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My Love of Learning
I recently ranted about people who don’t do their own research and expect others to do the work for them. While I still stand by my initial conclusions, I have realized the main cause for this problem. People don’t like to learn anymore. Now keep in mind, “learning” and “school” are not the same thing. Learning is the gaining of new knowledge. School is the location at which some people learn. I’ve always hated school. I love learning. This is my point. People have associated learning with school. Perhaps this is deserved, but they associate learning with the negative side of school. The hard word. The practice. The bullies. The…
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The Criminality of Homeschooling
I was the victim of homeschooling from 6th grade on. Which means I just got a taste of what it’s like to have friends and then was ripped away. Some people know this, but I haven’t really gotten into it on this site. I think I made one comment about it being illegal in my Christopia, but I didn’t delve into my opinion on the topic. So let’s do that now, shall we?
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Morality
“Without God, what’s to stop you from killing people?” It’s an interesting concept that almost every theist asks an atheist. The logic is that god gave the Ten Commandments to give us morality. Without that morality, we would have anarchy. Now any rational person knows this is utter nonsense. What happened before the Ten Commandments? Why are certain crimes absent from the Decalogue? Most importantly, honestly, what would the world be like without the Ten Commandments?
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The Fuck is “Scienceism”?
I have a new complaint. Shocking, I know. Have you noticed how people add “ism” to things they don’t understand? I often see creationists use the not-at-all-made-up words “scienceism” and “evolutionism”. The idea is that they’re trying to bring science and evolution down to their level. Here’s the problem. Just because YOU don’t understand something, doesn’t mean no one else does.
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Work Ethic
I mock my parents a lot. It’s kind of hobby of mine. Some people collect stamps. I criticize my parents. While there are many legitimate reasons I should sue my parents, I do have to give credit where credit is due. My dad taught me a wonderful trick. It’s called “work ethic”.
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Do Your Own Fucking Research
Look. I get it. I’m a genius, and it’s easier to ask me than find out on your own. Here’s the thing. The reason people think I’m a genius is BECAUSE I find shit out on my own. I don’t know everything, but I know HOW TO FIND everything.
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A Shorter, Short Story About Me
I briefly mentioned it in the first part of this story. Music has always been important to me. I remember as a young child, I would listen to whatever my parents enjoyed, which was mostly country music and some 80s pop. Music has a therapeutic effect on me. I tend to listen to music that resonates with me, usually, because the subject matter matches my mood.
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Stand Your Ground… and stop this nonsense
So at first I didn’t want to mention this George Zimmerman case because it seemed too obvious. Instead let’s talk about the Stand Your Ground law in general, and Marissa Alexander in particular. In case you missed it, Ms. Alexander, like Zimmerman, lives in Florida. Also like Zimmerman, she felt threatened and took action. And… that’s where the similarities end.
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Elitists and Mediocrity
It amazes and saddens me that our country has such contempt for the elite. We embrace and even brag about our mediocrity and ineptitude. I remember during the most recent presidential election, Republican Candidate and Crazy Person, Rick Santorum derided President Obama for wanting everyone to go to college, calling him an “elitist”. As if that is a negative term. That’s like calling someone you don’t like a “nice person” and expecting them to get hurt.
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Gun Control
Ah the fun times of the gun debate. One side says that owning a gun is their god given right. The other says that limiting guns will limit gun related crimes. Each year 6000 gun related homicides go unsolved. This doesn’t include other crimes where a gun is used but no one dies, such as assaults or robberies. The percentage of solved homicides has dropped from 90% solved to 65% solved since the 1960s. But I think that during this debate over guns, we’re missing an essential truth. Sure if guns are limited, violent criminals will just find a different way to kill people. And sure criminals will just find…
