Killing the planet
by mike on Jun.25, 2009, under environmental, rant
I really do think that we’re killing the planet. Deny it all you want, but it’s a fact. I’m tired of your
Whether you can’t see the forest for the trees, or you think god wouldn’t let that happen, or that god is perfect and therefore we can’t ruin the Earth, or it would be unfair to the businesses to force them to stop making plastic (or some other greed-related excuse), or because it would just inconvenience your life too much, or…I don’t care. You are wrong. Something needs to be done now, at the consumer and end-user level. And while We are doing what We can We can be trying to figure out better ways to clean up Our mess.
I’m sure it won’t be easy, but, as the saying goes, “Nothing easy is ever worth it and nothing worth it is ever easy.” Anyway, enough of my ranting. Here are two articles and a Good Morning America video.
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean’s garbage patch: Eureka!: Scientific American Blog
What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
Interesting analysis of the Iranian election
by mike on Jun.25, 2009, under cool, politics
Here’s the original Washington Post article: The Devil Is in the Digits
And here’s a good, if terse, synopsis of the article from Cognitive Daily: Nice analysis of why the Iranian election is probably fraudulent
Ron Paul speakin’ tha word
by mike on Jun.23, 2009, under most important, politics
Leave a Comment more...Fareed always has my back
by mike on Jun.22, 2009, under most important, politics, rant
Zakaria: ‘Fatal wound’ inflicted on Iranian regime’s ideology
Bill Bennett and others of his ilk still don’t get it. Or maybe their problem is that they can no longer sell it. Obama gets it and he’s selling it.
Give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves…
Bill Bennett is a douchebag
by mike on Jun.21, 2009, under politics, rant
…but I’m sure you already were aware of that.
Personally, I do think there was something “not quite right” with the recent election in Iran, but like everyone else I have no proof. Furthermore, it’s none of our freaking business! The Iranian people are dealing with this at the moment, so President Obama is doing the right thing in my book. The main reason people don’t like the U.S. the world over is because we often stick our nose in other peoples’ business. Our intentions are irrelevant and religious reasons are pure bullshit. Let them work it out for themselves and we’ll all be better off.
More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops
by mike on Apr.27, 2009, under cool, most important, religion
As Bob Dylan so famously sang, These Times They Are a-Changin’…
Fox News must die
by mike on Apr.13, 2009, under most important, politics, rant
Years ago, TV newscasters presented the news in an unbiased way as possible. Their job was to present the news, not to offer opinions or to get up on their soapbox, and they knew it (and acted accordingly). This was an extension of the FCC’s “Fairness Doctrine” policy, which it abolished in 1985. In 1987 Congress attempted to make it a law, but Reagan vetoed the legislation. CommonDreams.org has a good piece from 2005 on why we need the Fairness Doctrine reinstated, but the FCC and others have said that if that were to happen it could apply to the Web as well.
Now, with that out of the way, check out this infuriatingly-great video at DailyKosTV.com that illustrates just how far we’ve fallen.
Jesus is just alright with him
by mike on Apr.03, 2009, under religion
Salon.com has an excellent article titled “Jesus is just alright with him.” It’s about Bart Ehrman, a biblical scholar (actually, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) who has authored a number of books on Jesus and Christianity. The most recent, and the main topic of this interview, is titled Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them)
Free speech is sacred
by mike on Mar.28, 2009, under most important, politics, rant, religion
Word.
I’ve never heard of Pat Condell, but apparently he’s a comedian in the UK. If you have time you should check out some of his other videos.
FYI, here’s what he’s ranting about: U.N. body adopts resolution on religious defamation
I’m not anti-Christian
by mike on Mar.09, 2009, under most important, politics, religion
The few of you that don’t know me that may have read my previous post might think I’m anti-Christian, anti-religion, etc. Let me assure you, that that’s not the case. While I may sit on the agnostic-atheist fence, I have no problem with the teachings of Jesus. I can agree with just about everything attributed to Jesus…be nice to others, turn the other cheek, that kind of stuff. As the late, great Louis Armstrong said in the beginning of “What a Wonderful World”
Some of you young folks been saying to me,
“Hey Pops, what you mean ‘What a wonderful world’?”
How about all them wars all over the place?
You call them wonderful?
And how about hunger and pollution?
They ain’t so wonderful either.
Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute.
Seems to me, it ain’t the world that’s so bad, but what we’re doin’ to it.
And all I’m saying is see what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance.
Love baby, love, that’s the secret. Yeahhhhhh.
If lots more of us loved each other we’d solve lots more problems.
And man, this world would be a gasser.
That’s why ol’ Pops keeps saying…
Anyway, here’s a great interview with my newest favorite “public Christian,” Frank Schaeffer.
