[ExI] Religions and silliness

[John Grigg]

>From the Onion.com site:
<A recent poll found that while most of the Seventh Light faithful
support the ordination of female telepathic-vision clerics, many
remain vehement in their opposition: 31 percent said they would not
allow a woman to brand their newborn with the Marking, 23 percent said
women are incapable of translating the soul-transmissions of
extraterrestrial beings who await the disciples' return, and one in 10
threatened to leave the cult entirely should some woman start telling
them what to do.

"It is our spiritual duty to preserve these sacred traditions," said
irate survey respondent Joseph Omicron, 48. "If we let women become
telepathic-vision clerics, then what's next? Allowing them to grow
hair?">
>>>

Frankly, I find bald women very sexy (especially if they are beautiful
to begin with, as with the Indian actress of Star Trek: The Motion
Picture).

But seriously, I think when humanity encounters aliens, it will help
us to take a step back and notice how silly we are, ironically by
viewing how goofy the other race may act at times.

John


On 8/14/10, Sen Yamamoto <sen.otaku at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hmmm... They could have the plumage to impress other men! ^.^?
>
> On 8/14/10, Mike Dougherty <msd001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Sen Yamamoto <sen.otaku at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> The real worry is when women start growing hair! They'll be able to
>>> learn all your secrets AND take all your money! Who needs telepathy?
>>
>> If not for women, men would have no use for money or secrets.  Isn't
>> all that a form of plumage meant to impress?
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