Innocent or Ignorant

I found myself pondering today... Occasionally, I'm sure as with most people, Memories will re-surface. Things you recall from your childhood, Tid bits of words people have said, or simply a familiar smell or word that triggers a cascading of events through your mind. Sending you speeding backward through time, like rewinding a show at 300x speed. I don't recall what triggered this for me today, but none the less it happen. And I found myself engaged in a sortof thought process.

When does innocents become ignorance? And what real difference does it make? No doubt we would probably all consider small children to be both innocent and ignorant, but at what point do we no longer consider a person to be innocent but rather ignorant? Or do we use the term ignorant as a somewhat harsher word for those who are innocent? Can you always be both ignorant and innocent or are you only ignorant and innocent once in your life, then for the rest of your life you can never be innocent again, just ignorant. The good thing is ignorance can be cured through education right?, but can innocents be returned? Sounds rather dumb when i write it out, but that's why i called this Robert's Thought's. Sorta like an inside view of my mind lol. Deductive Reasoning or simply passing time? hehe

In conclusion, I would say:
Innocents is lost whereas Ignorance taught.

Just a thought experiment....

A few Quotes for the Day..

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not. -Eric Hoffer

With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. -Steven Weinberg

A cult is a religion with no political power. -Tom Wolfe

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes. -James Feibleman

Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers - New York Times

Evangelicals Fear the Loss of Their Teenagers - New York Times

This is good news right, does this mean our public educations system is in some small way making a difference. I sure hope so. I know our public system isn't the best, but if we can keep church out of it maybe our young children will grow up better than we did. The Second Age of Reasoning might be upon us?

Interesting...

PA. Man's Letter Brings Secret Service

My wife came across this yesterday in the Strange News section of the Tallahassee Democrat. Just thought it was interesting and worth a post. Since i was unable to find the original article the man wrote it's hard to form an opinion on it, but it is rather amusing for the Secret Service to pay a visit to a man who, according to the article made no direct threat to Bush? Are they running out of things to do? Bored maybe?

Swear on what

Here is the link to the article
First Muslim in Congress

It's a shame that more people do not know more about the constitution and the reasons for it. Even more alarming is when people claim our country was founded on Christianity when in fact the basis of our country is the exact opposite.. This country was founded on the "FREEDOM" of religion!! Not just the freedom to be christian, but the freedom to be what ever religion you choose, so long as that it does not induce violence. By the way, if we were going to eliminate all religions that beget or induced violence, then Christianity would be the FIRST to go, right along with the Islamic faith. There is little difference in my opinion between the violence created and caused by the Islamic faith compared to the violence created and caused by the Christian faith. Both are filled with belief in an arrogant and pity GOD, and both cause their believers to be Extremely prejudice people. I still look forward to the day when we finally drop the childish ways... Sometimes it seems like people just want someone to release their anger toward. Someone they can bully around. Someone they can show is less than they are... I'm done for now.. :)

Tis the new year..

And I'm going to start off recommending one of the better books i've read and that is "The God Delusion" An excellent book, well worth the read... I look forward to the day when atheism is treated with the respect it deserves.