It never fails: every year at this time I get a hundred emails and I see a hundred signs and ads telling me to remember the "true" reason for the season. Of course, all of those are xian. I wonder if they know they are telling me to remember the winter solstice or the multitude of other deities that people had hundreds or thousands of years before their jesus existed. But, that is what happens when people follow blindly as they are told and do not question what they are told. In case you are wondering, I am using lower-case letters on purpose for names of deities since they are of no significance to me.
Why do I even bother with this? Well, because I am constantly bombarded with religion day after day and am expected to accept it as fact and simply part of life. I care because that way of thinking affects my life. So, when I have a chance to disprove a part of that, I relish the experience. But, I hate the hypocrisy that everybody can bombard me with their xian beliefs in as many ways as they can, but if I simply state facts, then I am attacking their beliefs and am forcing my "beliefs"(read facts) upon them, yet I go through most of my days doing nothing about their open displays of delusion.
The first thing I wanted you to read is this explanation of archetypes. After you read this you should have a better background for exploring the other deities.
This first page is a simple chart comparing similar deities with jesus. This shows that jesus was not an original delusion, but a mutt of other deities. Most of those are centuries or thousands of years before jesus.
This second page gives more descriptions of those deities and their similarities to the jesus delusion.
Those religions as well as many others use the date of December 25 as a special date. Indeed, it is special as that date was used because it is around the time of the winter solstice. Most of our xmas traditions come from old celebrations of the winter solstice. There are two great pages that describe this here and here.
If you simply look at it, there are many explanations for the xian story. First, if you say that jesus was a real person or based on a real person, then you can explain the virgin birth pretty easily: Mary knew about the old traditions of virgin birth and was knocked up by Joseph before they got married. Fearing her family would kill her for premarital sex, she started telling people that she was knocked up by a spirit. I don't guess that anybody would've just checked to see if her hymen was intact while she was pregnant to prove her story. Doesn't that seem a little more logical? Now, if you think that the hypothesis that the entire new testament was written during the councils at Nicea, then this is simply a retelling of the same boring story told for thousands of years using different names and places. I personally think the latter is more logical.
Another reason to not believe the December 25th story is that IF YOU BOTHER TO READ THE BIBLE'S STORY, you would know that shepherds would NOT be out herding flocks at night during late December in the desert. Why? They would freeze! Their animals would freeze! It gets cold at night in the desert! So guess what? The more likely time for the story would be in the summer! Guess what else? December 25th was chosen by the church! There is not one single mention of December in the story!
So, these characteristics were attributed to other deities and reasons beginning 3,000 years BEFORE the jesus delusion existed.
So, if you must, keep your delusion. But please stop bombarding me with that delusion during this time of year.
Happy Winter Solstice!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Senator Chris Dodd
Senator Chris Dodd
If you have been sucked into the mainstream media's idea that the ONLY news is what they show, then you are missing out on your freedoms getting destroyed. Fortunately for us there is at least ONE senator with the moral conviction to tell the Bush administration to fuck off(not literally) and stand up for our rights. If you value your freedom from spying, go to chrisdodd.com and send the man an email and thank him for standing on the Senate floor for over 10 hours to protect our privacy and freedom from spying.
The story goes like this:
Two weeks after the Bush administration took office in 2001 they started planning a highly illegal wiretapping program through the phone and internet companies. When Qwest was asked to be a part of this, they said no. People found out about that and now there are 30+ lawsuits against the telecom companies for illegal spying which is a major violation in the Bill of Rights. So, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE COMPANIES and NOT OUR FREEDOM, the Bush administration wanted the telecom companies granted retroactive immunity for their illegal spying. In the Constitution is clearly states that NO ex post facto law(retroactive immunity, in other words) shall be passed. So, what does the House and Senate do? They both introduce legislation in the FISA renewal bills to grant retroactive immunity to the telecom companies. Now, that is treason by the Bush administration and pretty much any elected official that introduces that clause or votes for it. But, who's counting? Anyway, republicans and democrats both passed it in the House(chickenshits) because they would have that negative press from the Bush administration and other republicans calling them soft of national security. So, the senate deals with it. Senator Chris Dodd stood up to protect our freedom and put a hold on the bill. Well, yesterday the DEMOCRAT leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, ignored that hold(illegal move?) and brought it to the floor to vote. Now, why a Democrat would bring this to the floor when another democrat has a hold on this is beyond me, but it happened anyway. Senator Dodd vowed to filibuster if that happened. Well, in order to protect our privacy and freedom from illegal spying, Senator Dodd came back from his presidential campaign tour in Iowa to Washington for the sole purpose of filibustering this vote. So, yesterday when it was Senator Dodd's time to talk, he gave his reasons and vowed not to yield the floor until the vote was canceled. That's what a filibuster is, for those that don't know; refusing to yield the floor until the others cry "uncle!" and do what you want. Well, 10+ hours later, Reid canceled the vote until Congress reconvenes next month. So, we all owe Senator Chris Dodd a HUGE "thank you!" I can't imagine standing there talking for 10+ hours straight. There were other senators that voted with him, but nobody else had the backbone to stand there for 10+ hours.
