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01:45 pm
atheism
[aztec_mummy]
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Two Articles of Moderate Lulworthiness. Or, doing the Devil's work again.
Only one of them is intended to be comedy.
Weakling President Asks Imaginary Man In Sky To Bless Nation
WASHINGTON—In a display of weakness unbecoming a head of state, President Barack Obama concluded remarks to his nation Tuesday by asking a pretend man who lives in the clouds to watch over and guide the United States.
"Thank you, and may God bless America," said the clearly insecure president, who, by seeking the aid of an imaginary being who is neither his ancestor nor someone with whom he shares a tangible harmonious relationship, freely admitted that he has little faith in himself and his inept team of jester advisers.
Even more incomprehensible, sources said, is that hundreds of millions of Americans openly worship the all-knowing invisible man—who apparently observes the world's events from atop his perch in outer space—without fear of mockery, shame, or violent government reprisal.
According to sources, citizens of the U.S. depend on the fanciful grandfather of magic to take care of everything for them, from aiding their tiny overseas army, to curing their illnesses, to helping their sports teams achieve victory, to providing little Jimmy McDonalds with his silly toys.
Mindless spirituality reportedly inhibits progress and remains a bulwark against government rule
Mexican cardinal says existence of devil must be taken seriously
Mexico City, Mexico, Jul 16, 2009 / 02:26 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said yesterday that the existence of the devil must be taken as fact, without exaggerating or minimizing his actions out of skepticism or credulity taken to the extreme.
During a conference for exorcists in Mexico, the cardinal said skepticism leads many to deny the existence of the devil and dismiss his actions as psychological, socio-cultural or paranormal phenomena. Others, out of extreme gullibility, see the devil everywhere and grant him supernatural powers as if he were God, the cardinal stated.
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Throughout human history, he recalled, “there has been a hard battle against the powers of darkness, which began at the origins of the world and will endure until the last day, according to what the Lord has said.”
SRS BZNZ.
To be fair, the Archbishop is keeping it real, as far as Catholic Doctrine is concerned.
I'm reminded of the idea that we're actually living in Biblical times, but we live in a daemonic illusion to make it seem like many years had passed...Phillip K. Dick t who had that idea?
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12:20 pm
matociquala
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i've seen the lights go down on broadway.
Like so many, I have my Worldcon schedule. And now, so do you.
Interview. Elizabeth Bear and David Anthony Durham: First Novels
When: Thu 16:30
Location: P-513B
Session ID: 773
Duration: 0:30 hrs:min
All Participants: David Anthony Durham, Elizabeth Bear
Description: Elizabeth Bear and David Anthony Durham interview each other about how they work and how they got their first book(s) published.
This should be fun. David is up for the Campbell this year. I can't wait to see who winds up in the tiara.
First Contact: What will the Neighbors Think?
When: Thu 19:00
Location: P-516E
Session ID: 835
Duration: 1:00 hrs:min
All Participants: Brad Templeton, Chandra Rooney, Elizabeth Bear, James Strauss, James Stanley Daugherty
Moderator: Brad Templeton
Description: We’ll examine perceptions and preconceptions. What would aliens think about our planet, our society, and our lives? Imagine
you’ve come to Earth, or Canada, for the first time; what do you see? What do you experience?
Notes: Also can discuss prejudice, "not in my backyard", and other scenarios...
I get to dust off my anthropologist cap....
Elizabeth Bear Signing
When: Fri 14:00
Location: P-Autographs
Session ID: 1245
All Participants: Elizabeth Bear
Duration: 1:00 hrs:min
The Campbell Awards (Not a Hugo, Honest!)
When: Fri 17:00
Location: P-511A
Session ID: 560
Duration: 1:30 hrs:min
All Participants: Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal, Wen Spencer
Moderator: Jay Lake
Description: Jay Lake and other previous winners explain why you should read and vote.
Not a Hugo, but you get the pin!
Writing Workshop H
When: Sat 13:00
Location: D-Royer
Session ID: 687
Duration: 2:00 hrs:min
All Participants: Elizabeth Bear, Josepha Sherman
Description: Critique session for previously submitted manuscripts
Playlists, Side One
When: Sat 17:00
Location: P-511A
Session ID: 105
All Participants: Ann VanderMeer, Edd Vick, Elizabeth Bear, Stephen H. Segal
Moderator: Meeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Duration: 1:30 hrs:min
Description: Panelists introduce samples of their 10 favourite science-fiction/fantasy songs from outside the filk world, from Charlie Poole to the Flaming Lips.
Yes, I am taking suggestions.
Author Reading
When: Sun 10:00
Location: P-522A
Session ID: 215
All Participants: Elizabeth Bear, Odellia Firebird, Debra Doyle
Duration: 1:00 hrs:min
Yes. I am also taking requests.
Okay, so I have some copies of the ARC for By the Mountain Bound here, which I need to give away. First one goes to the person who suggests the best SFF-related song (mainstream music, not filk, please). By "best," I mean the one that makes me go "OH AWESOME I FORGOT THAT EXISTED." Nominations close at midnight tomorrow; all decisions of the judges (me) are final. Honorable Mention prizes may be awarded at my discretion.
Go!
I have a list of my own I want to talk about, but it never hurts to go looking for reminders.
Miles to Isengard: 336.4
Current Mood:  lazy
Tags: bear appearances, conventioneering
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07:40 am
ljsecret
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Submission post #103
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10:18 am
sunnywiz
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Soccer take 2
This time:
Quinn and Molly came with.. and we were short of players, so Quinn and his buddy Nathan (younger brother of the aforementioned Tyler) got to play.. they did very well.
