tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post6879985411257379889..comments2023-10-09T07:04:49.539-07:00Comments on Writing: One size fits all my butt!franzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-57376691641657299522007-10-29T03:14:00.000-07:002007-10-29T03:14:00.000-07:00Those aren't sunbeams, sunshine. That's rusted out...Those aren't sunbeams, sunshine. That's rusted out corrugated iron!<BR/>Must be an Australian cathedral....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039061025128321476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-27943007212296132762007-10-26T18:07:00.000-07:002007-10-26T18:07:00.000-07:00Back to religion - we were watching Ross Noble's '...Back to religion - we were watching Ross Noble's 'Randomist' DVD last night and one of the audience members asked if he was religious. His answer was (after laughing) "I belong to the barrow religion: I'll go if I'm pushed."Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-82162509439566894482007-10-22T22:32:00.000-07:002007-10-22T22:32:00.000-07:00A throw-down!!?You have my respect Murphmeister, a...A throw-down!!?<BR/><BR/>You have my respect Murphmeister, and my attention...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-22219259821587576172007-10-22T15:20:00.000-07:002007-10-22T15:20:00.000-07:00Two gay condoms are walking down the street. One t...Two gay condoms are walking down the street. One turns to the other and says "So what are you up to tonight?", the other says,<BR/>"Going to get shit-faced, you?".<BR/><BR/>Whats the definition of Gross?<BR/>Asking your Grandfather for a job and he takes out his false teeth.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Homer be with you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-45958008171408560132007-10-22T01:13:00.000-07:002007-10-22T01:13:00.000-07:00Why is virginity like a balloon?One prick and it's...Why is virginity like a balloon?<BR/>One prick and it's gone.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-39397327183753683342007-10-20T23:37:00.000-07:002007-10-20T23:37:00.000-07:00Muppetational-I like it.On jokes-the well is dry. ...Muppetational-I like it.<BR/><BR/>On jokes-the well is dry. when you wanted clean all I could remember was all the "off" jokes my mum told me. Now you want those and I can't remember a single one. Bits of jokes, but not the whole joke.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-6977712639744584332007-10-18T23:14:00.000-07:002007-10-18T23:14:00.000-07:00In an attempt to win more of these blog comps than...In an attempt to win more of these blog comps than the Murphmeister-General, I submit the following (sorry Mum):<BR/><BR/>Q. What do you get if your donkey eats the legs off your rooster?<BR/>A. 2-feet of cock in your arse!<BR/><BR/>Zing! (ouch)<BR/><BR/>While I am on a random tangent:<BR/>I have decided to use this medium as my platform to attempt to bring the word "Muppetational" (adj) to the fore of popular vocabulary.<BR/><BR/>Definition:<BR/>1. Inspiring wonder or excitement.<BR/>2. Excellent, exciting, remarkable. <BR/><BR/>Usage:<BR/>"That was Muppetational!!!".<BR/><BR/>And don't bother Urbandictionarying it - You heard it here first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-6344480834067199142007-10-18T09:09:00.000-07:002007-10-18T09:09:00.000-07:00I wonder if religion causes more harm than good be...I wonder if religion causes more harm than good because it's open to exploitation and manipulation by even well-meaning people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-33917895249387666732007-10-18T07:11:00.000-07:002007-10-18T07:11:00.000-07:00Excellent! You're thinking agrees with mine to a d...Excellent! <BR/><BR/>You're thinking agrees with mine to a degree that's almost frightening. After growing up in a religious home (and I mean religious -- home school so that we could have the Bible in science classes, Young Earth Creationism, et cetera) I decided that it was all bull-shit. Evolutionary biology and Ecology showed me that there was a need for religion after all, from a social/developmental point of view. And finally, the idea that telling other people how to live is "bad" solidified my ideas about personal, rather than organized, religion. Every religion should be personal, one person per religion, and as many religions as there are people. <BR/><BR/>The one thing you didn't mention, but alluded to, is that there's a psychological need for the ritual that religion provides. The myths and legends and morality stories, and the ritual that goes along with all of it, provides a psychological mooring. Joseph Campbell in <I>Hero of a Thousand Faces</I> provides an excellent discussion of the root of religious myth in the human collective unconscious, the shared effect of the experiences we all share from simply being human. Well worth reading, if you're into that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, thanks for the post, it was good to read, and nice to know that other people are reaching the same conclusions I am. Makes the world a little less lonely.Roo Vandegrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965048815259958666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-37963261906504747142007-10-15T05:11:00.000-07:002007-10-15T05:11:00.000-07:00Totally excellent!Tell me 327 - do you draw it you...Totally excellent!<BR/>Tell me 327 - do you draw it yourself?franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-66901102072107578202007-10-12T01:22:00.000-07:002007-10-12T01:22:00.000-07:00The penis requests a promotion and a raise for the...The penis requests a promotion and a raise for the following reasons:<BR/>1. Has to work hard.