Thank you Senator Dodd!
If you have been sucked into the mainstream media's idea that the ONLY news is what they show, then you are missing out on your freedoms getting destroyed. Fortunately for us there is at least ONE senator with the moral conviction to tell the Bush administration to fuck off(not literally) and stand up for our rights. If you value your freedom from spying, go to chrisdodd.com and send the man an email and thank him for standing on the Senate floor for over 10 hours to protect our privacy and freedom from spying.
The story goes like this:
Two weeks after the Bush administration took office in 2001 they started planning a highly illegal wiretapping program through the phone and internet companies. When Qwest was asked to be a part of this, they said no. People found out about that and now there are 30+ lawsuits against the telecom companies for illegal spying which is a major violation in the Bill of Rights. So, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE COMPANIES and NOT OUR FREEDOM, the Bush administration wanted the telecom companies granted retroactive immunity for their illegal spying. In the Constitution is clearly states that NO ex post facto law(retroactive immunity, in other words) shall be passed. So, what does the House and Senate do? They both introduce legislation in the FISA renewal bills to grant retroactive immunity to the telecom companies. Now, that is treason by the Bush administration and pretty much any elected official that introduces that clause or votes for it. But, who's counting? Anyway, republicans and democrats both passed it in the House(chickenshits) because they would have that negative press from the Bush administration and other republicans calling them soft of national security. So, the senate deals with it. Senator Chris Dodd stood up to protect our freedom and put a hold on the bill. Well, yesterday the DEMOCRAT leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, ignored that hold(illegal move?) and brought it to the floor to vote. Now, why a Democrat would bring this to the floor when another democrat has a hold on this is beyond me, but it happened anyway. Senator Dodd vowed to filibuster if that happened. Well, in order to protect our privacy and freedom from illegal spying, Senator Dodd came back from his presidential campaign tour in Iowa to Washington for the sole purpose of filibustering this vote. So, yesterday when it was Senator Dodd's time to talk, he gave his reasons and vowed not to yield the floor until the vote was canceled. That's what a filibuster is, for those that don't know; refusing to yield the floor until the others cry "uncle!" and do what you want. Well, 10+ hours later, Reid canceled the vote until Congress reconvenes next month. So, we all owe Senator Chris Dodd a HUGE "thank you!" I can't imagine standing there talking for 10+ hours straight. There were other senators that voted with him, but nobody else had the backbone to stand there for 10+ hours.
Thank you Senator Dodd!
Monday, December 17, 2007
The Raw Story | Dodd ready to mount filibuster to block telecom immunity
The Raw Story | Dodd ready to mount filibuster to block telecom immunity
Well, this speaks for itself. I have to give Dodd a nod :-)
Kick some ass Senator!
Well, this speaks for itself. I have to give Dodd a nod :-)
Kick some ass Senator!
6 states defy law requiring ID cards - USATODAY.com
6 states defy law requiring ID cards - USATODAY.com
Holy shit! I thought there would be more resistance than that! This is a pretty simple concept. I keep talking about how we are moving towards a society like in the book 1984. I get a LOT of criticism for that. But I am telling you, the ONLY people that will criticize me over that are those that HAVE NOT read the book. Hell, if you watched the fucking movie you would understand. If you have read/seen the story, you would understand that we are moving that way. Read the book and then read the news. Scary shit ain't it? Ya know, if they want national ID cards, state or city ID cards, they might as well just tattoo a fucking number on our forearms like another unfortunate group(Jews in WWII). If you think I'm full of it, then tell me exactly what the difference is. Go on. I'm waiting...
