The Sadness of America/Intelligent Design (multi-thread)

[Keith McMullen]

of course there is no such restriction.....no one has suggested that 
Americans have a corner on sadness....Americanism is founded on a 
generous dose of Puritanism and is therefore a special case of 
Christian predisposition.....the belief in free will in America is 
largely traceable to the underlying Christian worldview......free will 
is not a human condition.....free will is a conceptualization believed 
by some and not by others......Americans believe in it big time.....

On Oct 11, 2005, at 8:15 AM, Rcfchess at aol.com wrote:


In a message dated 10/11/2005 11:14:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
keithsz at sbcglobal.net writes:
> free will has a hefty price tag.....it's why Americans are so sad....
yeah, but free will (as opposed to mere democracy) is a human 
condition, so why should it be restricted to Americans...?