribute to
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| of our mind and hands are not a part of
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| | intellectual awakening of the
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| any ecosystem on this planet. They
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| | Renaissance. These arguments are most
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| appear nowhere on this world, except in
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| | likely to take the form of secret
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| our own secluded society of humanity. I
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| | murmurings of the heart and mind, as it
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| imagine most responses would sound
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| | is impossible to live in the past.
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| something like this: "While these things
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| | However, the arguments that stem from a
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| that we create and maintain are not
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| | person's choice of which time in history
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| occurring anywhere in nature, they still
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| | is most desirable are all based on the
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| are natural. All other organisms seek an
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| | premise of happiness. That is to say, if
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| end that satisfies their interests.
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| | we were to pick a moment in the past to
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| Predators hunt, prey avoid those who
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| | live in, we would choose the one that
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| would eat them, and all organisms enter
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| | made us most happy. We can simply the
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| the world of the living with the desire
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| | ideas we've been dealing with, then. The
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| or plan to reproduce. Humans, in like
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| | question is not what time era we should
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| fashion, seek to obtain their ends, like
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| | choose to live in; the question is what
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| any other species. However, we simply go
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| | kind of living conditions and society
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| about it at a more advanced pace than any
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| | would be most likely to create prosperity
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| other organism on this planet." And,
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| | and justice for all people? What society
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| such an argument would definitely have
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| | should we build that will most satisfy
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| some merit to it. After all, it is
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| | this longing of happiness?This question,
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| common to find some primates using tools,
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| | and the new train of thought that it
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| such as bludgeons and clubs. Many birds
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| | develops, is the end of the debate. We
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| also build structures, many of them
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| | cannot choose any time era, because no
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| sharing a fair comparison to human
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| | moment in humanity's history has any
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| construction. What initially sounded
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| | innate reason for it to be the place that
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| alien and foreign to nature, our
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| | we live. And when we see suggestions on
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| technology, actually appears regularly in
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| | which time we should choose, they're
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| our animal counterparts. It must be
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| | based on the question of making us happy
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| admitted, that the progress of political
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| | -- which is the new debate. Did I make
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| ideas and organizational structure of
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| | any logical fallacies in the arguments I
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| human society is a type of technology.
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| | presented? Well, I think I can justly
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| And, it must similarly be confessed, that
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| | compare political and social ideas to
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| animals oftentimes organize themselves in
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| | other types of innovation; as such ideas
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| to groups, in order to accomplish a task
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| | are always altering to fit the new
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| that wouldn't be possible without
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| | emotions, thoughts, and prejudices of the
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| cooperation.However, upon discovering
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| | world's next generation. The only reason
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| this redefinition of terms, one might
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| | I brought up this point of view, as far
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| feasibly have a better chance to defend
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| | as ideas go, is because it relates to the
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| things like abortion and homosexuality.
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| | original question I had: why should we
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| We understand, for example, that when a
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| | view one thing as natural and another as
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| primate uses a club as a weapon, he is
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| | unnatural? People generally consider the
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| advanced beyond the technology of those
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| | antiquated things in the world as
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| other species that are below him; yet, of
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| | natural, and the recent things in the
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| course, we consider the primate still
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| | world as unnatural. It's an inaccurate
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| primitive compared to our science. Just
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| | assumption used by many Christians. The
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| as an ape might use some technology with
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| | fact remains, though: there is no reason
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| a club, so do humans use technology that
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| | to say that one thing is unnatural or
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| is not ordinary to the other species.
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| | natural. The existence of the human
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| Therefore, one might say that
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| | species was an innovation of evolution
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| homosexuality, abortion, and other
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| | itself. Those who say it is natural,
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| activities are therefore just an advanced
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| | also call the car unnatural, even though
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| form of technology, which the other
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| | the car was simply the end result of
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| species of the planet are ignorant of.
