tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post116186478783515716..comments2024-03-28T03:10:51.807-05:00Comments on Julia Sweeney: Julia Sweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459682985438227986noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-13586154861546059392016-09-26T15:16:50.789-05:002016-09-26T15:16:50.789-05:00Did you know that you can shorten your links with ...Did you know that you can shorten your links with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/AdFly" rel="nofollow">AdFly</a></b> and <b>receive cash from every visitor to</b> your shortened links.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-90039522479045203502012-09-06T11:43:14.916-05:002012-09-06T11:43:14.916-05:00Here, I don't really believe this will work.Here, I don't really believe this will work.Loishttp://www.burbankca.gov/redirect.aspx?url=http://www.generalpervaizmusharraf.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162853159643824442006-11-06T16:45:00.000-06:002006-11-06T16:45:00.000-06:00well i just found your wit and humor on fresh air ...well i just found your wit and humor on fresh air the other night and went in to tell a freind immediatiely about your humor. i even did a fair rendition of paraphrasing your wonderful monolgue. i wrote your name on a napkin in the car and looked you up today on line. im such a popculture wonk i'd never heard of you and you are so bright and funny.<BR/>look forward to gettingto know your work more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162314337729783272006-10-31T11:05:00.000-06:002006-10-31T11:05:00.000-06:00Thank you, Julia. Heard you on Fresh Air and felt...Thank you, Julia. Heard you on Fresh Air and felt... relieved. You so eloquently expressed things I have been feeling for a long time.Amy in KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282321315652891746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162068991256614052006-10-28T15:56:00.000-05:002006-10-28T15:56:00.000-05:00Oct28,2006Julia, Thanks.And thanks for the poster...Oct28,2006<BR/>Julia,<BR/> Thanks.<BR/>And thanks for the poster who put the link up for the NPR broadcast- much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162065318395418942006-10-28T14:55:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:55:00.000-05:00I am happy for you, Julia, that you have all these...I am happy for you, Julia, that you have all these new voices piping in on your blog.<BR/><BR/>Unhappy for me because it is getting crowded in here and some are taking up alot of the oxygen.<BR/><BR/>But this is your blog, you are the Queen and the more minions the bigger the kingdom.<BR/><BR/>I saw your show last night and loved it! But couldn't you have found a use for the disco ball? A disco ball tucked in among the gels and the spots is a sad neglected thing, all that potential shine and sparkle just gets dusty.<BR/><BR/>You don't have to worry about your shine and sparkle getting dusty. . . Nope, that won't happen.Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162065134345076202006-10-28T14:52:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lori Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106140519336778658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162064656676621112006-10-28T14:44:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:44:00.000-05:00Oh, forgot to add that game theory does not giving...Oh, forgot to add that game theory does not giving a reason to be ethical. Giving that ethics is completely relative to a existence without some *entity*, not biology, to tell us what us ethical. Now if you define ethics by what would be make more human beings, and limit human discomfort, I would say that game theory is a valid guide for morality. Given that not everyone holds that view, and given that you have no ways to prove that game theory is moral, or "ethical" by standards not arbitrarily set by us, it is not an actual guideline by which we can gage ethics.<BR/><BR/>In otherwords, logic cannot prove morality. Although, feelings instill morality. Given that we can't prove feelings, we are crap out of luck until something tells us wtf to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162064092586417352006-10-28T14:34:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:34:00.000-05:00And what's up with all the Unitarians? Sheesh!That...<I><BR/>And what's up with all the Unitarians? Sheesh!