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Philosophy / Society

The Ten Commandments for Atheists; A Deconstruction

The following Ten Commandments for Atheists has been popping up on the Internet for the past couple of days, and since I’m stuck waiting on a rendering video, I figured I’d give them a quick deconstruction.

Before I begin, my stance on the whole New Atheist movement: it can be summed up as “So you figured out there’s no god? Good for you. Have a cookie.” I typically refer to the hardline adherents as ‘Atheistkult’, as I find them to be naive and arrogant, no better than the ignorant hordes thumping “Muh Bible!” This isn’t a sweeping condemnation of all Atheists (or Southern Baptists, for that matter), just the noisiest and most poorly read of the group.

Trivial Pursuits 2

Society

Trivial Pursuits

I hope all you folks out there had a good holiday season, however you celebrated – burning Yule Logs, decorating trees, yelling at uncles – I trust it went well with you.  Me, I spent it in my own traditional manner: sitting alone, in the dark, drinking red wine and absinthe, until midnight rolled around at which point I went out on my balcony to projectile-vomit my Christmas Cheer down onto the streets of this miserable city. After that, I lay on the floor for a while, reminiscing of Christmases Past, while trying to focus both eyes on what may...

Happy Consumerism Day 2

Philosophy

Happy Consumerism Day

Well thank God, the damned thing’s finally over.  Eleven months of peace before another one of these awful holiday seasons rolls around , complete with its tacky displays, embarrassing traditions, and the constant insistence that you stretch your face into an ugly, manic grin. I cannot begin to tell you how much I hate Christmas. But it did get me thinking a lot about Consumerism – and what better day to talk about it than Boxing Day?*