VIERAS MIES
Olin kaikkialla vieras mies,
he katsoivat minua pitkään.
Joka paikasta halusin paeta pois,
mutta minne ikänä pakenin,
olin sielläkin vieras mies.
Koko maailman piirissä minulle
ei ollut rauhan sijaa.
Ja minua minussa raahasi
joku minulle vieras mies.
- Uuno Kailas
http://pge.rastko.net/dirs/pge/pge05/100006/e100006.txt
23.6.07
2.4.07
25.3.07
Zen
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up.
- Muhammad Ali
- Muhammad Ali
17.3.07
21.2.07
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
- John Donne
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
- John Donne
21.1.07
17.1.07
Silicon Valley has an old saying: Don't bet against the Internet. To which Zennström and Friis clearly hope to add a Scandinavian corollary, with roots going back all the way to the Middle Ages: Don't bet against the Vikings.
- Wired: Why Joost Is Good for TV
- Wired: Why Joost Is Good for TV
16.1.07
25.11.06
The whole point about science is that it finds out the truth. If the truth is bleak TOUGH. If the truth is that there is no meaning to your life then that is what it is, the universe doesn't care whether or not you approve of the plan. So many people are scared of the truth. They think there might be a monster under the bed but they won't look. In my universe not looking for monsters or screwing up your eyes doesn't change reality. Those people who are finding out the truth are finding out that there is no place for God or fate or destiny or any of that stuff.
-- Martin Willett http://mwillett.org/atheism/xtian2.htm
-- Martin Willett http://mwillett.org/atheism/xtian2.htm
22.11.06
Not-so-good-ideas: Actheism
http://community.livejournal.com/atheism/1044576.html
I would like to coin a new (?) word: Actheism. Actheists are atheists who think that we are all atheists, and religious people are only acting that they are believers. Faith is just a mask. When a believer goes to sleep, he drops his mask and we can see his true atheist face. His dreams are not religious. When he wakes up, he puts his mask on again and becomes an actor. Maybe he uses his mask because he is afraid, maybe it gives him a sense of security, or maybe someone forced him to wear a mask. But deep down, we can see that he is just an ordinary atheist in a gorilla suit.
In the future we can prove this. We can record your atheist dreams. You are just acting and we actheists knew it all along. If you really believe that you really believe, drop your mask and show us your dreams.
"In our dreams, we are all atheists."
- Actheist proverb
I would like to coin a new (?) word: Actheism. Actheists are atheists who think that we are all atheists, and religious people are only acting that they are believers. Faith is just a mask. When a believer goes to sleep, he drops his mask and we can see his true atheist face. His dreams are not religious. When he wakes up, he puts his mask on again and becomes an actor. Maybe he uses his mask because he is afraid, maybe it gives him a sense of security, or maybe someone forced him to wear a mask. But deep down, we can see that he is just an ordinary atheist in a gorilla suit.
In the future we can prove this. We can record your atheist dreams. You are just acting and we actheists knew it all along. If you really believe that you really believe, drop your mask and show us your dreams.
"In our dreams, we are all atheists."
- Actheist proverb
"Vizikahn's Paradox"
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forum/index.php?topic=3199.0
For some christians, Hell means the absence of god. Or in other words, if you are not god's friend, you are in hell already. To make things complicated, god has given you free will, so that you can choose what you do. If you choose god, you are in heaven; if you don't choose god, you are in hell.
Here's the problem. I toss a coin and say: "If it's tails, I choose hell. If it's heads, I choose heaven. God, if you exist, use this coin to tell me what you want me to do."
I toss the coin and the coin tells me to choose hell. So, I will choose hell and I believe god told me to choose it. I believe that it is my fate to go to hell and I am happy. Am I in hell or not? Did I choose god or not?
To make things more complicated, let's assume I have a neurological condiction called aboulia, which means that I am unable to make decisions. In other words, god has given me a disease that means I can't choose god. Am I in hell now?
How christians answer to this?
The christian assumption is that god exists and there is no doubt about it. Therefore, the only choices I have are: be god's friend or not be his friend. The first assumption is not questioned at all from a christian perspective.
The first assumption is wrong, of course, but that is not the point here. It's all about if I choose to be his friend or not, when I say: "If you exist, make me your friend."
When I flip a coin, I don't choose what I do myself. Does that make me god's "real" friend?
When I flip a coin, I let fate decide if I am his friend or not. Is god the same as fate?
When I flip a coin, god has to make a decision. Is he fate or is he not?
When I flip a coin and it says "don't be gods friend", is it god who tells me not to be his friend?
If I MUST flip a coin because of aboulia, is it god who told me to test him?
It's all very confusing... if you are a christian, that is. :)
Yeah, god creates his own enemies, so he has also created all the logical impossibilities that disprove him. This also means that it does not matter what we do, because god has created everything this way. "I'm an atheist? It's in god's plan! He wants me to be his enemy! He wants me to go to hell, blame him!"
For some christians, Hell means the absence of god. Or in other words, if you are not god's friend, you are in hell already. To make things complicated, god has given you free will, so that you can choose what you do. If you choose god, you are in heaven; if you don't choose god, you are in hell.
Here's the problem. I toss a coin and say: "If it's tails, I choose hell. If it's heads, I choose heaven. God, if you exist, use this coin to tell me what you want me to do."
