> Nathaniel Hall wrote:
> >
> > chardin wrote:
> > The prophets also say that in the last days God will make Jerusalem a
> > "burdensome stone for all nations". Picked up a newspaper lately?
> >
> > Berlin was a "burdensome nation for awhile" so was Moscow,Paris,Washington D.C., Peking , Johannesburg ,
> > Tokyo , London , Prague ,Warsaw and so on and so on. In the year 1000 A.D. (The Dark Ages) widespread
> > belief in the end of the world was the norm. I predict the year 3000 shall also have the same effect. (If
> > I'm right do I get to be called a prophet and have my words clung too no matter how much they disagree
> > with what one actually sees in the world or what is actually good and just?)
> > The Nateman
> You have a pretty puny idea of burdonsome. How bout Mexico city, or NY
> City, or ANY major city. The murder rate there is no where near what it
> is here or in other troubled spots in the world. With the exception of
> the religious, and oil fans, the middle ease is a worthless chunk of
> land. There are no other valuable resources, culture or technology. The
> people kill each other becasuse they think their god told them too. If
> you saw your first pond of water and had never seen an ocean, you would
> be convinced that this was the ocean. I admire your attempts to see
> something where you want to see something, but you must realize that
> Isreal and the rest of the middle east is NOT a significant world
> player. If it was gone tomorrow, very few people would care for long and
> many would rejoice.
>
> Here is a line that might help you:
>
> "And when I squinted, the world seemed rose tinted and angels appeared
> to descend. To my suprise, with half closed eyes, things looked even
> better than when they were opened"
>
> Depeche Mode
> Violator
>
> Sodom
I get the impression that you love a good fight so much you'll even try and pick one with your allies!
The Nateman