</I><BR/><BR/>That hits the nail on the head. Probably, like me, they heard the interview with Terry Gross, and felt a huge pang of recognition when she spoke about the regret she had leaving the church's community and ritual, and the value she found in those aspects of the church. <BR/><BR/>I'm not, but quite a few UU's are atheist ex-catholics, including the minister of my church here in Chattanooga. Personally, I'm an atheist, ex-Baptist. <BR/><BR/>I sympathize with the commenter who said, something to the effect of "poor Unitarians, smart enough to reject Christianity, but too dumb to accept reality." - It isn't too far from the truth. Many in the Unitarian church are New-Agers or supernaturalist Pagans, Buddhists or feel-gooders. There's room for them there, and sometimes it's feels like an embarrassment of sorts for the strict rationalists in the congregation. But we love them, and we aren't going to be quick to denigrate their contribution to the church, even if we hold their religious perspective suspect. There are political elements in the UU that sometimes come across as dotty and disconnected from reality, too.<BR/><BR/>But, to those atheistic free-thinkers who recognize the need for tightly-knit community, for cultivation of reverent attitudes, and for setting aside time in the week for a special kind of quiet recharging of the batteries, there is a lot to be grateful for in the UU church. Other alternatives for atheistic free-thinkers are conceivable, but no one has really created a real institution to fulfill that role other than the Unitarians.<BR/><BR/>And, so, when we hear a kindred mind expressing similar ideas - we want to say, "Hey! Try this - it works pretty well for us!" It's not quite water to the thirsty, but everyone wants to offer solutions they think are worth trying. And, of course, we'd be proud to have a clear-minded, good-hearted individual like JS in our company. That's what's with all the Unitarians...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162063917661076942006-10-28T14:31:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:31:00.000-05:00Arbaboon, In regards to game theory, specifically ...Arbaboon, <BR/><BR/>In regards to game theory, specifically evolutionary game theory -- it explains why we make certain choices, but it does not explain for what ultimate means for which we make them. I'll try to exemplify by taking it to the extremes. <BR/><BR/>Humans working together will be "better" than humans working to just get their own individually, because the latter is assumed results in conflict. <BR/><BR/>Humans have much sex and make many babies, to create a great society. Great society is created and world peace is achieved. Humans spread like a wildfire throughout the galaxy. Humans inhabitate other galaxies. Humans eventually discover all that is to discover, everything is harmonious. Game theory is great success! What now? For what reason do we continue? What's the point? We will all end up disappearing into oblivion, and now existence is left meaningless; the only reason we continue existing is to follow some genetic mandates hardwired into us. Love is just a cold Machiavellian process by which biology almost forces us to perpetuate our existence. In this type of existence, the only difference between whole of the human race and a rock is in how we carry out our existence. We are both stored bits of energy, mass, and maybe some information. <BR/><BR/>**************BOTTOM LINE: I think we'd all rather like to believe that our existence goes beyond us(humanity) to something of much greater importance and meaning. That is why we, or at least I, need a God.****************Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162056739870537052006-10-28T12:32:00.000-05:002006-10-28T12:32:00.000-05:00Just found your blog. Love you and I can't wait fo...Just found your blog. Love you and I can't wait for the DVD. It's really nice to have someone like you talking about these kinds of issues. If you are ever in the Chicago area, I'm there. I'm going to go look up the archive of Fresh Air right now.familymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366661206547769309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162042413495155052006-10-28T08:33:00.000-05:002006-10-28T08:33:00.000-05:00For anyone who missed the NPR show, click on the L...For anyone who missed the NPR show, click on the Listen button on this page:<BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&agg=0&prgDate=10-26-2006&view=storyviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162006763153686112006-10-27T22:39:00.000-05:002006-10-27T22:39:00.000-05:00I heard your interview with Terry Gross on Fresh A...I heard your interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air and I flew out of my office to call my best friend and demand that he listen to "Letting Go Of God". After listening to you talk about it, I'm thrilled to finally be able to get the CD and listen to you. You should be really proud of your show Julia, from the snippets I've heard so far, it sounds great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1162004006174213752006-10-27T21:53:00.000-05:002006-10-27T21:53:00.000-05:00I don't like all these new members of the Commune....I don't like all these new members of the Commune. They're all preachy and wordy. I liked it better when club membership was more exclusive.