Jerry Falwell dead.

Rejoicing at a human death is the ultimate failure to empathize.I agree with you, Buz, that we're seeing inappropriate, boorish behaviour on this board. It is wholly unworthy of the people I see signing their names to it. I never thought I'd say this of the friends I find myself saying it of, but it's true: I am ashamed of them.The kindest thing I can think about these statements, and I ask you to do the same, is that a lot of people aren't. What you read is not hate (I hope) but momentary thoughtlessness.Falwell's passing is a tragedy.Unlike you, Buz, I see it as a compounded tragedy. This event not only closes a human life, but it ends all opportunity for change in a life that, for all its influence, could have been spent nurturing better ideas.No cause for celebrations. A sad situation, by any measure.Dona nobis pacem.

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ArcherAll species are transitional.

The first statement does not prove the second. And you don't really mean the second. See? There's nothing mere about 'mere death' when the X-rays come in for you or someone you care for. It seems tragic enough.We are tribal creatures. We are touched by deaths of Our Kind. The deaths of Their Kind barely touch us at all.Of course, They feel the same way about Us. When we cry, they are more inclined to feel indifferent. They might even applaud. This is what makes them so evil.It's a human pattern, very deep-seated. We all say we want to overcome it. In practice this is hard to do.We would rather Their Kind tolerated Our Kind the way we tolerate ourselves, then end the exchange with that.A much easier way to go about things._____Edited by Archer Opterix, : html.

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ArcherAll species are transitional.