Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id SAA23548 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:56:48 +0100 Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:37:52 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Questions for Martin E. Marty, a Scholar of Religion Message-ID: <20011001183752.A616@ii01.org> References: <20011001130850.AAA11741@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.215]> <JJEIIFOCALCJKOFDFAHBKEOEDIAA.richard@brodietech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <JJEIIFOCALCJKOFDFAHBKEOEDIAA.richard@brodietech.com>; from richard@brodietech.com on Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 07:31:56AM -0700 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 07:31:56AM -0700, Richard Brodie wrote:
> <<Try to picture day after day going to flight school to learn how
> to smash yourself into a skyscraper, knowing you're going to die. You
> have to have the promise of paradise for that. You have to have the
> promise that God is on your side.>>
>
> We have commandos in Afghanistan right now who would gladly give their lives
> to protect America. No promise of paradise necessary, just the right point
> of view.
Through this list and virus before it, we've been acquainted for several
years, Richard, but before Sept 11, I'd never have guessed you'd be such
a jingoist. Verrrry interesting!!!
But don't you think all this flag-waving is a bit level 2?
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