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Put up or shut up
E.O. Wilson, esteemed scientist, has said (and I’m paraphrasing here) that as a species, we humans will only last about 100,000 years. That’s such a short period in the context of the universe that it pains me to see, hear, and read about the occasionally dumb-ass things we do as societies and cultures. But every now and then, an individual comes along and reassures me that the turbulent waves of society and culture do not really reflect what we are at our core.
That’s slightly obtuse, that stuff above, I know. So without detailing my own thoughts and beliefs — although if you know me or have read previous posts, y’all know I’m a Buddhist…grumpy Buddhist, but Buddhist nevertheless — here’s a link to a story that energizes my belief in the ability of one person to stand against the onslaught of closed minds and less-than-critical thinking.
This is a brief story about a young man confronting the bullshit emanating from the mouth of someone who has a media-following platform. I don’t care about her belief in creationism and intelligent design (ID), because I accept that the choice to believe or not to believe in evolution is based on faith, which has nothing to do with science and everything to do with “belief”, and I wrap all that in not caring at all about Ms. Bachmann. What I care about is that as she spouts off about her beliefs, she wraps her beliefs in the lies of who else believes and supports creationism and ID.
If you’re followed by and reported on by the media, you have a responsibility to not lie, especially if you’re positioning yourself to run for president.
Stop, stop, I know: what the frick am I thinking, have I listened to those who make zillions by puking out BS for the media, have I been living under a rock?
Hey, I know they do it, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have that responsibility, it just means they ignore it, collect the big bucks, and choose to turn their souls into coal.
So, I love this kid, who has stood up and taken on the responsibility of shouting loud enough to be heard; this kid is figuratively looking Bachmann in the eye and saying, “You just lied. I know it, you know it. Here’s how I know; if I’m wrong and you’re right, show me your stuff, because I’ve just shown you mine.”
It’s humans like him that make me think maybe we can actually hang on for a few more thousand years. One can only hope. Check it out here.
