Born To Believe

Children are born believers in God, academic claims By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent, Telegraph.co.uk 24 Nov 2008 Dr Justin Barrett, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Anthropology and Mind, claims that young people have a predisposition to believe in a supreme being because they assume that everything in the world was created with a purpose. …

Waking up on November 5th

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1OZCHixR0&feature=related[/youtube] Will the monkeys wake up to a new “Dawn of Man” on November 5th? Perhaps. Either way, it’s a rough new road ahead; a paradigm shift of change unfolding.  Prepare to do your part. • •

Plumbing the Depths of Deplankitude

Sarah did a sitdown phone interview with James Dobson.
She may have even had some notes, but they didn’t have anything in them about the very very strong planks that form the floor foundation of the Republikin party. I can’t be sure if these are direct quotes, but ya know, I think they’re viry viry close.

“REAL” Americans

The “REAL” America Sarah Palin enthuses about to small town America as if she were talking to five year old children can best be understood by its two major differences: yurr Pro-Amerricans, and also yurr Anti-Americans. Pro Amerricans love America, also Anti-Americans hate America. Also, Pro-Amerricans love our flag, Anti-Americans also hate our flag. Pro-Amerricans also hate terrorists, Anti-Americans arrrrrrrrre Terrorists.

Glossolalia Government

If you are a parent, or have had the responsibility of raising a human being from infancy through childhood, you have had the opportunity to observe language become comprehensible to mind. It is truly an amazing process to behold to watch mind achieve self-conscious understanding.  And it teaches you this: Every human being born into this world has spoken in …

Playing With Fire UPDATED

“I play to win. I do whatever it takes to win.
If I have to fuck my opponent to win I’ll do it.
If I have to destroy my opponent I won’t give it a second thought.”
—John McCain
Given McCain’s self-described canon, it’s hardly a stretch to believe he professed such a crass philosophy. And above all other considerations, it puts the lie on his religion; whether it was Rethuglican bravado or genuine credo.

100% ABSOLUTE TRUTHINESS

One of the greatest attractions of patriotism— it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling we are profoundly virtuous. — Aldous Huxley “Country First” John McCain: “I am not a perfect vessel.” I’ll see your “Country First” and raise you a …