It's kind of like being a self-aware fictional character.
Kind of? What do you mean kind of?
Motion passes.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Blasphemy
I think it's blasphemous to claim that the Bible IS perfect and is an exact representation of God's will.
Such a belief plants the seeds of its own destruction. Only God is perfect. There can be no earthly representation.
Such a belief plants the seeds of its own destruction. Only God is perfect. There can be no earthly representation.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
More Funny Shiz
Literally every single thing listed by the Mass. State Police as identifying an "aggressive driver" is done by the vast majority of Mass. State Police every single day.
Shiz is funny.
Funny is that shiz.
God I hate oblivious hypocrisy from those who wear costumes.
Shiz is funny.
Funny is that shiz.
God I hate oblivious hypocrisy from those who wear costumes.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Releasing Torture Information
The most important benefit to releasing as much information as possible is that fewer people will be willing to do it in the future.
Not much fewer, but that's kind of the point. Most people enthusiastically engaging in such activity don't care about the results they get. They are simply feeding their worst appetites.
Lots of people like to hurt others. Lots of people are willing to do it until the individual dies, as long as they feel they are engaging in "patriotic duty".
Perhaps that's even ok. The question is how to define patriotic duty, and we have now appropriately defined it down.
This is good.
Not much fewer, but that's kind of the point. Most people enthusiastically engaging in such activity don't care about the results they get. They are simply feeding their worst appetites.
Lots of people like to hurt others. Lots of people are willing to do it until the individual dies, as long as they feel they are engaging in "patriotic duty".
Perhaps that's even ok. The question is how to define patriotic duty, and we have now appropriately defined it down.
This is good.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Your society is not free
if prostitution is not legal.
The demonization of individuals who either need or prefer to pay another for sex is just another form of mob bullying.
In this regard, it seems a particularly useful starting point for discussion.
The demonization of individuals who either need or prefer to pay another for sex is just another form of mob bullying.
In this regard, it seems a particularly useful starting point for discussion.
Is Cynical Socialism Viable?
Everyone is important.
Everyone needs to eat.
Everyone needs to work.
Everyone needs to live.
This extreme failed.
That extreme failed.
I guess you could say that the failure of each is its inevitable incrementalism.
I guess you could say that the only thing that could ever be viable is a perpetual swinging of the pendulum, with the accompanying perpetual declarations of the moral righteousness of "the other extreme" whenever the current one proves its immorality/has its immorality exposed/is no longer able to cover for the immorality of the participants.
Maybe the most naive expectation and desire is for any sort of conclusion.
Questions of morality are always most interesting when faced with ultimately limited resources. Until then the philosophies are probably at least somewhat meaningless. After that point the concept is probably moot.
"If there exists a solution that benefits us all to at least some reasonable degree then perhaps that solution can be considered morally superior. Once that is no longer the case, is there any morality other than that which increases my and mine's chances of survival?"
In conclusion, many aspects of religion appear absolutely legitimate. "Ye are flawed and limited, of limited intelligence and capability, and a dedication to religiously defined morality (help others, avoid greed, etc.) is the only truth." Science, and every other earthly pursuit is destined to lead to a lesser morality.
One could summarize this, if they were cynical enough, as "i am desperate enough to fall back on the safety blanket of religion."
I don't believe it's inconsistent to say i both agree and disagree.
Everyone needs to eat.
Everyone needs to work.
Everyone needs to live.
This extreme failed.
That extreme failed.
I guess you could say that the only thing that could ever be viable is a perpetual swinging of the pendulum, with the accompanying perpetual declarations of the moral righteousness of "the other extreme" whenever the current one proves its immorality/has its immorality exposed/is no longer able to cover for the immorality of the participants.
Maybe the most naive expectation and desire is for any sort of conclusion.
Questions of morality are always most interesting when faced with ultimately limited resources. Until then the philosophies are probably at least somewhat meaningless. After that point the concept is probably moot.
