It's a great idea to honor Neil Armstrong. But after watching the video, I find that the condescending blather towards the end diminishes Armstrong's legacy and insults all people who played a part in one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.
And despite the fact that I'm non-religious myself, I find the self-aggrandizing "The Amazing Atheist" intro in extremely bad taste considering that Neil Armstrong was a Christian. Activists like the person who made this video are the reason that I've become increasingly reluctant to call myself an atheist.
If we can learn anything from Neil Armstrong (and Buzz Aldrin, for that matter), it is that religion and science can coexist, and that some of humanity's greatest explorers and thinkers were religious. To use their legacy as an opportunity to preach one's own agenda, which in case of the Amazing Atheist is not only anti-religious but outright misanthropic, is a very small-minded and petty thing to do imho.
The Amazing Atheist - One Small Step
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2012/08/27 11:55:48
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So while Neil Armstrong made Americans proud to have beaten the USSR (which collapsed of its own weight some 20 years later due to events completely unrelated to space research) when all is said and done, it really didn't mean anything at all.
Perhaps what Americans should be paying more attention to is the fact that the unfunded liabilities of their government jumped from $211 trillion to $222 trillion last year, making it increasingly more likely that a bunch of senior citizens are going to find themselves without the medical care and social security they were promised and have paid for their entire working lives.
And don't kid yourself... if McCain had been the president, nothing would have changed. And regardless whether Romma or Obaney wins in November, no real changes will be made in the direction of the US to play Big Brother with its own citizens in the name of fighting terrorism, bombing Arabs for Jesus (and oil), and arguing over gay marri...
So while Neil Armstrong made Americans proud to have beaten the USSR (which collapsed of its own weight some 20 years later due to events completely unrelated to space research) when all is said and done, it really didn't mean anything at all.
Perhaps what Americans should be paying more attention to is the fact that the unfunded liabilities of their government jumped from $211 trillion to $222 trillion last year, making it increasingly more likely that a bunch of senior citizens are going to find themselves without the medical care and social security they were promised and have paid for their entire working lives.
And don't kid yourself... if McCain had been the president, nothing would have changed. And regardless whether Romma or Obaney wins in November, no real changes will be made in the direction of the US to play Big Brother with its own citizens in the name of fighting terrorism, bombing Arabs for Jesus (and oil), and arguing over gay marriage while their economy goes even further into the toilet.
So I guess we should all cheer Neil Armstrong and look forward to March Madness and Superbowl Sunday. It sure beats taking a serous, sober look at US insolvency, doesn't it?
from all over the blue marble was with Niel & Buzz
that day. didn't matter what religion or no religion
hopes & prayers were piled on
Niel & Buzz is a HERO to everyone
this post sucks
And despite the fact that I'm non-religious myself, I find the self-aggrandizing "The Amazing Atheist" intro in extremely bad taste considering that Neil Armstrong was a Christian. Activists like the person who made this video are the reason that I've become increasingly reluctant to call myself an atheist.
If we can learn anything from Neil Armstrong (and Buzz Aldrin, for that matter), it is that religion and science can coexist, and that some of humanity's greatest explorers and thinkers were religious. To use their legacy as an opportunity to preach one's own agenda, which in case of the Amazing Atheist is not only anti-religious but outright misanthropic, is a very small-minded and petty thing to do imho.