Watching Neil DeGrasse Tyson give his lecture on human intelligence and the mere 1%-2% human-chimpanzee genetic disparity, I had a bit of an epiphany. The objective meaninglessness of life, at least right now, for some reason, bothers me no more. I have reälized that there is nothing wrong with our illogical urges with regards to existence in general, which is, in a nutshell, my own weird way of paraphrasing and accepting existentialism. The meaning of life is not necessarily nothing, but rather what we make of it. I nominally intellectually understood this before, but the reälization reälly hits me fully now. Similarly to how there is, despite what sociëty says, nothing wrong with e.g. homosexuality or sex in general or other taboo subjects, there is likewise legitimately nothing wrong with enjoying existence, or wanting to survive or be fruitful and multiply or do whatever it is that humans and all other animals do that has gotten us to where we are, despite the inherent illogicality of such compulsions and behaviors.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Why God definitely does NOT exist...
...at least not the God of the Bible.
OK, I'm going to bring up two things.
1.) Can God make a burrito so hot that even he cannot eat it? If he can't make it, he's not omnipotent. If he can make it, he's not omnipotent because he's incapable of eating it. And no, the fact that this is a blatant contradiction of elementary logic does not prove that God exists, it proves you don't know anything about elementary logic.
2.) According to Christians, we have free will to make all of our choices. Also according to Christians, God knows everything that ever was, is, or will be, because he is omniscient.
Now, let's say Lil' Jimmy is going to a big dance recital, and needs to wear proper attire. He needs to pick a tie to wear--either the green tie or the red tie, because he's a stupid little shit and only owns two ties. God knows EVERYTHING, so he knows that Jimmy is going to pick the red tie, and has known that since before the universe was created because he knows fucking everything. The recital is coming up, so Jimmy needs to make his choice. He's sitting there, comparing the two ties in every detail... and, predictably, chooses the red tie.
Now let's take a look at this scenario. Did Jimmy actually make the choice? From his perspective, and from the perspective of anyone without magical psychic God-powers, he certainly did--he had two options and chose one.
But let's think here. God knew that Jimmy was going to pick the red tie before Jimmy picked it. He knew this with 100% certainty because he's God and he knows this shit, right? So here's the question: could Jimmy have picked the green tie?
Of course, unless you're an idiot, the answer is NO, because if Jimmy picked the green tie, then God would be wrong, and if God was wrong, he wouldn't be omniscient, and if he isn't omniscient, he's not God.
And so you see, free will and God cannot coexist. So please pick your poison. Either there is a divine plan and you aren't responsible for anything you do, and thus I could guiltlessly rape and murder hundreds of babies, or there is a non-omniscient, non-Christian God, or, finally, there is no God.
These are the only three possibilities. Either EVERYTHING is predestined due to God's foreknowledge, or God's an impotent little bitch and/or nonexistent.
OK, I'm going to bring up two things.
1.) Can God make a burrito so hot that even he cannot eat it? If he can't make it, he's not omnipotent. If he can make it, he's not omnipotent because he's incapable of eating it. And no, the fact that this is a blatant contradiction of elementary logic does not prove that God exists, it proves you don't know anything about elementary logic.
2.) According to Christians, we have free will to make all of our choices. Also according to Christians, God knows everything that ever was, is, or will be, because he is omniscient.
Now, let's say Lil' Jimmy is going to a big dance recital, and needs to wear proper attire. He needs to pick a tie to wear--either the green tie or the red tie, because he's a stupid little shit and only owns two ties. God knows EVERYTHING, so he knows that Jimmy is going to pick the red tie, and has known that since before the universe was created because he knows fucking everything. The recital is coming up, so Jimmy needs to make his choice. He's sitting there, comparing the two ties in every detail... and, predictably, chooses the red tie.
Now let's take a look at this scenario. Did Jimmy actually make the choice? From his perspective, and from the perspective of anyone without magical psychic God-powers, he certainly did--he had two options and chose one.
But let's think here. God knew that Jimmy was going to pick the red tie before Jimmy picked it. He knew this with 100% certainty because he's God and he knows this shit, right? So here's the question: could Jimmy have picked the green tie?
Of course, unless you're an idiot, the answer is NO, because if Jimmy picked the green tie, then God would be wrong, and if God was wrong, he wouldn't be omniscient, and if he isn't omniscient, he's not God.
And so you see, free will and God cannot coexist. So please pick your poison. Either there is a divine plan and you aren't responsible for anything you do, and thus I could guiltlessly rape and murder hundreds of babies, or there is a non-omniscient, non-Christian God, or, finally, there is no God.
These are the only three possibilities. Either EVERYTHING is predestined due to God's foreknowledge, or God's an impotent little bitch and/or nonexistent.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Will the world end in 2012?
No.
Be sure to tell me if you disagree so I can come kick some sense into your dumb ass.
Be sure to tell me if you disagree so I can come kick some sense into your dumb ass.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Shower
Something odd I have noticed is how when I go a long time without showering, though my head hair gets pretty greasy, my beard stays perfectly dry, even though my face gets oily.
It doesn't get stinky, either, unlike some other parts of my body (like my PENIS AND BALLS LOLOL). It's food-proof, too; even messy/stickt things like syrup and gum don't stick in it.
I guess that, contrary to common perception, guys, if you want to stay clean, hell, grow a beard.
(This message brought to you by a guy who could currently pass for a hobo due to his beard and stench.)
It doesn't get stinky, either, unlike some other parts of my body (like my PENIS AND BALLS LOLOL). It's food-proof, too; even messy/stickt things like syrup and gum don't stick in it.
I guess that, contrary to common perception, guys, if you want to stay clean, hell, grow a beard.
(This message brought to you by a guy who could currently pass for a hobo due to his beard and stench.)
Monday, January 12, 2009
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