The Workermonkey

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

no catchy title 

# posted by ron @ 6/07/2005 12:23:00 AM

its funny how the blogger goes through 1/2 a week of inactivity then like 10 posts in 2 days. I dont know. I can sure as hell say that i'm busy as fuck.i'm only compelled to post anything because i'm sick of working on my fucking simulations that i'm doubting ever more on a daily basis.

i picked up like 10 books at a book sale down at the mansfield lib. i seriously wonder if i'll have any time to read them. in front of them are about 8 or so half read books. i got a couple short stories books, updike, kipling, stienbeck. my prized find was tom wolfe "a man in full" hardcover for 1$. i also picked up the book that has my favorite quote of all time, from the andromeda strain, read this gem:

"He often argued that human intelligence was more trouble than it was worth. It was more destructive than creative, more confusing than revealing, more discouraging than satisfying, more spiteful than charitable."

I'm not as cynical as i used to be ( if any of you remember i had this quote printed out as a 10 page banner in my room at my parrents house) but i still love it.

you guys should see my fucking desk. i've got 11 yellow stickies all over, 2 on one monitor, one on the other monitor, 3 on the desk, 1 on the keyboard, 2 on the wall, one on a book and one on the printer. not to mention all the jibberish on the white board. oh yea, and one rubiks cube, right now its not "solved". i should check for a competition and train for it. that would def be something cool, i know i could place well because when i was at my best, my times were only 15 seconds off the world record. of course i'd have to learn a few new moves to even shave 2 secs off my best.

so the religion thing seems to be rearing its head. ya know, i got to say i've lost my steam for even arguing. i could care less if someone believes in religion, i dont look down on them or anything. i wonder why the fuck they believe but i dont let it bug me much anymore. they need to pray just like i need beer (daily). no different. fuck it. besides, how the fuck are you going to convince your gal and her mom (or yours) that you are not going to have the wedding in a church. i dont believe one fucking lick in god and never will but i'll probably be married in a fucking church. this assumes i get married at all, someone will marry me, if only because i'll have some loot, but nonetheless probably in a fucking church.

dont take me wrong here fellas, i'm not going soft on religion, but i no longer have a passion for convincing people their view about god is wrong. anyone else feel me?

rpl - out

7 comments

Meh. I always figured on the "live and let live" policy also. No sense in persecution. If someone wants to spit theology though, I definitely got ammo for the fight.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:27:00 AM  

I know i know. This religous debate seems worthless to me at times too. But for some reason i just cant let it go. People are so ass backward sometimes that is just drives me crazy. Not that i can change their minds or anything either, but i feel satisfied when i talk back. How far will you let it go? Evolution is taken out of public schools? Engineering is eliminated as a major? At what point to we stand up and fight the storm? I just feel i have to stand up when i can. Somebodys got to fight the battles, because they just keep coming. If there is any hope, its in the proles.

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:29:00 AM  

i kind of fit brancy's side, though at times i dont feel like arguing. but i enjoy a good verbal spar about anything, and religion is always a hot topic.

but i think the thing that might make it a little different for myself and brancy is that we are (or have been) completely immersed among these religious people. even when i was in virginia, it was not like south carolina or florida. its a whole new world. and when everyone around you is like this, its harder to not say something or to not feel obliged to argue against it. i cant speak for brancy, but at least that's my take on it.

By  josh, at Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:38:00 AM  

i'll still voice my opinions when asked, but i think you guys are right about location. not too much pressure in the northeast from bible throwers.

By  ron, at Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:18:00 PM  

part of the problem is that religioin tells its followers to go out and "spread the word of god!". this leads people to get crazy about promoting thier religion.

the way we look at it is "i've got no probelm with religion, just dont stand in the way of our real progress here".

our own realistic apathy and general acceptence of opposing points of view will always be the weekness that is exploited. it can very easily be taken out of context as weakness and be used to hurt us by stupid people (or smart people leading a rag tag band of retards). also we don't try to drive our opinions into other peolples lives like religion does. we're kind and respectable where as people who are trying to force a point of view upon you are aggressive and determined.

but i always love to 1) confuse religious people by making them question thier beliefs, and 2) just argue about this stuff. its fun and always god for a laugh. fuckings nuts.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Wednesday, June 08, 2005 12:26:00 AM  

To say "i've got no probelm with religion, just dont stand in the way of our real progress here" kind of presupposes that the God Squad wouldn't view that statement the same as we Scienticians view thier proseletyzing (I think that's spelled wrong.)
The advancement of science affects society as a whole, and further influences cultural morays. Religions perform similarly. They prolly view the "advancement of science" (and its further permeation into daily life) the same as we view thier preaching for new people to accept Jesus & Co.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:02:00 PM  

trust me guys, i've got a problem with religion, i just dont have the passion right now to argue.

By  ron, at Thursday, June 09, 2005 9:08:00 AM  

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