Re: Interesting - Ukraine Missiles Use Open Source, Russians Use Pi-4s

On 26/07/2026 08:54, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> writes:
>> On Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:08:19 +0200, s|b wrote:
>>> Still waiting for those verses or did you make all this up? Don't
>>> forget the Quran is like the Bible: written and interpreted by men.
>>
>> Sounds like you are already trying to backpedal against the expected
>> answer, by claiming it’s all a matter of interpretation anyway.
>>
>> Which is true enough. But that doesn’t exactly bolster the case for
>> religion as some kind of moral guide, does it?
> 
> The point is that the behavior of a group of people has more to do with
> their interpretation of whatever system they nominally follow, than with
> the specific system. A system which traces its origins in war can yield
> quiet contemplation and abstract research; conversely a system which
> highlights love and self-sacrifice can yield wars and massacres. This is
> all pretty obvious given a passing familiarity with history, for all
> that it may be inconvenient to anyone who prefers to remain attached to
> their prejudices.
> 

Back in the UK 1950s, everybody was very quiet, very polite, very 
tolerant and very poor.

A whole nation with PTSD.


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