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March 26th, 2005
03:47 pm
I feel the need to destroy my entire live journal. Not that I care what others think, but I feel that 99% of things on this website are a total misrepresentation of my identity. Even the poetry I have posted. I posted it not because it was work I was proud of, but to view the reactions of some of my friends, measuring them, not having them measure me. However, I feel that I do have the desire to see some sort of collection of myself recording time. Therefor, I will delete this livejournal and start a new sort of blog or journal or something.
Oh BTW, I have decided to go to MSU and need a roommate.
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March 5th, 2005
12:34 pm
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February 17th, 2005
07:28 pm
i was reading through some old posts and found this one from good ol' steve:
"Larry, i heard ur ass hurt from yesterday bleeeeeeeding from the mardicks massive chops de mutton? anywho wednesday is defenitaly when we are hanging out dammit the rawfers will not prevail because we will petrify them with our idiocy, yessssssssssssss
-kish na no me tish ne Han Solo
eh eh eh
forever stupid,
the "NINJAI""
it made me laugh. Mak da ni she ma Ninjai eh eh eh
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February 15th, 2005
09:30 pm - Atheism is not religion!
I hate to do two rants in succession, but well I must.
I need to make sure people know that Atheism is not a religion. But first let me define atheism
Atheism (without God): It is the absence of faith or belief in the higher power.
That does not mean that Atheists believe there is no God, they simple do not believe there is. This is an important distinction. "Hard Atheists" do not admit the possibility of a God, but they are a minority.
Now, what is a religion? I was informed today by some friends that having a belief in anything is religion. THat is too broad; certainly everything is not a religion. THe government likes to think a religion requires a certain number of members, or else it is a cult. My definition will lie somewhere in between.
Based on the fact that people view Christianity as a religion, and Darwinism, or Socialism as not, here is a list of things that are primary for something to be a religion.
- Belief in something supernatural or inexplicable.
- Identifying some things as sacred
- A more or less total organization of one's life based on the world view.
- A social group bound together by the above.
Now, this is a pretty wide definition. And I think it is fitting. I challenge you to name one religion wherein these things are not done. From Judaism to Buddhism (purist theravada discluded because it is a philosophy), all religions conform to this and more, but I excluded the other things because I do not consider them primary and people would get mad at me.
So, step by step:
- Atheists do not believe in the supernatural or a higher power (in terms of gods/ if you do you are not atheist / if you practice witchcraft then you are technically atheist, but have stupid beliefs otherwise)
- Atheists to not have any sacred object such as a bible or qu'ran or anything like that. No cross. NOTHING! Yes, we do value the works of Darwin and others, but they are not sacred.
- Atheism leaves you to do whatever you want with your life. If you wanted, you could be a murderer. Well... it wouldn't be against your religion...the government might have something to say though.
- Atheists in a social group? The fact is, I have only 1 atheist friend. I know other atheists, but we don't gather for purposes of atheism. There are atheists that gather, but they are usually just scientists, doing an experiment.
So, atheism is not a religion, that is clear. It isn't even a cult! But, in that ever broad definition, do atheists have beliefs?
Yes, some do. But the beliefs are not collective. Some atheists believe that socialism is the best form of government, some democracy. Some believe that abortion is wrong, some think it's okay. The fact is, not believing in god is different than believing there is no god.
The difference is faith. There is no faith involved in not believing in god. It is simple, because we can prove through reason that the god which is discussed in religious documents does not exist. That is for a later and more heated post! Atheists whom believe that THERE IS NO POSSIBiLITY OF GOD EXISTING!!!! well, they do have faith in there being no god, and that is a belief, but it still doesn't make "hard atheism" a religion. A religion is more than just having faith in something.
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February 2nd, 2005
03:55 pm
What is the point of political bumper stickers? Or the jesus fish? Do people actually think that someone will see a "W" sticker and go, "Hmmm, I want to be like him," or, "Wow, that sure it convincing."
If you were to drive north of the VanDyke expressway, at Hall, written in the snow (each letter being maybe 20 feet tall) is "Jesus" Now, I could be retarded, but what a waste of time! The only thing bumperstickers and signs like these do is infuriate people. It is not like I take offense to it, but others do. The stupidity of it drives me crazy because there is no benefit, but many negatives. Today as I drove home some guy had one of those "Marriage = [man] + [woman]" stickers on his bumper. The bumper also happened to be mostly smashed off and dangling. Hmmm Justice is not yet served though.
