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Tuaj los! I'm not very good at describing myself, but I found a couple of BlogThings that seemed to be accurate. Maybe its just the Forer Effect , but some of them seemed on point, though many more were way off. If you want to know more about me, send me an email or check out my Web Site - I'm just getting it up and running, but this is where you will find my Blog .
I am finding MySpace to be much more fun than I expected it to be, and I have no idea why. Maybe it is just that my natural inclination to trust people can't cause so much trouble here. My friends here can't disappoint me the way my friends in the real world sometimes do. I am told that my expectations are too high. They probably are. I would rather be punched in the face than lied to by a friend. They say truth hurts, but distrust hurts more.
I am a proud Bright. I am a vocal defender of Separation of Church and State. Reverend Bush and his Faith Based money laundering scheme do not belong in the Secular government of this great nation. I have no problems with religion as long as it does not interfere with individual rights, mutual respect, or understanding of science - which is to say that I have a great many problems with religion.
I find it quite odd that religious leaders say that Brights have no reason to respect their fellow man and at the same time teach the evils of sex, science, and different faiths. I respect my fellow humans enough to allow them to love and please whom they wish, to pursue whatever philosophy they wish, and to enjoy whatever activities they wish - provided that they hurt no one and share this same respect with others.
LOL - show me the Bright without a soapbox. I promise to be very surprised.
Despite my problems with religion, I have no problems with people with religion. I simply treat them the same as people without religion. If they say something ridiculous (such as 'you need Jesus' or 'evolution is stupid') I will call them on it. I see no reason to tip-toe around goofy ideas just because someone calls them 'religious'. Religious people would be very offended if I claimed that they were mentally ill, but if they are not ill, there is no reason to humor them as if they were.
So, deal straight with me and I will deal straight with you. Respect my opinions, and I will respect yours. Get in my face, judge me prematurely, ask me to believe silly things just 'cause you would like me to . . .
well, what would you do? Really?
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Some Christians charge Atheists with arrogance, claiming we believe that we are responsible for all the good in the world. And they are right about our belief, but completely wrong about how we perceive it. It’s not that we think that the world is a noble place because we are in it. One only has to look around to realize that there is little of nobility in life. There is wonder and beauty, but there is also greed, violence, and horror. The Atheist acknowledges why this is. Without a supernatural guardian to redress the evils in the world, we realize that the only good we can expect in life is that which we create ourselves.
There is no arrogance in this. This is the essence of humility, for we acknowledge that the world is not a better place because we have not made it so. This is the awesome responsibility which frightens so many away from Atheism. And this is the heart of all Atheist morals. This is why the Atheist, without hope of heaven or fear of hell, finds it so very important to be good to his fellow man.
- Ray
My Psalm of Origin
Dawkins is my shephard; I shall not fantasize.
He maketh me to climb Mount Improbable:
He leadeth me beside the River of Eden.
He restoreth my intellectual integrity:
He leadeth my memes in the paths of understanding for humanity's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of creationism,
I shall fear no dogma: for Darwin is with me;
His reason and his theory, they comfort me.
He preparest explanations for the challenges of mine enemies;
He annointest my head with understanding;
My complexity is found to be reducible.
Surely goodness and mercy shall proceed from me all the days of my life,
For I will dwell in the House of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis 'til it be refuted.
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