August 6th, 2009 3:12 am

But Immanentizing The Eschaton Will Work This Time!

“It’s a religion, Hugh. It’s not facts, it’s not science. It’s a religion.”

Complete with its own equivalents of Hell and Creationism.

“One of the worst flaws of this species of utopian technocrat is the notion that he wishes to curtail in others the very things he wishes to enjoy without constraint himself.”

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1. KingShamus:

As Glenn Reynolds has said, I will start taking all these goofy groups and movements seriously when their leaders start living like we’re in the crisis they keep saying we’re in.

Aug 6, 2009 - 4:01 am 2. David Thomson:

“It’s a religion, Hugh. It’s not facts, it’s not science. It’s a religion.”

The leftists are not really practicing a religion. That is because truly intelligent religious adherents can precisely distinguish between articles of faith and pseudo-intellectual activity. Your typical global warming nut ball hasn’t a clue.

Aug 6, 2009 - 12:11 pm

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