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As inspired by this post at Dependable Renegade: I’m reminded of prophetic words by Bob Dylan from the Love and Theft CD.

The Song? High Water

I snip some parts I can remember - those that seem painfully poignent.

High water rising, rising night and day,
All the gold and silver being stolen away…

…Nothing standing there, high water everywhere…

High water rising, the shacks are sliding down,
Folks lose their posessions, the folks are leaving town…

…You dance with those they tell you to or you don’t dance at all.
Its tough out here, high water everywhere…

…Things are breaking up out there, high water everywhere…

High water rising six inches above my head,
hardwood coffins floating like ballons made out of lead…

…”don’t reach after me”, she said, “can’t you see I’m drowning too.”
It’s rough out there, high water everywhere.

…they got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway 5,
Judge says to the high sheriff “I want him dead or alive,
Either one - I don’t care.” High water everywhere…

The Kuku is a pretty bird she warbles as she flies.
I’m preaching the Word of God - I’m putting our your eyes…

…It’s bad out there, high water everywhere…

My heart goes out to everyone. While our government takes out more loans from the Chinese, having exhausted all resources for Operation Desert Quagmire, much needed help may be slow in coming. May you find the strength you need within…

[RANT]
Ok: I’ve just about had it with the Creationism/Intelligent Design coverage in the media. To call this a debate would be to lend unwarrented credentials to what amounts to a smoke screen of political manufacture at the core of our new-found interest in unscientific silliness.

I’m going out on a limb here, and a lot of people will be offended by my saying this: There Is No God. Can anyone scientifically prove of disprove the existance of a human-manufactured concept rooted in the ignorance of thousands of years ago? Why do we cling to such nonsense? We have done so to the continued and unequivical detriment to humanity. The widespread damage to societies throughout history - caused by proponents of theism - far outstrips the benefits the few, humble believers have gained. To think that theism is the only answer available to humanity with which to enhance our spiritual potential is likewise ridiculous, and likewise dangerous.

To believe in a intelligent “creator being” has an effect to absolve humanity of taking command of its own destiny, sidestepping responsibility for accoutibility of its own actions - singly and collectively. Resulting in some of the most murderous societies and regimes in history being strongly associated with theism, and they still are.

To believe in creationism is to subsume an unprovable “fact” of the existance of God. This cannot be sidled up to imperical studies as an alternative. It is insulting to those few humans that have the capacity and courage to look the universe in the eye and question. Our highly technical global culture has evolved by direct result of the work of countless fearless questors. We owe them thanks for the miracles they have brought us, not insults for failing to believe in fairy tale miracles.[/RANT]