Liberal Debutante

I really like games that make you think, I don’t remember what the one is called, but you get put in a room and you have to figure out how to get out - I love that game. I found this robot one today, and I wish it was longer. It didn’t take me all that long to beat the entire thing - but I still really liked it… because, I like robots and cool games.

I’ve also started playing Risk on my computer - bad news. My roommates, Dan and Karl, both play it and have warned me numerous times not to get involved because you get involved. But, I am ignoring their warning, and getting involved.

While I’m posting, there are a few other random sites you should check out… Get a cool dose of geology here. I like reading about rocks, and strata. I used to be really into rock formations, but now its all about the strata and the layers. If you come across any good geography or geology blogs let me know - I think about 2 on my blog roll. The geology one I have on there is really really good, but I’d like more to read.

I was watching this Even Stephen clip with Colbert and Brick arguing about religion… and it was hella funny - but you can already see the problem. I just kept thinking "Brick" and thus all I could think of was "I love lamp." So I’m not entirely certain if it really was all that funny or if I was just having Anchorman flashbacks!

Coming across this Ann Coulter article reminded me of three things. The first is that I was going to buy an Ann Coulter book while in an air port book store either when I went to New York to see Alon or when I went back to Ontario to see the family/friends. I don’t remember which. Either way… I was pretty tempted but didn’t after realizing I’d be supporting Coulter - but I just wanted to read it! She’s kind of hilarious…

It also reminded me of when I was standing in line to go through security at the Pearson airport going from Toronto to Vancouver a couple weeks ago… There was a big giant sign that said "It is prohibited to speak of or commit terrorist acts." …Its times like that I’m tempted to chant "Praise Allah!" really loud in the security line just to see what happens. I’ve gotten really bad at being flip with security gaurds, I even went as far as to tell one of them that my Arabian father had stolen all my knifes for his flight - so I obivously didn’t have any.

Oh… and the third is that I hate Coulter.

I hate Richard Dawkins a bit less - but this picture off his website is sort of funny. I had a giggle or two. "GASP! you hate dawkins?!" …I don’t *hate" Dawkins. …I think he’s just as bad as all the christian/muslim fundies out there promoting hate and intolerance. …Dawkins leaves no room for religion in any ones life, he is extremely intolerant of religion…

This isn’t the way that I think people should be approaching atheism. …His memetic theory, in very simple terms, suggests that memes, self replicating tranmissions from culture, pass vertically and horizontally through families and in play with evolution memes are naturally selected and weeded out… This is where his intolerance of religion starts to come in… In Dawkin’s eyes the religion meme should have been weeded out ages ago, thus he becomes completely offended and intolerant of religion in the mind of anyone….

But I say let them believe to the extent at which harm is not done. I’m not blind enough to say that religion does not harm to people - …uh, duh… But I am accepting enough to know that some people want/need to believe in a god and a religion. And if thats what they want to believe in - thats what they should be allowed to believe in… As long as it comes no where near politics Then there are others that take that extra step to take God off of money on their own.

And speaking of faith and religion - the hour has a nice little peice on Ghandi. And by nice I mean… geez louise.

On Edit: I’ve just noticed the post at Alon’s blog pointing over to another post - where there is a much better read on Dawkins than what I’ve done.