More Religious Self-Criticism, Iraqi War Small Arms, and Bonaparte's Greatest Victory
I took another, more detailed religious questionnaire at Beliefnet. Here are the results
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (94%)
3. Eastern Orthodox (91%)
4. Roman Catholic (91%)
5. Seventh Day Adventist (87%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
7. Hinduism (60%)
8. Liberal Quakers (56%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
10. Islam (50%)
11. Sikhism (49%)
12. Unitarian Universalism (48%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (46%)
14. Reform Judaism (45%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
16. Bah�'� Faith (44%)
17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
18. New Thought (41%)
19. Jainism (40%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
21. Scientology (37%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
23. Neo-Pagan (32%)
24. Nontheist (32%)
25. Taoism (31%)
26. New Age (30%)
27. Secular Humanism (20%)
100% Protestant. I'm surprised I got 91% Popish, but c'est la vie. As expected, Secular Humanism scored really low (below Scientology!). This isn't terribly big news, as I've never liked secular humanism, even back in my liberal days. The Quaker-ism was another start, as I'm certainly no pacifist.
Speaking of Pacifism, or (more appropriately) the lack thereof, I've found another (more credible) small arms review about the Iraq conflict. This one comes from Strategy Page, and is entitled "Little Bullets Lose Respect". It seems that there is general dis-satisfaction with the current-issue 5.56mm round. There is also a great deal of noise favouring the older 7.62x51mm ammunition, which has better close-in penetrating ability. The "one shot, one kill" model is the preferred tactic, even in urban combat. There has also been some complaint about the sensitivity of the M16 to dust. The old M14 has come out of this the overall winner- not bad for the shortest-lived service rifle in US history.
I would like to remind my reader(s) that any time is a good time to contribute to the FAL fund.
To end on military affairs, two hundred years ago to-day Bonaparte triumphed over a combined Russian and Austrian army at Austerlitz, presently near Brno in the Czech Republic. Bonaparte yielded the high ground to his opponents, an unusual move for the time. He also began maneuvering under cover of fog, a "duh!" idea to-day, but revolutionary at the time (beaten only by Wellington's idea of the "reverse-slope" technique, i.e. "hiding your men behind hills"). Bonaparte thoroughly thrashed his opponents and won his greatest victory. This secured his position as the leader of Europe until 1812.
It occurred, interestingly enough, on the anniversary of Bonaparte's coronation as L'empereur des Francais, which was two hundred and one years ago to-day.
It's on to the LSAT to-morrow.
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (94%)
3. Eastern Orthodox (91%)
4. Roman Catholic (91%)
5. Seventh Day Adventist (87%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
7. Hinduism (60%)
8. Liberal Quakers (56%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
10. Islam (50%)
11. Sikhism (49%)
12. Unitarian Universalism (48%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (46%)
14. Reform Judaism (45%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
16. Bah�'� Faith (44%)
17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
18. New Thought (41%)
19. Jainism (40%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
21. Scientology (37%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
23. Neo-Pagan (32%)
24. Nontheist (32%)
25. Taoism (31%)
26. New Age (30%)
27. Secular Humanism (20%)
100% Protestant. I'm surprised I got 91% Popish, but c'est la vie. As expected, Secular Humanism scored really low (below Scientology!). This isn't terribly big news, as I've never liked secular humanism, even back in my liberal days. The Quaker-ism was another start, as I'm certainly no pacifist.
Speaking of Pacifism, or (more appropriately) the lack thereof, I've found another (more credible) small arms review about the Iraq conflict. This one comes from Strategy Page, and is entitled "Little Bullets Lose Respect". It seems that there is general dis-satisfaction with the current-issue 5.56mm round. There is also a great deal of noise favouring the older 7.62x51mm ammunition, which has better close-in penetrating ability. The "one shot, one kill" model is the preferred tactic, even in urban combat. There has also been some complaint about the sensitivity of the M16 to dust. The old M14 has come out of this the overall winner- not bad for the shortest-lived service rifle in US history.
I would like to remind my reader(s) that any time is a good time to contribute to the FAL fund.
To end on military affairs, two hundred years ago to-day Bonaparte triumphed over a combined Russian and Austrian army at Austerlitz, presently near Brno in the Czech Republic. Bonaparte yielded the high ground to his opponents, an unusual move for the time. He also began maneuvering under cover of fog, a "duh!" idea to-day, but revolutionary at the time (beaten only by Wellington's idea of the "reverse-slope" technique, i.e. "hiding your men behind hills"). Bonaparte thoroughly thrashed his opponents and won his greatest victory. This secured his position as the leader of Europe until 1812.
It occurred, interestingly enough, on the anniversary of Bonaparte's coronation as L'empereur des Francais, which was two hundred and one years ago to-day.
It's on to the LSAT to-morrow.
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