-=> ROY J. TELLASON wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 RJT> My take on this is that there are an awful lot of people out there
 RJT> whose everyday brain functioning includes a milder form of this
 RJT> condition,  where they "gotta BELIEVE",  so they pick
something that
 RJT> they're comfortable with, something that fits with their upbringing,
 RJT> their culture,  whatever,  and they stick with it.

 RJT> That doesn't work for me,  though.  

 WC> Nor here either. I'll drop a belief in a heartbeat after
 WC> seeing persuasive evidence that contradicts my views.

 RJT> I'll go somewhat further than that -- I don't understand the *need*
 RJT> some people seem to have for it.  Best I can say,  after viewing that
 RJT> program I mention, is that it's the way some people's brains are wired,
 RJT>  or something...

There are some who vie for power and others that seek to be led
by the nose.
My canine for instance is a Pit Bull and he *requires* me to be
the dominent leader or he's unhapppy becoming confused about
the household hierarchy and mopes.
To this day I require the dog to go promptly through a series of
commands once a month for several minutes in order he not get
confused about who's in charge and becoming potentially dangerous. 
In the hands of another the very same dog very well could be
made lethally dangerous.
IMHO *any* institution that gets too much 
power becomes homicidally dangerous be it government or the church.
Power to the people!!! Well distributed that is and not in the hands of
a few. To many sheeple, too many lunatic alpha males about,
what we need is a system to balance things out a bit.
I wanted to believe in an ideal society or deity when I was a very
young child but by the time I was 12 I was seriously cynical
about both. 
Since then I've tried very hard to base my opinions on facts and not
idle speculations.
 
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