<BR/>2. Has to work upside down.<BR/>3. Has no ventilation or air conditioning in the workplace.<BR/>4. Has to work in a high humidity environment.<BR/>5. Does not get weekends or holidays off.<BR/> Request denied for the following reasons:<BR/>1. Does not work 8 hours in a row.<BR/>2. Does not answer immediately to all requests.<BR/>3. After a short activity period, falls asleep at work.<BR/>4. Does not work at all unless pushed from behind.<BR/>5. Does not leave the workplace clean after finishing work.<BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S. Pretty window picture, love the sunbeams.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-92034881656145041802007-10-09T01:05:00.000-07:002007-10-09T01:05:00.000-07:00I agrre with the statement "I don't think that you...I agrre with the statement "I don't think that you should tell other people how to live". If more people did this there would probably be fewer wars (religious wars anyway). I also agree with 327th male how they live and why they live that way, but not to make them consider the questions so much as to invite the sharing of ideas, values, philosophies, to learn new ways of considering things ourselves. We already do this in the cooking industry, how many of us own and use italian, french, chinese, thai,etc. cookbooks?<BR/>Like shelley, I believe in what i want to believe in and let others do the same. Individuality is important. Even within organised religions people can interpret what they've heard and learnt in their own way.<BR/>Way back in the mists of time when man was just beginning rituals and religion were important to keep groups together and functioning, but as mankind grew to larger numbers, questioning these ideas, to be able to grow in different directions was also good. How boring if everyone was the same forevermore. From here on questioning, sharing and learning from others should be the way to go.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-18065522704464620292007-10-08T22:23:00.000-07:002007-10-08T22:23:00.000-07:00Not very dirty but meh, it made me laugh.A man wal...Not very dirty but meh, it made me laugh.<BR/><BR/><BR/>A man walks into a pharmacy, buys a condom, then walks out of the store laughing hysterically. The pharmacist thinks this is weird, but, hey, there's no law preventing weird people from buying condoms. Maybe it's a good thing.<BR/><BR/>The next day, the man comes back to the store, purchases another condom, and once again he leaves the store laughing wildly. This piques the interest of the pharmacist. What's so funny about buying a condom, anyway?<BR/><BR/>So he tells his clerk, "If this guy ever comes back, I want you to follow him to see where he goes."<BR/><BR/>Sure enough, the next day the laugher is back. He buys the condom, starts cracking up, then leaves. The pharmacist tells his clerk to go follow the guy.<BR/><BR/>About an hour later, the clerk comes back to the store. "Did you follow him? Where did he go?" asks the pharmacist. The clerk replies "Your house."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-48164249786254851572007-10-08T21:38:00.000-07:002007-10-08T21:38:00.000-07:00By the power vested in my byThe Simpsons, Futurama...By the power vested in my by<BR/>The Simpsons, Futurama and The Family Guy.<BR/>Thanks by to Groening<BR/>Doh-men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-80510967936702245652007-10-08T19:59:00.000-07:002007-10-08T19:59:00.000-07:00Isn't knowing and believing partly the same when i...Isn't knowing and believing partly the same when it comes to faith? <BR/><BR/>If you BELIEVE in something as part of your faith, then doesn't KNOWING it kind of given? If you are already giving yourself an "out" in case you might be wrong, it's not really trusting in the faith you have in the first place. <BR/>I guess there is no tangible way to "know" something to do with faith in the physical or scientific sense. <BR/>I just feel weird saying that I believe in something without knowing it is true as well. That's the whole point behind putting your trust in faith. <BR/>To me anyway....<BR/><BR/>I feel more than uncomfortable talking about this stuff in a public way. I also find it so interesting that it's hard not to chime in. Anyway, I promise I'll leave it here!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-80350348985172459172007-10-08T17:40:00.000-07:002007-10-08T17:40:00.000-07:00327 - DeconRecon!Science isn't stuck on finding ou...327 - DeconRecon!<BR/><BR/><I>Science isn't stuck on finding out how the world works. Science is finding out how the world works.</I><BR/><BR/>- When I say "stuck" I still mean that it has much work to do, things to find out. Science isn't philosophy and wandering what to do, science is always the next logical step towards further knowledge. I feel that religion behaves as though science's job was finished. <BR/>That's where my analogy with the impatient student comes in - religion often behaves as though it worked out all the answers correctly and to perfection, no need for questioning or checking! Let's go out and use our poorly-worked out conclusions!<BR/><BR/>And yes, sadly religion has not been the friend of scientific thought and agitative ideas, but I think we are at the beginning of that stage of human development. Watch this space for another thousand or so years...<BR/><BR/><I>Happy. Content. Complacent. Ignorant. Unquestioning. Opiate of the masses, bread and circuses.