I don't have anything to write about today. I'm getting tired, so I'll just share this video which is quickly becoming one of my favorites. He is now one of my favorite comedians so I hope you enjoy.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Birthday
December 30, 1988. That of course is my birthday. That means as of today I am 18. I'll spare you the details, and I will leave it at that for today's post. Cheers!
Friday, December 29, 2006
Atheism
I just got two new books I ordered in the mail today. The first being The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and the second being A Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris. For those of you familiar with those books, yes I am an Atheist. I have been one for many years now, though I was raised Catholic.
For those unfamiliar with those books I suppose I should explain. Dawkins and Harris are two of the worlds most prominent Atheists. They are also both quite brilliant. I have found that I really enjoy watching them speak in videos i have seen online, and since I received a Barnes and Nobles gift card from my god-fearing grandmother who has tried for years to get me to come back to her faith, I decided what better use to put that card towards.
Now it may seem mean and even cruel the way I speak about my grandmother. Many people think I am not respectful enough, and I guess that might be true. I, however, see no reason to have any respect for her. I never understood how I was to have respect for people who have no respect for me. Never seemed fair, so I moved on without her, no matter what she would like to believe.
But back onto the previous topic. Ever since I became an Atheist my family has not really been supportive. Most of them think it is a phase that I'm going through before I come back to the church. Even my mother, who I thought understood what I had decided about life, has recently proved to me that she thinks I'll come back one day. I'll admit though that I still have many mannerisms left in me from my upbringing. I still use terms like god or Jesus when I curse and such, but no one is perfect.
Here's my point. I have no problem with you believing in religion. I just have a problem when people try to force it on me or even imply that it could be real. My school librarian, one of the nicest ladies I've ever met, once told me, when I told her I was an Atheist, that "We'll see when the Judgment Day comes." Now normally I would be able to brush this kind of thing off, but when someone in charge of as much knowledge as a librarian can be so ignorant as to believe in such silly things I guess I can't just deal with it. I just smiled and shrugged, but I never looked at her the same again.
The thing about religion is that it has this tendency to make some of the most smart and understanding people into ignorant, biased, and closed minded people. People who believe in a religion don't ever really even think about seeing things another way. You could argue with a Christian till you were dead and you still wouldn't make any progress. If someone walked up to me on the street and proved that there was a god beyond the question of a doubt, then I would surely believe, but religious will make up excuses for their faith forever.
Do I believe in Jesus? I believe that Jesus was a man who lived a long time ago who did a lot of good things and taught good lessons. Who after his death was written about in ways that make him seem like more than he is. A lot of what Christians believe, in my opinion, is tall tales. I wouldn't want to worship Jesus any more than Little Red Riding hood.
I mean no disrespect to any of you out there who hold these faiths close to you. I will think you are silly for believing in such things, but I would never try to convert you. I expect the same treatment in return. This of course applies to many things, including politics. I don't try to pass laws about banning religion, and you don't bring your religion into government. Because as as we all know, morality belongs in government, and religion is not morality.
For those unfamiliar with those books I suppose I should explain. Dawkins and Harris are two of the worlds most prominent Atheists. They are also both quite brilliant. I have found that I really enjoy watching them speak in videos i have seen online, and since I received a Barnes and Nobles gift card from my god-fearing grandmother who has tried for years to get me to come back to her faith, I decided what better use to put that card towards.
Now it may seem mean and even cruel the way I speak about my grandmother. Many people think I am not respectful enough, and I guess that might be true. I, however, see no reason to have any respect for her. I never understood how I was to have respect for people who have no respect for me. Never seemed fair, so I moved on without her, no matter what she would like to believe.
But back onto the previous topic. Ever since I became an Atheist my family has not really been supportive. Most of them think it is a phase that I'm going through before I come back to the church. Even my mother, who I thought understood what I had decided about life, has recently proved to me that she thinks I'll come back one day. I'll admit though that I still have many mannerisms left in me from my upbringing. I still use terms like god or Jesus when I curse and such, but no one is perfect.