I toss the coin and the coin tells me to choose hell. So, I will choose hell and I believe god told me to choose it. I believe that it is my fate to go to hell and I am happy. Am I in hell or not? Did I choose god or not?
To make things more complicated, let's assume I have a neurological condiction called aboulia, which means that I am unable to make decisions. In other words, god has given me a disease that means I can't choose god. Am I in hell now?
How christians answer to this?
The christian assumption is that god exists and there is no doubt about it. Therefore, the only choices I have are: be god's friend or not be his friend. The first assumption is not questioned at all from a christian perspective.
The first assumption is wrong, of course, but that is not the point here. It's all about if I choose to be his friend or not, when I say: "If you exist, make me your friend."
When I flip a coin, I don't choose what I do myself. Does that make me god's "real" friend?
When I flip a coin, I let fate decide if I am his friend or not. Is god the same as fate?
When I flip a coin, god has to make a decision. Is he fate or is he not?
When I flip a coin and it says "don't be gods friend", is it god who tells me not to be his friend?
If I MUST flip a coin because of aboulia, is it god who told me to test him?
It's all very confusing... if you are a christian, that is. :)
Quote from: kcrady on November 18, 2006, 11:05:14 PM
2. The ninth chapter of the Book of Romans clearly states that God creates some people specifically to hate (e.g. Esau) and to punish so he can show off his wrath and his power. In answer to the question of how this can be just, the Apostle Paul replies, "Who are you, a human, to argue with God?" Therefore, a negative answer could just prove you're one of God's punching bags. Thus, Vizikahn's Paradox only applies to Christians who think God loves everybody and wants to save them all.
Yeah, god creates his own enemies, so he has also created all the logical impossibilities that disprove him. This also means that it does not matter what we do, because god has created everything this way. "I'm an atheist? It's in god's plan! He wants me to be his enemy! He wants me to go to hell, blame him!"
Sense of purpose
http://community.livejournal.com/atheism/1074713.html
This is what I answer if someone asks about the purpose of my life without religion: if you must follow the purpose that Big Religion gives you, you are Defective By Design, because you can't make your own purpose anymore.
We Oppose GOD!
DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-GOD campaign that is targeting Big Religion, unhelpful evangelists and GOD distributors. The campaign aims to make all evangelists wary about bringing their GOD-enabled purposes to market. GOD purposes have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These purposes have been intentionally crippled from the users' perspective, and are therefore "defective by design". This campaign will identify these “defective” purposes, and target them for elimination. Our aim is the abolition of GOD as a social practice.
What is GOD?
Big Religion describe GOD as God's Original Design. However, since its purpose is to restrict you the user, it is more accurate to describe GOD as Government's Organized Deception. GOD religion can restricts users’ access to movies, music, literature and software, indeed all forms of digital data. Unfree philosophy implementing GOD religion is simply a prison in which users can be put to deprive them of the rights that the law would otherwise allow them.
From Richard Stallman, President of the FSF:
”The motive for GOD schemes is to increase profits for those who impose them, but their profit is a side issue when millions of people’s freedom is at stake; desire for profit, though not wrong in itself, cannot justify denying the public control over its purpose. Defending freedom means thwarting GOD.”
We oppose Treacherous Commandments!
Who should your brains take its orders from? Most people think their brains should obey them. With a plan they call "Trusted Commandments", the Big Religion corporations, together with commandment companies such as Christianity, Hinduism and Islam, have decided that your brains should obey them instead of you. Treacherous Commandments is now inside most new brains and books, and is the bedrock upon which GOD is being built.
Original: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/en/about
This is what I answer if someone asks about the purpose of my life without religion: if you must follow the purpose that Big Religion gives you, you are Defective By Design, because you can't make your own purpose anymore.
We Oppose GOD!
DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-GOD campaign that is targeting Big Religion, unhelpful evangelists and GOD distributors. The campaign aims to make all evangelists wary about bringing their GOD-enabled purposes to market. GOD purposes have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These purposes have been intentionally crippled from the users' perspective, and are therefore "defective by design". This campaign will identify these “defective” purposes, and target them for elimination. Our aim is the abolition of GOD as a social practice.
What is GOD?
Big Religion describe GOD as God's Original Design. However, since its purpose is to restrict you the user, it is more accurate to describe GOD as Government's Organized Deception. GOD religion can restricts users’ access to movies, music, literature and software, indeed all forms of digital data. Unfree philosophy implementing GOD religion is simply a prison in which users can be put to deprive them of the rights that the law would otherwise allow them.
From Richard Stallman, President of the FSF:
”The motive for GOD schemes is to increase profits for those who impose them, but their profit is a side issue when millions of people’s freedom is at stake; desire for profit, though not wrong in itself, cannot justify denying the public control over its purpose. Defending freedom means thwarting GOD.”
We oppose Treacherous Commandments!
Who should your brains take its orders from? Most people think their brains should obey them. With a plan they call "Trusted Commandments", the Big Religion corporations, together with commandment companies such as Christianity, Hinduism and Islam, have decided that your brains should obey them instead of you. Treacherous Commandments is now inside most new brains and books, and is the bedrock upon which GOD is being built.
Original: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/en/about
20.11.06
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