From the late 17th century, earlier if you consider Islamic rationalism, humanity has been on a journey towards rational and scientific thinking. Our
institutions of higher learning have pursued knowledge and truths. The best of the brightest are described as rational deep thinkers, or sophisticates
able to access complex literary insights and process complicated and contradicting ideas.
In the most advanced country in the world, the American people managed to vote as president a man that can be best described as delusional and at
worst not very bright.
What is most pathetic about Bush is that he has been provided with the best education that could be had, he had access to very intelligent people -
including his father, and he had the wherewithal to explore the world and yet didn't.
More than anything, I think Bush's belief system is born of conceit and indolent thought processes. Despite all that was offered he reputedly had a
long wasted period in his life when he should have flown. To save himself, he had to 'save his soul' and to some extent this was a success. Clearly
his faith is important to him yet he fails to see that the urgency he has for his religion is founded on the earlier precipice he faced.
Unfortunately, Bush Jr. cannot distinguish between the private internal within himself and public external discourse; a product of privilege, ego and
stupidity. Consequently his mentality seeped out into the international arena. Gog and Magog indeed, the demons of an ex-alcoholic.
www.secularhumanism.org
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