Here's my point. I have no problem with you believing in religion. I just have a problem when people try to force it on me or even imply that it could be real. My school librarian, one of the nicest ladies I've ever met, once told me, when I told her I was an Atheist, that "We'll see when the Judgment Day comes." Now normally I would be able to brush this kind of thing off, but when someone in charge of as much knowledge as a librarian can be so ignorant as to believe in such silly things I guess I can't just deal with it. I just smiled and shrugged, but I never looked at her the same again.
The thing about religion is that it has this tendency to make some of the most smart and understanding people into ignorant, biased, and closed minded people. People who believe in a religion don't ever really even think about seeing things another way. You could argue with a Christian till you were dead and you still wouldn't make any progress. If someone walked up to me on the street and proved that there was a god beyond the question of a doubt, then I would surely believe, but religious will make up excuses for their faith forever.
Do I believe in Jesus? I believe that Jesus was a man who lived a long time ago who did a lot of good things and taught good lessons. Who after his death was written about in ways that make him seem like more than he is. A lot of what Christians believe, in my opinion, is tall tales. I wouldn't want to worship Jesus any more than Little Red Riding hood.
I mean no disrespect to any of you out there who hold these faiths close to you. I will think you are silly for believing in such things, but I would never try to convert you. I expect the same treatment in return. This of course applies to many things, including politics. I don't try to pass laws about banning religion, and you don't bring your religion into government. Because as as we all know, morality belongs in government, and religion is not morality.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Insomnia
I decided to start my blog back up from scratch. Not because I don't like the old entries in it, but because I have no backup of them from before I deleted them. I guess I'm starting this time mainly because I'm bored.
I guess I should start with a bit about myself. Nothing to big, as I'd hate to have nothing to write about later, but enough to get me to sleep. I guess that will give me a nice transition. I'm an insomniac. I have trouble sleeping. Not trouble like you might have as an ordinary citizen though, more like you hear about in movies and read about in TIME.
That's the reason I started this blog back up if you want the truth. Not to save the world or help consumers, but to help me rest my mind and clear my thoughts or to at least give me something to do while I'm not sleeping.
The best way I've heard to describe what I feel came to me recently in the movie Fight Club. I'm sure many of you are aware that the main character has insomnia. Here is how he describes it "With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy." This is how I feel, articulated better that i could have ever put it. "When you have insomnia, you're never really asleep and you're never really awake."
That may not make sense to most of you because you don't have insomnia. I'm not sure if I can explain it to you either, as I have never been able to before, but just so you know, to a person with Insomnia, it makes a lot of sense.
I guess the next logical thing to mention is the fact that I consider myself a gamer. I currently own a Wii, DSlite, and Xbox 360. I have no intentions of buying any new gaming hardware in the near future. As of right now there is no other console announced or on the market currently that I have interest in paying money for. I could do with and HDTV though.
Of course I also have a PC and I'm getting a new Macbook within a few days. I don't use the PC for gaming much though, except for a few rounds of CounterStrike: Source or HalfLife 2 now and again. I've never much gotten into MMO's, but I think I just haven't tried the right one yet. I am a big fan of Warcraft, but until I have more money, WOW isn't really an option. I'm pretty excited about my Mac, as it will be the first Mac I have ever owned. It's not for gaming though of course I could put Windows on it later if I felt like it. No, it is for the main reason I use any computer.
That of course would be internet browsing. Some would call me a news junkie, others, more artistic than I, a slave to the media. I prefer to look at myself as more of a news connoisseur. But I suppose news junkie would fit just as well. I have almost an obsession with news. I find myself devouring every scrap of news I can come by. I read digg religiously and frequent a few blogs. Most of the news I follow revolves around Video Games, but I quite often find myself running out of things to read about them, so i move on to Technology, Politics, and other such subjects.
