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Edward Murrow
We must remember always that accusation is not proof, and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear - one, of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of un-reason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men; Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were - for the moment - unpopular.
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RE: Book Review: How We Believe - Michael Shermer
There was an interesting bit on Speaking of Faith the other night about the founding father and their relationship to religion. While I haven't read the book, the author seemed to have a very different view of what people were saying. He cites the discussion of the "Natural God" frequently to make the point that the founding fathers had a very strong faith. What he really leaves out, though, was the influence of deism during the Enlightenment -- what I like to call "Einstein's God". While he notes the belief in Natural Morality and that understanding the Universe is understanding of "God", he still takes some cheap shots at evolution and atheism. Perhaps that is simply a by-product of his background, but I found myself wishing very much I was there to debate some of the points with him.