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Corgan Sow · 10-01-2002, 11:12 PM

There is a composer I regard him as a God, Gustav Mahler, but now I'll pass here the throne for Led Zeppelin. WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Stephen Maturin · 10-02-2002, 06:51 AM

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Who would you worship?

Tough call. So far I've got it narrowed down to Vice Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson (victor at the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar), Emmanuel Lasker (second world chess champion) and The Tick.

If it proves impossible to narrow the list any further, I can always worship all three as a single triune godhead (whatever the hell that means

).

Jobar · 10-02-2002, 06:57 AM

Ginger Lynn.

Born Free · 10-02-2002, 07:08 AM

Myself, it's about time I started thinking of me instead of worshipping false idols

10-02-2002, 07:39 AM

Well, I've got a lot of heroes and two of them have been mentioned here: Russell and Jefferson. I was talking about Jefferson to someone yesterday who had been to an even at the weekend in Paris to celebrate Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, in which he wrote

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I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; thus building a wall of separation between church and state.

We both regard Jefferson as a hero for ideas such as that. But a hero is never flawless. S/he wouldn't be human if that were so. As a humanist, I celebrate humanity, warts and all.

I think the danger with hero-worship is that one can easily slide into using it as a substitute for critical thought: "My hero said that, and I know my hero is right about everything else so far; therefore, my hero is bound to be right this time." It is more important to look for flaws and errors in heroes than in idiots.

bocajeff · 10-03-2002, 02:28 PM

Behold, the hallowed great green saviour....YODA. My God and light.

livius drusus · 10-03-2002, 04:53 PM

madmardigan:

You use the tradtional spelling of the name of my personal IIDB god and savior. And I would be careful, if I were you, for MadMordigan is a jealous god, even if he can't spell for shit.

Shake · 10-04-2002, 12:25 PM

Did I mention Mad Kally? <img src="graemlins/notworthy.gif" border="0" alt="[Not Worthy]" />

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10-01-2002, 11:12 PM	#61
Corgan Sow Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 1,537	There is a composer I regard him as a God, Gustav Mahler, but now I'll pass here the throne for Led Zeppelin. WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

10-02-2002, 06:57 AM	#63
Jobar Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: secularcafe.org Posts: 9,525	Ginger Lynn.

10-02-2002, 07:08 AM	#64
Born Free Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,177	Myself, it's about time I started thinking of me instead of worshipping false idols

10-03-2002, 02:28 PM	#66
bocajeff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: HelL.A. Posts: 1,157	Behold, the hallowed great green saviour....YODA. My God and light.

10-03-2002, 04:53 PM	#67
livius drusus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Selva Oscura Posts: 4,120	madmardigan: You use the tradtional spelling of the name of my personal IIDB god and savior. And I would be careful, if I were you, for MadMordigan is a jealous god, even if he can't spell for shit.

10-04-2002, 12:25 PM	#68
Shake Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Folding@Home in upstate NY Posts: 14,394	Did I mention Mad Kally? <img src="graemlins/notworthy.gif" border="0" alt="[Not Worthy]" />

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