The world of tank commanding has not been kind to me. But of course, everything else seems to be going relatively well.
Of late, several people on several instances in time have told me that what I do takes an infinite amount of patience. That put into a similar position, they themselves would have acted in a more hostile manner. They would have lost their patience, they say. This might be true, but I don’t see why they would. The people, or more accurately, the young adults that I work with are essentially children. Admittedly, there are some that make me regret my chosen profession but the vast majority of them do make strides to becoming good people. Essentially good at least. Why don’t other people see this? I for one could not tell you.
Anyway, as I’ve been busy working away at trying to coordinate people and things like that. But I’ve also decided to completely switch around the slant of my blog. From random ramblings and gaming to something a bit deeper, something more heretical. And of course, by that I mean atheism.
I know the internet doesn’t need another atheism website, but damnit, you’re going to get one.
Recently, I’ve had a few religious conversations with co-workers. Yes, I’m aware that talking about religion at work is kind of taboo and just leads to making people feel uncomfortable, but I did it anyway. And luckily for me, I haven’t encountered a fundamentalist yet.
But of course, this being the holiday season (albeit the end), religion has become a bit more centered in the minds of the masses. At least in North America. Of course, the joke is that Christmas is based on the incorrect belief that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th and that some how it’s right and proper to celebrate it the way we do now. The book of Jeremiah says that putting up decorations and cutting down trees is something that heathens do, and December 25th was actually a pagan holiday to celebrate the summer solstice. But why ruin a good argument with silly facts?
Anyway, I’m going to compose something a bit more inflammatory in a couple days. Have fun for now, and enjoy some silly fundie crazy:
So, it’s now illegal to blaspheme in Ireland and people found in violation of this new law will be subject to a €25,000 fine. The law, which is actually part of a defamation bill, is aimed at curbing discrimination by prohibiting expression which may cause outrage.
Basically this law, from my understanding of it, is idiotic. But having checked out the Irish Constitution apparently blasphemy was illegal anyway. But this new law sets the bar far lower because it relies simply on a statement’s ability to cause ‘outrage’ which nowadays seems to come at the drop of a religious hat. I’m sure that if I were to go to Ireland I could get charged within an hour of landing at the airport.
This law may be reactionary to trends in religious crazy-people riots that seem to have hit Europe over the past few years. And to be honest, the law seems as though it will actually make religious people even more thinly skinned because they’ll be emboldened.
Archaic is a way to describe the law, I think. It doesn’t do anything to forward the idea of free speech or exchange of ideas but rather curbs discussion. Way to be, Ireland!
Yeah, so I know everytime there’s a huge lag between posts I come back and say something like “I’ll start posting more often!” or something silly and inevitably false such as that. But here I am, posting again.
So, it’s been more than a month (as the title suggests) and I’ve actually meant to write up a rather large rant about atheism and how I’m so terribly big on the idea. But to not bore you with all the details, I can sum it up by pretty much saying this – atheists are arrogant. Of course there is a lot more to the argument than simply that, but rest assured when I stop being lazy and decide to write at lenght on the matter, I will. And actually, perhaps the moment is now.
Alright, the assertion that atheists are arrogant was not my own. Actually, the statement was made as an accusation rather than anything introspective by an atheist themself. I forgot who wrote it originally, but it’s something out there somewhere and I’m too apathetic to search for it. Sufficed to say someone complained that in general terms atheists are rather arrogant in their conclusion that there is no God or divine power. But my position towards the accusation is to question whether that’s really all that bad. Because if recollection serves me well, religious people almost by definition are arrogant bastards themselves when they go on about how their’s is the one true God. Really, to participate in orgranized religion is to really just ally yourself to a team and engage in an, for lack of a better term, idiotic shouting match with everyone else that isn’t part of your religion.
The belief that your religion is honouring the correct god while others aren’t takes some sort of arrogance, doesn’t it? Judeo-Christian and Islamic belief systems for the most part pray to the same God in pretty much the same way but for the past 2000 or so years they seem to be at odds with each other about it thinking that each other are wrong.
As an atheist I believe that we must be arrogant because we’re arguing a similar point in so much that we think we’re right about the non-existence of God or any other such divine being. I could go on with all that stuff about science, but really that would just bludgeon the point because at least in our eyes we’re right. And in their eyes, they’re right as well but seem to forego the entire scientific evidence bit and substitute it with faith. Of course, just because you believe in something doesn’t make it true without supporting evidence.
Of course, that’s just my incoherent rambling on the matter. If I can remember more of my argument I’ll be sure to post it, or at least go on some other sort of atheist tangent.
So, my computer is almost literally falling apart at my feet. I’ve cracked the piece of crap open and half the stuff I had connected to it isn’t even hooked up. My computer is nearing the end of its long, troubled life. But whatever, I’ve got a laptop.
I’ve been trying to use Windows 7 RC on my desktop and I have to say that I don’t really notice too many differences between it and Vista. Of course, I haven’t had much opportunity to use it because my computer randomly shuts down and goes on a lunch break without telling me. But honestly, from what I’ve seen they’ve repackaged Vista.
I burned my thumb. What the hell!? Stupid hot water.
Anyway, I’m slacking witht he posts. I’ve actually wanted to make a few posts since my last but I wasn’t able to think of a way to do it without sounding like a complete asshole. But then again, this is MY blog so I can say whatever the hell I want.
I was thinking about writing some anti-religious rants, but I held my tongue. Though I won’t go into a full blown rant about all the reasons why I dislike organized religions, I will say that one of the big things that bother me is the theist notion that they have the monopoly on morality. If anything, believers in God, have the least moral authority than anyone. To a theist, morality is essentially something to be memorized and regurgitated. No rational thought about why something is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ is necessary, it relies on blind unquestioning faith. To me, faith is not a suitable moral compass. As an atheist, I am allowed the luxury of being able to question morality. I try to understand why something is right or wrong before I condemn or condone it.
Alright, so its been a while since my last post. This seems to be my thing – posts that are few and far between. But that might change. I’ve done my program and now I’ve got to occupy my time until I get a job. Oh, how I do love the job search.
So, here I am working on another assignment. This entire missing-sleep methodology I employ doesn’t seem like its the best thought out idea. But hey, at this point, it’s a habbit and I can’t for the life of me stop.
It’s three days until the next World of Warcraft expansion. Wrath of the Lich King is what its called. Many of the people in my guild plan on going into isolation when it happens. Some are even going as far as taking their vacation time to coincide with the release. I won’t be going that far, but I’ll probably be ‘occupied’ for the first few days.
WotLK plus Warhammer 40k means I have completed my metamorphesis into the ultimate dork.