"If there exists a solution that benefits us all to at least some reasonable degree then perhaps that solution can be considered morally superior. Once that is no longer the case, is there any morality other than that which increases my and mine's chances of survival?"
In conclusion, many aspects of religion appear absolutely legitimate. "Ye are flawed and limited, of limited intelligence and capability, and a dedication to religiously defined morality (help others, avoid greed, etc.) is the only truth." Science, and every other earthly pursuit is destined to lead to a lesser morality.
One could summarize this, if they were cynical enough, as "i am desperate enough to fall back on the safety blanket of religion."
I don't believe it's inconsistent to say i both agree and disagree.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Perhaps I've been looking at this all wrong..
vis a vis everyone having a platform and wasting time.
maybe this is direct progress.
everyone can "survive" and even "thrive" by simply being. by expressing. by having an opinion and typing it. such a state is no longer reserved for the "elite" (VOMIT). i have always viewed the development as being at least partly/significantly/mostly negative because people are wasting time "at work" when they would be performing productive activities to now blabbing on twitter or whatever.
but perhaps that's the exact wrong way to look at it. maybe the goal should be that everyone can do so, and still live a healthy, middle to upper middle class life.
imma prolly change this tomorrow somewhat, but this is the first version... maybe i'll add actual version 2 or something.. i don't know.. you working right now? doing what exactly? LOL.
maybe this is direct progress.
everyone can "survive" and even "thrive" by simply being. by expressing. by having an opinion and typing it. such a state is no longer reserved for the "elite" (VOMIT). i have always viewed the development as being at least partly/significantly/mostly negative because people are wasting time "at work" when they would be performing productive activities to now blabbing on twitter or whatever.
but perhaps that's the exact wrong way to look at it. maybe the goal should be that everyone can do so, and still live a healthy, middle to upper middle class life.
imma prolly change this tomorrow somewhat, but this is the first version... maybe i'll add actual version 2 or something.. i don't know.. you working right now? doing what exactly? LOL.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Everybody's Messing Up The Anthem These Days
funny thing is there are some people who actually care.
Dems have it in the bag...
cuz of the widespread voter fraud.
It's expected that there will be somewhere between 5 and 5 million fraudulent votes cast in next week's elections, all of which will be for the democratic candidates, giving the party a sweep and a "wave" election and boosting the final two years of Obama's presidency.
I learned this from republican activists.
Unless of course there isn't, in which case there won't be, but that will be because of the strength of the republican candidates.
But if there is, then ipso facto there was.
It's expected that there will be somewhere between 5 and 5 million fraudulent votes cast in next week's elections, all of which will be for the democratic candidates, giving the party a sweep and a "wave" election and boosting the final two years of Obama's presidency.
I learned this from republican activists.
Unless of course there isn't, in which case there won't be, but that will be because of the strength of the republican candidates.
But if there is, then ipso facto there was.
Friday, October 24, 2014
No they didn't... really??
Government bailouts for large financial institutions is the funniest thing that ever happened in the history of the world.
Looked at from a dispassionate perspective, it was the funniest "fuck you" of all time as well, from one administration (and their ws buds) coming from one worldview to the next coming from what they each initially viewed as a different worldview (history has of course proven otherwise).
Absolutely all-time comical. "If it was fiction you'd say it was wwwwwayyy too far-fetched for anyone to believe."
It is officially the funniest thing ever, and it's repercussions will last for centuries.
Enjoy!
Looked at from a dispassionate perspective, it was the funniest "fuck you" of all time as well, from one administration (and their ws buds) coming from one worldview to the next coming from what they each initially viewed as a different worldview (history has of course proven otherwise).
Absolutely all-time comical. "If it was fiction you'd say it was wwwwwayyy too far-fetched for anyone to believe."
It is officially the funniest thing ever, and it's repercussions will last for centuries.
Enjoy!
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