OT: Somebody's critique of my story

[rdouglass]

Sorry if I offended you at all but that's just my opinion and I think it will be the opinion of a lot of the smarter sci-fi readers above the 8th grade reading level....though for kids it might make a good light read.

The way this person critiqued and the reasoning behind his comments seems like he includes himself in the pre-8th grade level. Especially when he says:

2. What the hell is with this "Religious Zeal" your people seem to have? If anything an Imperial culture would be more agnostic or down right atheist because religion tends to be for ignorant people who don't understand science, which obviously your Icarans do.

That is about the most ignorant viewpoint I've ever heard. Most people I know who are religious (not fanatical but religious) are by no means ignorant. In fact, they're usually quite well learned and it's usually the opposite. Believing in God does NOT mean you don't believe in science. Those who totally disregard religion are generally the ignorant ones. Those people don't believe anything until science says so; even if it takes 10,000 years for science to "prove" it. Sooooo closed minded and superior. Bah!!!!!

Some people should really not open their mouths (or touch their keyboards) - it makes them sound really silly.