If you are going to have a bumpersticker, have something that might get people actually thinking! An ironic statement perhaps that will spark a realization in people. The only example of this that I have seen is the "Who would Jesus Bomb?" sticker. That actually makes all the Christians who support war (all the one's with 1/4 a brain [still not many :P]) go, "Wow, maybe I should put my thoughts into this some more. Would Jesus want to bomb those people? Probobly not, considering he said the Jewish Zealots of his day were wrong and the people should just have faith and pray, not resort to violence. To him we must look like Romans!
In addition to this rant, and slightly along the same lines, I present this website. http://www.churchofreality.org/
By the way, I mean no offense to those people of religion. I do have the utmost respect for many of you and in no way wish to demean your faith. It is merely a specific few that I address here. And, not only those people of religion. The "Darwin Fish" is along the same lines as the "Jesus Fish"
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January 20th, 2005
06:12 pm - About time for an update.
Well a lot of things have happened since my last post. My birthday has come and gone ( I am now 18), I took a vacation to Florida with my mother, then came back, then my dad went, and most recently today my team won in the first round of De La Salle Jeopardy. However, I do not feel that I was an asset to my team. I did come up with a few answers, but only the ones that Alex had as well. Alex and Ska-T-Boy came up with the vast majority of answers (and Alex most of those). Hopefully in future rounds I will be able to perform better.
Current Mood:  contemplative
Current Music: They Might Be Giants- The Long Grift
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December 25th, 2004
06:03 pm - Going to Canada
So I am going to Canada to visit my friend Alex. w00t for Canada. I'll be back Tuesday, so see you then everyone. I shall try to bring back gifts for people, but I don't know what I can smuggle.
In other news, Christmas was a good ol' time. Went to my sister's where I ate until I grew ill, got presents, everyone left and I cleaned up. Next morning I ate until I was sick again, and throughout the day the same. Ummm ... let's see ... kul presents eh...
Aqua Teen Seasons 1 and 2
A new bed
Some sweet nerdy shirts
and a guitar is in he work as a duel Christmas and Birthday present
My birthday is January 7th btw. I'm not big on celebrating, but a small get together may be arranged. I'll let you know bye bye
Current Mood:  bouncy
Current Music: The Pillows - "kizuato no sasayaki daremo inai paradise"
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December 22nd, 2004
05:01 pm
So I have been dangerously bored lately. I have a lot of plans made, and then they get cancelled (many times in a row). I know it is dumb, but it kind of makes a person feel unwanted. So there I am. excited to go do something fun and it gets cancelled and I spend the day wallowing in a pool of my own misery (I'm not emo, just manic-depressive). There is stuff I could do alone, but I then lose the will to do so.
I emplore somebody to make sure they can follow through when they make plans. I know I have done it before, but I try my best not too.
I really need someone to play guitar with me. I am lonely in the habit. My influences include:
Sublime, The Shins, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, The Pillows, The Pixies, Blind Melon, and Weezer.
Also, if anyone is serious about forming a ska band get in touch with me. Anymore of this depression and lonliness and I might not be able to skank it up at all.
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04:55 pm
A cold and wet November dawn
and there are no barking sparrows
just emptiness to dwell upon.
I fell into a winter slide
and ended up the kind of kid who goes down chutes too narrow
just eking out my measly pipe.
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
know there is this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
fly the whole mess into the sea.
Another slow train to the coast
some brand new gory art from way on high
I sink and then I swim all night.
I watch the ice melt on the glass
while the eloquent young pilgrims pass
and leave behind their trail
imploring us all not to fail.
Of course I was raised to gather courage from those
lofty tales so tried and true
if you're able, I'd suggest it 'cause this
modern thought can get the best of you.
This rather simple epitaph can save your hide, your falling mind
fate isn't what we're up against there's no design, no flaws to find
there's no design, no flaws to find.
But I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I
know I got this side of me that
wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
fly the whole mess into the sea.
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December 13th, 2004
06:46 pm - Moving
Well it has been decided. As soon as I graduate from La Salle I am going out to Colorado to find an apartment. Then I will come back for my stuff and drive out there to live all through college. I am going to have to go to a community college until I can get residency so I can pay for University of Colorado, but it will all be well worth it when it is over. Yes, my parents agreed and are okay with this. To tell you the truth (or tell myself the truth) I am more scared than my mom is. I only know 2 people in the entire state but I make friends quickly. The most intimidating thing will be living alone. I don't get scared when I'm home alone, but I get lonely. Nothing I can't deal with though. Maybe I might even find someone to live with. You never know. I still have quite a lot of time to work this over and change my mind, but I doubt I will. This is what I really want to do and I will overcome the obstacles in my way.
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