RE: [asa] MLK day

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.
We have guided missiles and unguided men."

I don't see much intelligence there- as we also have unguided missiles and guided men.

So what? Was there supposed to be meaning in it?

Was MLK a "guided man?" Does he expect all men to be "guided?" If not- what's his point?

We find ourselves here today- having never yet entered WWIII. There may yet be some hope for us.

...Bernie

-----Original Message-----
From: Merv Bitikofer [mailto:mrb22667@kansas.net]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 5:31 PM
To: Dehler, Bernie; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [asa] MLK day

Thanks, Keith.

...and Bernie, it made perfect sense to me; you're probably trying to
get more out of pithy & insightful generalizations than was originally
packed into them. Of course it's an over-simplification! But insightful,
nonetheless.

MLK also said in a Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (1964):

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.
We have guided missiles and unguided men."

<end quote>
--Merv

> "Softmindedness often invades religion. ... Softminded persons have
> revised the Beautitudes to read "Blessed are the pure in ignorance:
> for
> they shall see God." This has led to a widespread belief that there is
> a conflict between science and religion. But this is not true. There
> may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded
> scientists, but not between science and religion. ... Science
> investigates; religion interprets. Science gives humankind knowledge
> which is power; religion gives humankind wisdom which is control.
> Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values.
> The
> two are not rivals. They are complementary."
>
> Strength to Love, 1963
> Martin Luther King, Jr
>

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Received on Mon Jan 19 12:51:48 2009