<BR/><BR/>And what's up with all the Unitarians? Sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161989465039892762006-10-27T17:51:00.000-05:002006-10-27T17:51:00.000-05:00Julia,Wonderful interview. Keep up the great work....Julia,<BR/><BR/>Wonderful interview. Keep up the great work. I'm linking you everywhere to everyone I know. At the risk of sounding evangelical, I think you've discovered your "calling." Sorry I missed the NY performances.<BR/><BR/>Timcinemantimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030645212131193002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161984671394841252006-10-27T16:31:00.000-05:002006-10-27T16:31:00.000-05:00Julia, I just wanted you to know that you are a he...Julia, <BR/><BR/>I just wanted you to know that you are a hero of mine. I am going through the whole process of leaving Catholicism behind - officially - and it is tough. My family is devastated. I'm not sure what to do with my kids, 6 and 3. We live in a very red, very Christian state. I still don't know how I'm moving forward, but I do know I would feel like a big ol' liar if I brought my kids up Catholic. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you are brilliant, logical and lovely and I just want to thank you for all of your work in this area, and for being a wonderful role model. You have given me much strength to realize that it's OK to be an atheist and to move out of the limbo I've been in for the past decade.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to get the CD. Mulan has an awesome mother. Thank you so much, you dear woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161978963982116682006-10-27T14:56:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:56:00.000-05:00I listened to the Fresh Air show - I am glad I did...I listened to the Fresh Air show - I am glad I did. Extremely funny!!<BR/><BR/>I've heard the name "Julia Sweeney" before, but never connected it to the fact that a very very funny and extremely wise person has that name out in celebrity-land.<BR/><BR/>I Love that bit I heard from "Letting Go of God" (even the title is funny, like some annoying AA slogan that has, happily, gone all askew). I will have to get this cd and more of Julia Sweeney's work!<BR/><BR/>However, I am also terribly depressed. As usual, to be frank. Specifically, at this particular moment, it is due to Julia Sweeney's comments (I just heard the T.Gross interview today, a few moments ago from the Fresh Air website) -<BR/><BR/>And being so depressed is really pathetic of me. I am just glad that she and other great comics exist, really.<BR/><BR/>However, I feel so at odds with the world. Why? Because there are:<BR/><BR/>1. True believers (even fanatics) - and I can't relate to them at all. They creep me out. And/or bore me.<BR/><BR/>(Although, I must add, in a visual/visceral way, I connect to the Catholic Church very deeply. I was raised Catholic, myself, and love all the imagery, stained glass, flowers, candles, incense, crowns, thorns, bloody hearts and so forth...)<BR/><BR/>2. There are also Agnostics (the Hey who knows??? folks). I like the open-mindedness of these people. Even though they seem a bit lax. A bit lacking in fiery conviction or even, it would seem, much interest in whether or not we all get to live on after death - or just die.<BR/><BR/>3. Then there are the Aetheists. Can't relate to them either.<BR/><BR/>I confess: I cannot fit in anywhere. As I say: Fantatics scare me. True believers bore me. Aethists - well, why are They so Sure there is Absolutely Nothing after we die? I mean, you guys can be as bad as the True Believers for unswerving belief in your non-belief.<BR/><BR/>I guess the most reasonable choice for me would have to be with the agnostics.<BR/><BR/>But it's not. Not really.<BR/><BR/>Because:<BR/><BR/>I AM AFRAID OF DEATH!!! (what? am I the only one out of all of you agnostics and aetheists)?<BR/><BR/>And *Not* just dying. Actual death. Non-existence. Nothing. Nada. The big black hole of no afterlife.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it must be said: I fear a God-mania Heaven of having to Sing His Heavenly Praises For All Eternity *even More*. Because an eternity of *That* is Certainly nothing to look forward to.<BR/><BR/>Although it does save us all from the worms. Yet, there is the Devil to also contend with. <BR/><BR/>At least the Devil has some dignity. <BR/><BR/>God has always seemed appallingly need to me. I went to catholic school and all I remember from religion classes was just how needy and whiny the Lord truly was/is.<BR/><BR/>And horribly demanding. Even one iota of doubt can send you reeling from a lightning bolt. Or maybe that's Zeus. Whatever.