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| | evolution's natural processes: a species
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| Just as the primate is ignorant of
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| | that rises to the top of the technology
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| computer systems and electronics, just as
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| | chain above all other creatures.Is human
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| the zebra is ignorant of the bludgeon,
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| | life sacred? That might be the last
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| all other animals are ignorant of our
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| | question. Since there is no argument of
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| advanced sexual relationships and our
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| | what is natural, unnatural, or
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| ability to control all aspects of the
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| | (hopefully) supernatural, then there
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| human body. All of this line of thought,
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| | should also be no use of the term sacred,
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| of course, is based on the premise that
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| | simply that implies a type of natural
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| our chief end in all technological
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| | connotation. When it comes to abortion,
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| advances is to improve the happiness of
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| | homosexuality, or the other social
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| all people. Some religions will say that
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| | issues, we find the crusaders of the
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| all moral guidance is based solely on
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| | natural order in constant conflict. This
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| what god insists; of course, if those
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| | is, of course, in despite of the
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| religions want to sound logical in the
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| | seemingly awkward contradiction that many
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| face of a people more educated and humane
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| | of them are pro-nuclear armament,
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| than those of two thousand years ago, the
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| | pro-Neo-Imperialism, pro-war, and
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| will of god will generally be somewhat
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| | anti-animal rights. It would seem, in
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| pleasing to human desires. Since the
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| | fact, that the religious leaders are more
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| chief end of our science is to improve
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| | concerned in abolishing the unnatural
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| our condition on this planet, one might
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| | heretics, the homosexuals, the Atheists,
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| argue that abortion is moral, because it
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| | the non-believers, the drug advocates,
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| removes a life that would otherwise have
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| | and every leftist fringe group. The
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| been in pain, and creates the potential
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| | existence of billions of miserable lives
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| for a life that would have a good
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| | has never been the source of their
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| upbringing and life potential. It is
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| | crusades. Many churches and religious
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| also inarguable that homosexuality and
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| | associations are content to congregate
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| open relationships are an advancement
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| | for communal worship and study. They are
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| like any other type of technology. Given
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| | peaceable, and their right of association
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| the freedom of choice, many people feel
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| | should always be respected. But, there
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| that homosexuality or other
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| | are always those churches and religious
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| non-traditional sexual relationships are
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| | groups that are affiliated for the sole
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| what satisfy them most; in one word, it
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| | sake of mobilizing their pew holders to
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| is an advancement, not unlike any
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| | violence and coercion. In any of these
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| other.Let's assume, for the sake of the
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| | conflicts, of what is natural, or
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| argument, that even with this reasoning,
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| | unnatural, or sacred, or blasphemous, we
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| someone is still opposed to everything
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| | must step back, and ask some final
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| their religious leaders call unnatural.
| |
| | questions: who suffers and how much pain
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| It is not uncommon for people to have an
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| | are they in? And, is there any
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| opposition to technology. In fact, it
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| | reasonable argument for not adopting a
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| almost seems like the idea of deserting
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| | social system that would eliminate their
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| society and living a peaceful hermit
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| | pain? The argument, that is to say, the
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| lifestyle is found in the underground of
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| | case for Anarchist Communism, has been
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| every culture, from the Buddhist monks to
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| | made in other pieces. Life,
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| our admirers of Thoreau. Sensibly, these
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| | PunkerslutPunkerslut (or Andy Carloff)
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| hermit subcultures tend to have an
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| | has been writing essays and poetry on
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| anti-technology trend, which is similar
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| | social issues which have caught his
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| to the anti-unnatural trend we find in
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| | attention for several years. His website
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| many major religions. There is the
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| | provides a complete list of all of these
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| Jehovah Witnesses, for example, who do
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| | writings. His life experience includes
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| not accept blood transfusions, on a
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| | homelessness, squating in New Orleans and
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| religious principle that it is against
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| | LA, dropping out of high school, getting
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| god's will, or, what some of them have
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| | expelled from college for "subversive
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| called "unnatural." Many of the orthodox
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| | activities," and a myriad of other
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| religions responded to the introduction
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| | revolutionary actions.
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