For all my reading though I am no great scholar. I would like to say I am smarter than most, but I find that arrogant and try not to, though often times i can't help it. Of course I try to keep people I consider intelligent around me. My girlfriend, my closest friends, all quite bright in my book. In fact I would say ignorance and plain stupidity are what scare me more than anything. But there I go being arrogant again. That's teenagers for you.
Of course that would be considered an arrogant blanket statement too, so I always seem to lead myself into these traps of what I consider wrong. Oh well though, I suppose my ethics and morals aren't exactly normal. But I try my best to be fair and to judge everyone equally.
Even as I type I feel I am beginning to get to preachy, so I think I'll call it a day. It is 7:10 AM by my computers clock, and I have a doctor's appointment at 1, so I suppose I should try to get some sleep anyway. I probably sound delusional at this point anyway. Peace Out.
-Pojo Baon
I guess I should start with a bit about myself. Nothing to big, as I'd hate to have nothing to write about later, but enough to get me to sleep. I guess that will give me a nice transition. I'm an insomniac. I have trouble sleeping. Not trouble like you might have as an ordinary citizen though, more like you hear about in movies and read about in TIME.
That's the reason I started this blog back up if you want the truth. Not to save the world or help consumers, but to help me rest my mind and clear my thoughts or to at least give me something to do while I'm not sleeping.
The best way I've heard to describe what I feel came to me recently in the movie Fight Club. I'm sure many of you are aware that the main character has insomnia. Here is how he describes it "With insomnia, nothing is real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy." This is how I feel, articulated better that i could have ever put it. "When you have insomnia, you're never really asleep and you're never really awake."
That may not make sense to most of you because you don't have insomnia. I'm not sure if I can explain it to you either, as I have never been able to before, but just so you know, to a person with Insomnia, it makes a lot of sense.
I guess the next logical thing to mention is the fact that I consider myself a gamer. I currently own a Wii, DSlite, and Xbox 360. I have no intentions of buying any new gaming hardware in the near future. As of right now there is no other console announced or on the market currently that I have interest in paying money for. I could do with and HDTV though.
Of course I also have a PC and I'm getting a new Macbook within a few days. I don't use the PC for gaming much though, except for a few rounds of CounterStrike: Source or HalfLife 2 now and again. I've never much gotten into MMO's, but I think I just haven't tried the right one yet. I am a big fan of Warcraft, but until I have more money, WOW isn't really an option. I'm pretty excited about my Mac, as it will be the first Mac I have ever owned. It's not for gaming though of course I could put Windows on it later if I felt like it. No, it is for the main reason I use any computer.
That of course would be internet browsing. Some would call me a news junkie, others, more artistic than I, a slave to the media. I prefer to look at myself as more of a news connoisseur. But I suppose news junkie would fit just as well. I have almost an obsession with news. I find myself devouring every scrap of news I can come by. I read digg religiously and frequent a few blogs. Most of the news I follow revolves around Video Games, but I quite often find myself running out of things to read about them, so i move on to Technology, Politics, and other such subjects.
For all my reading though I am no great scholar. I would like to say I am smarter than most, but I find that arrogant and try not to, though often times i can't help it. Of course I try to keep people I consider intelligent around me. My girlfriend, my closest friends, all quite bright in my book. In fact I would say ignorance and plain stupidity are what scare me more than anything. But there I go being arrogant again. That's teenagers for you.
Of course that would be considered an arrogant blanket statement too, so I always seem to lead myself into these traps of what I consider wrong. Oh well though, I suppose my ethics and morals aren't exactly normal. But I try my best to be fair and to judge everyone equally.
Even as I type I feel I am beginning to get to preachy, so I think I'll call it a day. It is 7:10 AM by my computers clock, and I have a doctor's appointment at 1, so I suppose I should try to get some sleep anyway. I probably sound delusional at this point anyway. Peace Out.
-Pojo Baon
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