<BR/><BR/>Anway, at the risk of offending, I have to ask:<BR/><BR/>Why is Julia Sweeney - and others who have similar views - so sure of no after life and, apparently, not afraid death?<BR/><BR/>I mean, how can you guys just not have much of a problem with decomposing and just - not being?<BR/><BR/>It's amazing to me: you're all okay with it. Down with it! Happy about it, even (because, I guess, all the stress of believing is out of the way). I can see that. But then, all the hope is all tucked tidely away.<BR/><BR/>Unless a person takes comfort in knowing that their body is going back to the earth; it's a continuous cycle, blah blah blah.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's nice enough. I ain't exactly thrilled with the idea.<BR/><BR/>Apparently many a person - including all the agnostics - feel very breezy and okay with the fact (to them) that This life is all they will get.<BR/><BR/>And then a date with the grim reaper. <BR/><BR/>I mean, even the name: "grim reaper" doesn't seem to bother anyone who's a non-believer.<BR/><BR/>Just swing that scythe! Or whatever it is that gets swung by the reaper.<BR/><BR/>They don't worry about it (ha ha! guess I'll find out when/if I get there)!<BR/><BR/>And if I don't, then I won't ever know. <BR/><BR/>Cold comfort, my friends, very cold comfort indeed. (Fitting, I guess, but still...)<BR/><BR/>Maybe you all don't obsess because you are just living your lives. <BR/><BR/>I suspect it's because you all have real lives. Lives of meaning.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe for me, people like myself, people who have not much of a life to speak of:<BR/><BR/>maybe we need an afterlife more than anybody. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, though, I think it's a bit of a cop-out, to some degree, to write off a spiritual experience such as you, Julia, had at 38 as just being: "neurons firing in the brain". <BR/><BR/>Julia - how can you be so sure your experience was only that? Do you really like this kind of cold view of it all, this reduction, this neat classification under the heading:<BR/><BR/>Neurons Firing?<BR/><BR/>Is science so comforting as all that?<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry - I've got some nerve to question you. And I have Never had such an experience, myself, so I could even be jealous of you (although I love to hear of experiences such as you had, at 38).<BR/><BR/>To my way of looking at it: neurons were firing, yes. And this means, perhaps, that we all are Spiritual And Physical creatures - hence we Need to have some sort of physical interactive screen, some sort of go-between:<BR/><BR/>between us and the spirtual world.<BR/><BR/>Which would account for why we all have neurons that go firing away when such an experience occurs. It's to facillitate the experience. Or even - to just enable it to happen in the first place.<BR/><BR/>(That this sort of thing can be reproduced in a lab Is a bit more problematical to "expalin", I must admit).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's just my guess. I admit: religion with its beliefs and science with its own beliefs - either one offer much more certainty than mere guesses.<BR/><BR/>Neither comfort me. But just guessing also leaves me with nothing. I really want to know. And now. Not when I'm dead.<BR/><BR/>Because maybe I really Will just die. And then - I'll never find out! I'll already be too dead to know. That really bites.<BR/><BR/>Althought - I have to wonder: if our human minds have this ability, these neurons, then surely there is a reason -<BR/><BR/>even a *need* for them?<BR/><BR/>Science says it's just a random firing off of neurons - perhaps to comfort the dying spirit/brain as it gradually flickers into the "off" position we call: dead.<BR/><BR/>It seems odd that the need or reason for this sort of brain would just be to give us all some helpful, yet illusory comfortas before death is finally closing in.<BR/><BR/>It's so depressing. <BR/><BR/>I mean - decaying birds and all - very nice lesson, yes. Even sort of Buddhist (they upset me too, natch. Too much detachment).<BR/><BR/>That's Just not enough for me. Although the bird thing Does sort of make me feel better about Not being a vegetarian, and eating chickens and the like. The guilt is gone. Sort of.<BR/><BR/>The glass is always half full, I guess, in some way.<BR/><BR/>So - I feel somewhat dismayed with Julia Sweeney (or, really, the views that she represents) - doesn't she know that she doesn't really know any more than she did know when she thought she Really Did know - when she was religious?<BR/><BR/>Still - I love her humor.<BR/><BR/>I would like to be laughing as I exit - and Not just from a brain gone amuck (that's already a reality in my life anyway).