Re: virus: Hosts

zaimoni@ksu.edu
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 23:04:28 -0500 (CDT)


On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, David Leeper wrote:

> > why am I an atheist but my brother a religious fanatic?
>
> 'cause you're smart and your brother's a moron.
>
> --
> David Leeper
> Homo Deus
> http://home1.gte.net/dleeper/index.htm

It's more complicated than THAT. Religious fanaticism is quite
compatible with intelligence; in my case, I will suddenly go 'average
intelligence' [trust me, this feels DUMB!] if I am violating my religious
strictures. I think this qualifies as religious fanaticism, even if I am
not called to the fine art of antievangelism.

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