Quinn's comment to me: "You run like a mexican!" He was referring to some kids who played with the T-breds last year.. they were very good, and VERY fast. Ie, a compliment! I personally thought i was slower than last week, maybe i was just more nervous - "would i live up to my expectations"
I had a couple of bleh moments. One was, somebody asked me to kick it downline.. i totally had a brain freeze. The other was, i was goalie a few times, and i'm not [yet] very good at it. One thing to change: when I come out of the box, i need to have my hands already extended.
I wore my heart rate monitor.. and owzy.. HR of 172 just while jogging around during warm-up. I started to back off intensity.. and then said screw it, took of the monitor, and went by feel. Sometimes, numbers get in the way. Watching my body, how its responding.. and everything seems to be okay.
What hurts: Hips have been jarred around a bunch.. ankles, knees a bit too.. shoulders. That's about it.
Very hard to get to sleep after.. mind buzzing, body buzzing. Might be the nap I had at 5pm also.
Current Mood:  excited
Tags: soccer
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09:16 pm
antitheism
[rpeate]
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Purpose
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10:39 pm
matociquala
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/84352233/863621) [Link] | Writing truism (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) cristalia's fault that I'm thinking of this now): grownups fighting for grownup reasons in a restrained grownup fashion is ten times sadder and scarier than characters being unreasonable emo drama kids at each other, because real reasons to disagree don't magically go away.
Current Mood:  melancholy
Current Music: Weekend Edition Sunday
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09:03 pm
matociquala
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And just two weeks to "Cuckoo!"
Current Mood:  pleased
Tags: shadow unit, wtf
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05:06 pm
antitheism
[rpeate]
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Thank You, Freedom from Religion Foundation
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05:59 pm
antitheism
[spoon_o_doom]
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Avi Maria
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11:24 am
antitheism
[vonheston]
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Why antitheism?
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Current Mood:  curious
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04:02 am
antitheism
[j_brisby]
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More Fun With VD
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06:32 pm
antitheism
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Context 101
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09:10 pm
matociquala
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you'd better wipe that dust from the tip of your tongue
I'm not sure what amazes me more, the fact that apparently the dog found a tomato my roomie must have dropped out of the grocery bag and was playing catch with it (Alcatraz style) or the fact that in the process, he managed to do it no harm except for inflicting a single toothmark.
He has a very soft mouth. Between this and the ball-fetching, I might confuse him with a retriever.
Current Mood:  amused
Current Music: Weekend Edition Saturday
Tags: giant ridiculous dog
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08:55 pm
antitheism
[mrnaglfar]
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Pimping
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10:14 am
matociquala
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rock and roll is dead i probably shoulda stayed in school
Little blossoms and little green tomatoes are growing on the Cherokee Purple, the Black Klim, the Green Zebra, and the Amish Paste tomato plants, and the Reisentraube has bunches of promising flowers. The peas are over and the broccoli went to flower while I was away (alack!) but the carrots and squash are just coming into their own, and the cucumbers are tiny and cute. Also, I just brewed my first cup of tea with the black peppermint and lemon balm, and the parsley and dill went into last night's bouillabaisse.
I have about four corn plants--that's all that made it. Better luck next year, but I will hand-pollinate them and see if I get anything.
Mmm. Bouillabaisse.
I need to put in more peas, and the second crop of carrots (I have multicolor carrots!), and the mesclun. Wheee!
Also, the pear trees are just covered. I hope the birds leave me a few.
Current Mood:  exhausted
Current Music: car talk
Tags: dreams and bones, grow your own, horticulture (no really: horticulture), suburban peasantry
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11:47 pm
matociquala
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Massive cephalopod beachings in California.
Masses of oceanic protoplasm in the Arctic. (Shoggoth killed by global warming?)
...R'lyeh is supposed to be in the Atlantic, right?
...right?
Current Mood:  worried
Tags: can't sleep clowns will eat me, inexplicable weirdness, the stars are right
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10:22 pm
atheism
[futurism]
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just wondering
What are the most convincing and reasonable arguments you've come across positing the likelihood of god/definite existence of god? Have all of them been logically refuted (by Dawkins, other prominent scientists/theologians, your own reasoning, etc)? I just want to make myself familiar with the other side of the pond, if you will. I am pretty damn set in my belief that god is indeed a construct of humanity and nothing more. Every argument to the contrary I have seen thus far seems fallacious and falls apart under examination, but if there are any decent arguments from the opposition, I want to hear them and their responses.
Current Mood:  curious
Current Music: greg dulli
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10:47 am
arthwollipot
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Google Reader Is My Friend
I often share stories on Google Reader. Is there anyone else who shares on the G'Reader? I'd like to follow you.
Current Location: Epimenides
Current Mood:  calm
Tags: google, internet
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07:22 pm
antitheism
[mle292]
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Link to "Why Evolution is True."
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07:53 pm
ljsecret
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Secrets #934
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07:05 pm
antitheism
[pensivegargoyle]
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Pope experiences a miracle fail
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02:51 pm
antitheism
[nikhedonia]
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Science and Religion
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02:39 pm
antitheism
[nikhedonia]
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Miss Manners Says...
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11:28 am
antitheism
[heatherpantss]
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06:59 pm
ycantibu
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/21975491/631878) [Link] | 1. piers moron sucks donkey balls. take him back now, england.
2. jordan, too.
3. http://www.oneandother.co.uk is so fucking cool. there is a chick from yorkshire up there right now, reading 'the hungry caterpillar'. seriously.
4. misc. but too tired to go there.
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