<BR/><BR/>Laughter gives me hope, at any rate, for a more fun life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161978014824566702006-10-27T14:40:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:40:00.000-05:00Jim Jimster Jinkins,Without trying to be provocati...Jim Jimster Jinkins,<BR/><BR/>Without trying to be provocative, I would like to note that there is a body of work that runs contrary to your claim that "[One would have] no ultimate purpose without the existence of an external entity, there is no way to determine ethics or morals."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory" REL="nofollow">Game Theory</A><BR/><BR/>Have a nice day.ARBaboonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983734430392904787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161976611858314192006-10-27T14:16:00.000-05:002006-10-27T14:16:00.000-05:00I also listened to your interview yesterday. Thank...I also listened to your interview yesterday. Thank you giving me a little perspective on someone who chose to be skeptical later in life. I have been skeptical all of my life so this is of much fascination to me. I also feel compelled to correct you on a couple of points. First I would like you to be very careful about your association of science with 'truth' or 'fact'. Science is not about truth or fact as much as it is about accuracy and precision. More specifically is about discovery and vetting of methods to predict observations given a set of observations. There is no claim of truth, although many, like myself, happen to believe that long standing scientific theories equate to truth. The distinction may seem mundane but it is the basis by which people who feel compelled to believe in supernatural can reconcile those beliefs with holding adjacent understandings rooted in science. If that reconciliation can not occur these people apparently choose to reject anything which is labeled science by popular culture.ARBaboonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983734430392904787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161974243610362992006-10-27T13:37:00.000-05:002006-10-27T13:37:00.000-05:00Oh Julia, Julia! I just finished listening to your...Oh Julia, Julia! I just finished listening to your interview with Terry. My heart was in my throat as you spoke about your daughter's questions, your tennis club-cum-community, and the empty space where your parish life used to be. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for seeking your truth so actively and clearly...but the tennis club doesn't need to be your only community. As a number of commenters have mentioned, there are a fair number of Unitarian Universalist congregations in LA, all of which have atheists and scientists, all of which have theists and agnostics, all of whom strive to be together in beloved community. <BR/><BR/>UU's don't push their beliefs on each other -- the point is to accompany one another on their dynamic, shifting, deepening journeys without needing to all agree on the same answers. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your wonderful interview, your work, your depth!Rev. Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448196746637998858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161974018856297222006-10-27T13:33:00.000-05:002006-10-27T13:33:00.000-05:00I heard most of the interview on Fresh Air yesterd...I heard most of the interview on Fresh Air yesterday and enjoyed it immensely. I can't wait to get the CD. I was surprised to find a pointer to your blog in an entry on my del.icio.us network page. At first I wasn't sure it was you but once I read this post, it became obvious. Thanks for helping keep the world sane with your funny observations. Good luck with your CD and break a leg with your show.<BR/><BR/>regards,<BR/>KellieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161967252428256512006-10-27T11:40:00.000-05:002006-10-27T11:40:00.000-05:00Saw the show, and it was great.Saw the show, and it was <A HREF="http://vastleft.blogspot.com/2006/10/last-night-julia-sweeney-came-to-town.html" REL="nofollow">great</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161965815092513722006-10-27T11:16:00.000-05:002006-10-27T11:16:00.000-05:00Hi-I don't know if you actually read these posts- ...Hi-<BR/>I don't know if you actually read these posts- but after hearing your interview on Fresh Air, I just wanted to let you know that if you really are intersted in going to church & being a part of a community with out all the God stuff- you should check out the Unitarian church. It's the only place I know that has "Devout Atheist" meetings after services.<BR/>http://www.uua.org/aboutuua/principles.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161952665428980532006-10-27T07:37:00.000-05:002006-10-27T07:37:00.000-05:00Hey JuliaHeard your interview on Fresh Air and I t...Hey Julia<BR/><BR/>Heard your interview on Fresh Air and I thought I'd come by to drop off a few thoughts of my own without being too much of an narcisstic ass. <BR/><BR/>I can only hope that you would be kind enough to afford me some of your attention through my tiresome observations as studiously as I was listening to your interview.