[extropy-chat] Gay marriage in Spain, a world of change

[Samantha Atkins]

On Jul 23, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Al Brooks wrote:

> Reading this sort of Randian thinking is enough to make me want to  
> join a religion-- perhaps a gay unitarian church--

Is any thinking you disapprove of "Randian".  Nothing in this bit has  
anything to do with any of the writings of Ayn Rand.

> even being an atheist.

Try the Metropolitan Community Church, the first gay, lesbian,  
transgendered Christian denomination.

> Though your intention & logic are impeccable, human nature is  
> reactive, most rebel instinctively at mechanistic thinking applied  
> to pair bonding. No wonder so many mistrust intellectuals,  
> something like this would be almost enough to lead one to luddism.

And this level of reaction leads to what?

- samantha