Rice Says Iran Can Have Their Nuke...Technology

CNN.com, while not always my favorite news source, has this story. Yay, Iran? I don't remember what the original crying was about, but now it's down to "enrichment". I don't know, I think Iran will stick to its guns (oops, should I say guns?) stubbornly. I don't think there would have been any difference if Khatami (a so-called moderate) was president instead of Ahmadinejad (sp?) since this issue probably gets resolved by the Spiritual Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenai. He can basically put his hand where he wants, that's the Spiritual Leader's capability, hence Iran not being (or claiming to be) a democracy. It's kinda like the monarchy, only not. From what I know, the Spiritual Leader doesn't pick the next leader, it's a group of 'conservative' clerics (usually very well known) who pick the next one.

So what's their basis for 'best leader'? One who understands Islam to the highest degree (in comparison to the rest of the clerics) and who can apply his understanding to the evolving happenings of the coming days. Vague? Maybe, it's just my definition. I've seen better, but my memory has always been rusty. Basically, many clerics have a pretty good understanding of Islam, but can they lead a people? Anways, if interested, you can always look this stuff up. Iranians who don't like this set-up will be complaining that it sucks, and Iranians who like this set-up are probably where you'll find the sort of definition I put above.

I've always noticed that some people with a heavy bias leave information out of there commentaries and arguments. I really hate that. I mean, sure you'll want to spin it your way (that's how bias works) but you don't have to leave information out. It peeves me, if you will. I realize I'm going to hear another view, but if you leave out data that better allows me to analyze things for myself instead of just taking your opinion, then I'm going to hold that against you(from what I can tell, this applies to most American media...I haven't really checked other media tho :P). In the case of Iranians who aren't satisfied with the current government and the ones who are, I'd be cynical with both. I don't like it when a cleric has a shallow understanding of things (and worse, bases his information on people's general talk instead of proven facts) or when the other side simply babbles on about how he can't hold his girlfriend's hand in public (this is always what Iranians seem to complain about on ABCNews and the like, pretty pathetic on the News channel's part, they should ask better questions, go somewhere besides Tehran, the capital of Iran). I want all the information, why can't I have it?

And then there's the hate. Oh, that's the stuff that really depresses me. Have you ever seen posts on the Internet where people cuss out various Prophets of Religions? What the heck is that? If you're literate enough to post, I would think you'd have learned what respect is. There are man Muslims, Christians and Jews just living out their life and suddenly someone shoves this crap in their faces, totally demeaning not the religious groups, just themselves. At least the religious groups have the patience to face most crap that flies out of people's mouths, but cussing a Prophet, or a religion, or even a respected member of a religion, it just goes too far. How do you argue with this guy/gal? They don't use logic to come to a conclusion. So do you reason with them? Beat them down? Create a law so you can just call the police?

All I can say is, at least the religious groups have something to look forward to. I've always thought of this basic argument against becoming an atheist. If I become and atheist, there's nothing ahead of me (from there point of view). When I die, I just decompose and dissolve away. But if I stay a member of religion, then if I die, I either go to Heaven (hopefully) or decompose, right next to the atheist. It's a win-win situation for the religious. There's no betting involved. Only the atheist bets, and it's just not the safest one.

Oh, if I said anything incorrect, please correct me (use the comments section right below this post).