<BR/><BR/>Before we continue, I'd like to first offer that I am an, "I think Christian". That is, in response to being asked what religion I am, I respond, "Christian, I think".<BR/><BR/>You seem be a fan of rationale, as am I. So being students of the critical eye, I do not believe the most apt line of reasoning to turn to science to answer matters of God, due to the fact that science has very limited capabilities when dealing with forces we cannot percieve with our eyes, ears, and so forth. How can we ask science, to answer questions about the supposedly most amazing complex being in the universe (should it exist) if it can't even explain why some particles behave in the way they do. Having taken classes in quantum mechanics, you must realize that first, what we know about, we know very little about, and second, we have much more to discover, and there are some things we will not discover. That's the limitations of science, it can only deal in the things of the tangible nature, quarks and photons. <BR/><BR/>For the stuff of ideals as well as conscious we can turn to the logical and completely rational workings of philosophy. To quote you from an SF Gate interview, "After I stopped believing in God, I realized it was completely up to me to create my own meaning and my purpose was my own." Well you see, the problem with that is that, *if purpose of existence is not ordained by and outside entity,(for example God, or super Alien beings) it is then impossible to give one to ourselves*. To grossly over-simplify things, it would be the equivalent of building a computer without any programming(excuse my hyperboles). It is a just a thing that came into existence not meant to do anything but be. If it *somehow* happened to program itself to reproduce and inhabit all inhabitable planets, it would not be a purpose, but an arbitrary decision. For something to be a purpose for existence, it must have an ultimate end, some kind of determined point of ultimate completion. Humans cannot do that. *We can do, and we can we make reasons for doing, but we cannot make any absolute reasons for existence.*<BR/><BR/>You mentioned that since your shift to atheism, you have become, "more moral". You see, there is seems to be some conflict in ideas there. As well as having no ultimate purpose without the existence of an external entity, there is no way to determine ethics or morals. Without an external influence to determine what is good or bad, we have to rely on conscious and unconscious impulses. Those being different in different people, you have people who have inclinations towards serial killing, as well as raping, and you have people who join the Peace Corp. In a word without an externally acquired guidelines, those people are all on equal "moral" footing in accordance to the universe. Without an external entity, the notion of right and wrong as you and I know it has no footing by which to dictate from. Those who do wrong are infact not wrong, and not right either. They just are, and they could do as they please if not for the laws we have in place. Although these laws would be entirely based upon some human urge tuned by evolution to create harmony enough to procreate. <BR/><BR/>I can go on and on but I'll save you the pain, presuming you're actually reading this.<BR/><BR/>The Bottom line is that I won't accept fact that the good I'll do is essentially meaningless. I won't accept the fact that love is just a rush of chemicals, a souless mixture of endorphins and animal lust. I won't accept that the romance I have for others will eventually be blown into space as stardust, never to be the one again. I won't accept that human being are just here to propagate the species, and if the sun exploded tomorrow, I would want it to matter that all that life perished. I want you to matter, I want your daughter to matter. That's why I believe in god. Rather then erring on this side of arbitrated meaninglessness, I would rather Err on the side of hope and belief in a higher calling.<BR/><BR/>Reconsider discounting the existence of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16654170.post-1161930413651861652006-10-27T01:26:00.000-05:002006-10-27T01:26:00.000-05:00Everyone's talking about the DVD. I'd like to preo...Everyone's talking about the DVD. I'd like to preorder it, but I can't find any such option on your website? I mean, I'm trying to give you money -- for something you want to sell -- how hard can this be?<BR/><BR/>I'll be sure to pick up your CD as soon as it comes out. Keep fighting the good fight!<BR/><BR/>-KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com