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  • Waves.

    • 12 Mar 2011
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       When light is observed

    it becomes waves

    illuminating and definitive

       When the Earth shifts

    it becomes waves

    tearing and indiscriminate

       When love combines

    it becomes waves

    peerless and infinite

    Waves

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  • The Evolution of Intelligent Design.

    • 18 Jan 2010
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    • Earthquake Evolution God Haiti Intelligent Design Not-God social commentary
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    The other day I saw a Facebook post saying something to the effect of "If there is a God, why would he do this to these poor people?" (referring to the earthquake in Haiti.) Certainly not a bad question. I mean, really—who does that? Is God some schizophrenic mother, coddling her child for years only to suddenly toss them into traffic? For the sake of argument, let's say that there is a supreme being—one who gave us life and created us in their image. It would then stand to reason that this entity, being supreme and all, would reside elsewhere in a supreme location or dimension of some sort. One could surmise that even the most lush Earthly Eden would pale in comparison to this supreme galactic real estate. Despite being located in the paradise-esque Caribbean Islands, Haiti has the highest poverty rate in the Western Hemisphere. The majority of Haitians live a life inconceivable to anyone fortunate enough to be sitting in front of a computer, stumbling upon entries about God on some random blog. Nonetheless, in our scenario here, all inhabitants of Earth are beloved offspring of this supreme being, so it would compute that, upon termination of their visit to Earth, they would go back to this supreme residence. The conceit is that only in a scenario without a God would death be a punishment—in which case there is no one to do the punishing to begin with. And where death and earthquakes are simply the natural order of an intelligent and ever-changing universe.
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  • The Devil Schools Pat Robertson.

    • 16 Jan 2010
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    For those of you who unfamiliar with the popular Christian televangelist's latest drama, he recently stated that the earthquake in Haiti was the result of a "pact to the devil," made sometime in the not-so-distant past.
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    The famed mythological figure, Satan, himself, commented via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Thursday:
    Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished. Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth—glamor, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven't you seen "Crossroads"? Or "Damn Yankees"? If I had a thing going with Haiti, there'd be lots of banks, skyscrapers, SUVs, exclusive night clubs, Botox—that kind of thing. An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it—I'm just saying: Not how I roll. You're doing great work, Pat, and I don't want to clip your wings—just, come on, you're making me look bad. And not the good kind of bad. Keep blaming God. That's working. But leave me out of it, please. Or we may need to renegotiate your own contract. Best, Satan
    Nice work, Satan. Proving, yet again, that even a non-existent, fictitious being is smarter than the average religious icon.
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  • Having a bad day?

    • 14 Jan 2010
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    • Donate Earthquake Haiti blog social commentary
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    Did your house fall on you? No.
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    So shut up and text YELE to 501501 to instantly donate $5 for Haitian relief (courtesy Wyclef Jean), or text HAITI to 90999 and $10 will be donated to the Red Cross. Charges will be applied to your next phone bill.
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