</I><BR/><BR/>Well - yeah, but in the absence of any better descriptions, what were the monkeys going to do? Develop theories of wind resistance and biodiversity? I think that's where we go from here, with questions. <BR/><BR/>And with rituals? Sure, rituals aren't generally great things because they are designed to avoid questioning. I just happen to like mine.<BR/><BR/><I>...the heart of science, skepticism and atheism lies in the question itself.</I><BR/><BR/>Atheism is an interesting word here, because it denies the existence of any kind of deity or higher, unknowable, unattainable power. I am actually uncomfortable with the argument itself because I feel that atheism occupies one side of a debate, which necessarily acknowledges a need to engage with the other theistic viewpoint (however violently). From my point of view, there is no debate. <BR/><BR/><I>Of course, now I'm telling you how to live.</I><BR/><BR/>But I'm learning from that. And blog comments are a lot nicer than being burnt at the stake.<BR/><BR/>Jono - You've got to see the Cathedral. Just got to. I will try to articulate it in a future post.<BR/><BR/>Milly Moo - I think Douglas Adams said it best, and I will paraphrase here because I don't have a copy of Hitchhiker's to Hand: "The man who was nailed to a tree for suggesting that everyone be nice to each other for a change"<BR/>I guess that's also part of my point: how hard is it to be nice to people? Why do we need religion to perpetuate this moral standpoint?<BR/><BR/>Shelley - Yes, exactly what I'm saying. Except for the bit about faith, I'd rather know something than believe in it. I would also opt for accepting that I just didn't know, rather than building up my faith in hope and my hope in faith.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-19547406411249887512007-10-08T16:07:00.000-07:002007-10-08T16:07:00.000-07:00Hmmm, a post on religion...risky!!!For me it's mor...Hmmm, a post on religion...risky!!!<BR/><BR/>For me it's more about faith than religion. I believe in what I want to believe in and let other people do the same without judgment. And I believe that's the key in it all... being a certain religion or part of a certain belief system is not the problem... it's when one judges another for what they believe in that it becomes screwed up. What is right for you, is exactly that, right for YOU - and that's where it needs to begin and end. Enjoy your own faith and let others enjoy theirs WITHOUT judgment. In my opinion, that's the secret to a more peaceful world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-60566795555690454242007-10-08T15:31:00.000-07:002007-10-08T15:31:00.000-07:00Good meaty post, Franzy.As a Sunday School kid of ...Good meaty post, Franzy.<BR/>As a Sunday School kid of Uniting Church parents who still go (mostly to chat afterwards) -I completely agree with you. That original beardy weirdy with the sandals and penchant for making bread and fish feed unplanned-for guests had a few good things to say thoughKath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-11897481824394565902007-10-08T14:27:00.000-07:002007-10-08T14:27:00.000-07:00Nice post. I've only ever seen Cologne Cathedral f...Nice post. I've only ever seen Cologne Cathedral from the back, from the railway station, while our train stopped there for maybe three minutes. But it was impressive even then.<BR/><BR/>I know I don't have a chance here, but the photo is almost certainly of a stained glass window taken from inside the building, so I'll guess it's the aforementioned Koln Cathedral.Jonathan Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578332677544175692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-89170938189652003872007-10-08T09:46:00.000-07:002007-10-08T09:46:00.000-07:00Deconstruction time.Science is still stuck on the ...Deconstruction time.<BR/><BR/><EM>Science is still stuck on the first bit about how the world works...</EM><BR/><BR/>Science isn't stuck on finding out how the world works. Science <EM>is</EM> finding out how the world works.<BR/><BR/><EM>...while religion seems to behave much like the impatient maths student I once was, throwing the answer sheet on the teacher's desk and bounding out the door without bothering to show all working out.</EM><BR/><BR/>Religion never plays the role of student - it always wants to be the teacher. And if I was going to compare religion to a high school subject, I'd be more inclined to go with creative writing than mathematics.<BR/><BR/><EM>I don't think that you should tell other people how to live.</EM><BR/><BR/>No, but I do think you should ask them about it. Ask them why they live how they live, why they do what they do - not so you can tell them they're wrong, but so that they consider the questions.<BR/><BR/><EM>Religion has a whole set of these rules and explanations that have kept billions of people happy for thousands of years.</EM><BR/><BR/>Happy. Content. Complacent. Ignorant. Unquestioning. Opiate of the masses, bread and circuses.<BR/><BR/><EM>The thing I do admire about religion is its art and its rituals.</EM><BR/><BR/>Can't argue with the art, there aren't too many atheist masterpieces lying around. Rituals are more of a grey area. The ritualistic nature of injecting heroin has been suggested as one reason why it's harder to kick the habit. That said I'm not against ritualistic behaviour - so long as you question it every now and then.<BR/><BR/>To me that is the crux of it - the heart of science, skepticism and atheism lies in <EM>the question itself</EM>. Ask questions of others, but most importantly question your own beliefs, rituals, and way of life. Seek education, be curious, evaluate things critically.<BR/><BR/>Of course, now I'm telling you how to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com