From: David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 08:20:59 MDT
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From: "Ted Fisher" <Ted.Fisher@Colorado.EDU>
To: <david@lucifer.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:26 PM
Subject: antivirals
> Thank you for your enlightened viewpoint. A few thoughts and a suggestion
> as to a next step:
>
> I have long considered all religions to be computer viruses for human
> minds (I am a computer scientist, making space-flight instruments for a
> living). I have had much success in expressing this view of religions to
> others, except for those already given over completely to one religion or
> another. It seems one of the first stages of infection is to remove some
> aspects of rational and critical thinking, rendering the victim incapable
> of pursuing lines of thought that might shake off or replace the
> infection.
>
> I have read too much of the destruction and suffering they have wrought
> against our species and others, and felt first hand the sting of their
> enforced ignorance. Long have I wondered what could be done against so
> vile and mighty a foe as religion, and it seems you have come up with
> something of a solution: infect people with a better religion.
>
> The only permanent solution is the development of new technology. When we
> are physically immortal, the religions will be essentially obsolete and
> die off completely. We need to make sure the religions are unable to
> prevent the continued development of such technology. Look how they fear
> any research that can improve or extend human lives. At some level, the
> religions know human advancement is their doom.
>
> So what else can be done now?
>
> I propose a series of studies investigating the structure that the
> infection takes in the mind. These will be cross-disciplinary studies
> encompassing, but not limited to: computer science, cognitive science,
> neural science, psychology, biology, and biochemistry. We need to get
> these into peer reviewed scientific journals as well as popular media.
> Show the blocking of rational thought that occurs (should be easy to do!).
> Demonstrate why they are harmful forms of pseudo-life that must be fought
> against for our very survival, and not just security blankets which can be
> overlooked. We need to show that religions are comunicable mental
> diseases that threaten our society and our species. Only the deeply
> infected could deny such evidence, and they will have been shown to be, by
> definition, irrational.
>
> I think that performing such studies will also help to unite and encourage
> communication amongst the free thinking community. I wonder how we can
> get the Centers for Disease Control to fund this...
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> Ted <Ted.Fisher@firestar-engineering.com>
>
>
> http://www.firestar-engineering.com
> http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~fishert/
>
>
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