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chelsea

Semper Eadem

About Me



"I don't think you're an idiot at all. I mean, there are elements of the ridiculous about you."

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"Once you stop swaddling the reality of the world's suffering in your religious fantasies, you will feel in your bones just how precious life is--and, indeed, how unfortunate it is that millions of human beings suffer the most harrowing abridgements of their happiness for no good reason at all." - Sam Harris

All observation must be for or against some view if it is to be of any service.
- Charles Darwin

My Interests

movies (watching, analyzing and critiquing), music, philosophy, psychology(evolutionary/clinical), reading(fiction/nonfiction/comic books), video/rpg games, sleeping, bike riding when the weather permits, traveling.

I'd like to meet:



We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.
-Richard Dawkins

Out of all of the sects in the world, we notice an uncanny coincidence: the overwhelming majority just happen to choose the one that their parents belong to. Not the sect that has the best evidence in its favour, the best miracles, the best moral code, the best cathedral, the best stained glass, the best music: when it comes to choosing from the smorgasbord of available religions, their potential virtues seem to count for nothing, compared to the matter of heredity. This is an unmistakable fact; nobody could seriously deny it. Yet people with full knowledge of the arbitrary nature of this heredity, somehow manage to go on believing in their religion, often with such fanaticism that they are prepared to murder people who follow a different one.
-Richard Dawkins

Music:


Muse, Damien Rice, Demons and Wizards, Coheed and Cambria, Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, English Dogs, Judas Priest, GnR, Wolfpack, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hot Hot Heat, Led Zeppelin, My Chemical Romance, Slayer, Regina Spektor.

Movies:

Death (Grindhouse), ProofPan's Labyrinth, V for Vendetta, Dog Soldiers, The Big Lebowksi, From Dusk till Dawn, Nightbreed, Bonnie and Clyde, Nightmare Before Christmas, In the Mouth of Madness, Dawn of the Dead(both), Day of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead(remake & original), American Psycho, Madmax trilogy, Shawshank Redemption, Bladerunner, Donnie Darko, 28 Days Later, Natural Born Killers, Interview with a Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rocky (all), Return to OZ, Old School, Joe Dirt, Super Troopers, Braveheart, Patriot, Zoolander, Napoleon Dynamite, The Notebook, Bridget Jone's Diary (both), Sin City, The Devil's Rejects, Silent Hill, Quentin Tarantino films, Tim Burton films, M. Night. Shyamalan films

Television:

Like:comedy central, the office. Hate: most tv-reality tv shows, mtv, vh1, game shows, competition shows. tv has just turned fucking retarded. it only works to catapult the already terrible--and worst in history by far--pop culture we've created.

Books:

There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom. But reading is still the path. - Carl Sagan, Stephen King, Peter Straub, Anne Rice, R. A. Salvatore, H.P. Lovecraft, Max Brooks, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Richard Matheson, Helen Fielding, Michael Shermer, Jane Austen, Ray Bradbury

Heroes:

my mom. richard dawkins.

My Blog

Fatty McFatterson

Today I had a 'fat day'. I am sure that any female will know what that is like. I really hate it. I don't hate it because I feel fat, I hate it because I feel fat and I know I'm not. I am not tiny or ...
Posted by chelsea on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:44:00 PST

Seattle

Seattle was *awesome*. Rory is an *awesome* person. It was *awesome* hanging out with Amie, Scarlett and Brett. I loved it.I shopped, ate, and had an awesome time.I like it over there so much more tha...
Posted by chelsea on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:45:00 PST

Astrological chart aka Pseudo Science

Ok I need to get my brain rolling so I can finish some final papers for school.This is an astrological chart reading based off of my birthdate and time. I am going to tackle each claim. Name: Chelsea ...
Posted by chelsea on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:10:00 PST

"I just hate letting people down"

Ok. I want to post a recent message that I sent to a friend of mine because I think it shows something that happens quite frequently in relationships. My point of sharing this is because it can be avo...
Posted by chelsea on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:16:00 PST

Is Religion 'Built Upon Lies'?

Is Religion 'Built Upon Lies'? Best-selling atheist Sam Harris and pro-religion blogger Andrew...
Posted by chelsea on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:49:00 PST

Origins of Morality and Altruism: questions

Why do we have morals? Where do they come from? Why are we altruistic? Is it something that is innate/natural or do we get the desire to be good to one another from something supernatural (i.e. a "God...
Posted by chelsea on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:17:00 PST

New Years Resolutions

I will not-drink more than 14 alcohol units a week.-waste money on exotic underwear since pointless as have no boyfriend.-behave sluttishly around the house, but instead imagine others are watching.-s...
Posted by chelsea on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:54:00 PST

Cinderella complex/Life struggle complex

I feel bad for one of my friends and once you read this you might know who you are!So here we go.Theres this thing in psychology called the cinderella complex. Basically, the person thinks that their ...
Posted by chelsea on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:06:00 PST

Attn: EVERYONE!

Because you are all my friends, I would like to give you a little reminder about life:COMMUNICATION IS KEY!They don't keep mentioning this to people because it sounds good. It's *mother fucking* true!...
Posted by chelsea on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:31:00 PST

World War Z: Max Brooks zombie movie w/ Brad Pitt

Plan B taking a stab at 'Z' It was a battle between Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Pitt emerged as the winner. The shingles of the two stars -- Pitt's Plan B and DiCaprio's Appian Way -- wer...
Posted by chelsea on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:07:00 PST