The world according to CatpewkThe world according to Catpewk 2003-12-15 - 7:35 a.m.
I watched the Santa Clause last night.
I'd seen it before, but its a cute christmas movie.
I want to believe again. I want to have a heart and mind so full of possibilities that I think it might burst.
"Sometimes I wish I didn't know now, things I didn't know then..."
I have spent the last 15 years eliminating possibilities. Identifying things that are not true, so I can find things that are. And I'm not left with very much. Here's what I've got so far.
Most people don't do things they believe to be wrong.
A person is intelligent. People are stupid.
If God exists, he does not give a rat's ass what we do here. Do you care what games your children play with one another? They're just games....
There may be a way to establish a permanent spiritual connection for everyone one. But I don't know what it is. I am fairly sure however, I know what it is not.
God does not care whether or not I give 10% of my Salary to tele-evangelists. Only tele-evangelists do.
Tithe-ing is a sales tax on people who buy the services of someone whose job it is to tell them what they believe, so they don't have to dick with it.
Lotteries are a tax on people who can't do math.
Access to information has gotten better over the last ten years.
People have gotten stupider and more apathetic over the last ten years.
It is enough to die an honorable man or woman.
But it may not be enough to feed your family.
Never play cards with anyone whose first name is a city.
If you are reading this, then however bad you think your life is, I guarantee you it is nothing compared to how bad most of the world has it.
One of the reasons our sons and daughters die and get injured more frequently in foreign wars is because we pitched a fit about how badly they were getting treated when the military was teaching them in how to survive, and so the training programs got toned down.
Another reason our sons and daughters die and get injured is because we don't pitch a fit in a meaningful way when our governments do things they shouldn't.
What you believe is morally right, does not make it right. In England the age of consent is 16. In the US it is 18. Who is right? Cheeseburgers are consumed at an alarming rate in the West. Eating Beef is immoral in India. Who is right? Little boys have their genitals mutilated routinely at birth in the US. Little girls have theirs mutilated at birth in some arab countries. Who is right?
Anyone who gets mad when you question their faith, doesn't really have any.
Anger and Hate are both forms of Fear.
Love is all you need. If you have love, problems don't seem so important.
You cannot buy love. But you can rent it at quite reasonable rates in Nevada and Amsterdam.
Guns don't kill people. People with guns kill people.
No one has the right to tell you how to live, or what to believe.
By the same token, no one has to hang around you if you choose to be an asshole.
If you respond to something someone has said with a 'fact' that someone else has said, that you haven't checked yourself, you are being lazy.
We are expected to accept to many things on the word of people who would benefit personally from lying to us.
You have a brain. Use it. "I don't know" should only be used to answer questions such as "What is in this hot dog?".
If your moral viewpoint contradicts a local statute, then take comfort in the 11th Commandment.
Thou Shalt remember the 11th commandment and keep it holy.
The 11th commandment is don't get caught.
If you research the other 10 commandments, you will be suprised to find they are not what you have been brought up to believe they are.
Sometimes, it is okay to be imprisoned for your beliefs. Unless your belief was that the security guard was asleep.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Take a nap when you need one.
Put things back where you got them from.
If you're pissed off at someone or something, don't take it out on someone else.
Don't write endless lists on diaryland for no apparent reason.
Oops...
Enjoy your Monday. Feel free to add comments with more things you know.
Name: Catpewk
Age: 43
Status: Separated
Kids: Yes
Cats: Yes
Fish: Yes
Dogs: No
Lemurs: No
Profession: Geek
Passion: Writer
Religion: In Progress