It's the same fucking thing except one number is tattooed on your skin and the other is printed on a card. Either way those numbers/ID's are going to be kept in a database and used to track you. And if you have any other doubts about our road to a police state, just go to Wal-Mart, Stevie-B's Pizza, or the mall. You will be monitored in the parking lot by police in a portable watch tower. People might say "it's for our safety." Fuck that. If they were concerned for our safety, they would hire cops that weren't assholes and keep them on the ground and make them do their job PROPERLY. And what about those stores that want you to show your receipt? People say "just show it and not make a scene" or "it's easier to just show it rather than stand there and argue." Ok, shitwit. What if they started wanting to do pat-down's before you leave? There is not law allowing them to do that either. There is no law making you show your receipt. So why would you let them treat you like a criminal when you've done nothing wrong? Why let them invade your personal being when you've not been accused of a crime? Because it's easier than arguing? Because you don't want to cause a scene? Fuck that! There is no law requiring me to allow them to do any of that shit! How do they get away with it then? Because little pussy sheep let them! If we don't stand up for our most BASIC personal rights, what happens to our major freedom's when they try to restrict them? That is why this fucking country makes me so sick. We are supposed to be the fucking beacon of freedom for the entire world, yet we are less free then half of Europe! Our government makes law after law violating the Bill of Rights and we say nothing. We do nothing. We just say "just go along because it's easier than arguing or making a scene and it's for our safety." Ben Franklin, a founding father of this nation, put forth the idea that those who would sacrifice a little personal freedom for a little personal safety deserve neither freedom nor safety. I totally agree. If you believe the official government story for 9/11(BULLSHIT) then I think the best way to show them our resolve is to not change a thing. We should've just taken it, rebuilt, and kept on with our lives as they were. But, if they goal of a "terrorist" is to change society through violence or threats, then guess what: the "terrorists" have won. We are no longer a free nation. Since 9/11 our society has become a police state. They fucking won. Our government takes away freedom after freedom and says we're more free than ever! How fucking stupid do you have to be to believe that? That's Orwell-ian doublespeak(term from 1984). So, this week's assignment, if you think I'm full of shit, is to read 1984. Then come back and prove me wrong.
Holy shit! I thought there would be more resistance than that! This is a pretty simple concept. I keep talking about how we are moving towards a society like in the book 1984. I get a LOT of criticism for that. But I am telling you, the ONLY people that will criticize me over that are those that HAVE NOT read the book. Hell, if you watched the fucking movie you would understand. If you have read/seen the story, you would understand that we are moving that way. Read the book and then read the news. Scary shit ain't it? Ya know, if they want national ID cards, state or city ID cards, they might as well just tattoo a fucking number on our forearms like another unfortunate group(Jews in WWII). If you think I'm full of it, then tell me exactly what the difference is. Go on. I'm waiting...
It's the same fucking thing except one number is tattooed on your skin and the other is printed on a card. Either way those numbers/ID's are going to be kept in a database and used to track you. And if you have any other doubts about our road to a police state, just go to Wal-Mart, Stevie-B's Pizza, or the mall. You will be monitored in the parking lot by police in a portable watch tower. People might say "it's for our safety." Fuck that. If they were concerned for our safety, they would hire cops that weren't assholes and keep them on the ground and make them do their job PROPERLY. And what about those stores that want you to show your receipt? People say "just show it and not make a scene" or "it's easier to just show it rather than stand there and argue." Ok, shitwit. What if they started wanting to do pat-down's before you leave? There is not law allowing them to do that either. There is no law making you show your receipt. So why would you let them treat you like a criminal when you've done nothing wrong? Why let them invade your personal being when you've not been accused of a crime? Because it's easier than arguing? Because you don't want to cause a scene? Fuck that! There is no law requiring me to allow them to do any of that shit! How do they get away with it then? Because little pussy sheep let them! If we don't stand up for our most BASIC personal rights, what happens to our major freedom's when they try to restrict them? That is why this fucking country makes me so sick. We are supposed to be the fucking beacon of freedom for the entire world, yet we are less free then half of Europe! Our government makes law after law violating the Bill of Rights and we say nothing. We do nothing. We just say "just go along because it's easier than arguing or making a scene and it's for our safety." Ben Franklin, a founding father of this nation, put forth the idea that those who would sacrifice a little personal freedom for a little personal safety deserve neither freedom nor safety. I totally agree. If you believe the official government story for 9/11(BULLSHIT) then I think the best way to show them our resolve is to not change a thing. We should've just taken it, rebuilt, and kept on with our lives as they were. But, if they goal of a "terrorist" is to change society through violence or threats, then guess what: the "terrorists" have won. We are no longer a free nation. Since 9/11 our society has become a police state. They fucking won. Our government takes away freedom after freedom and says we're more free than ever! How fucking stupid do you have to be to believe that? That's Orwell-ian doublespeak(term from 1984). So, this week's assignment, if you think I'm full of shit, is to read 1984. Then come back and prove me wrong.
Friday, December 14, 2007
AlterNet: Don't We Have a Constitution, Not a King?
AlterNet: Don't We Have a Constitution, Not a King?
The answer: King.
All hail King George I of America!
I hate to tell you people, but it is already too late. The people in power of this country have positioned themselves in such a way that no matter what the public does or wants, the people in power will have what they want anyway. Bush has done the EXACT SAME THING as Hitler did in Germany to become dictator.
Hitler: Set the Reichstag fire and blamed it on Polish jews. He had the governing body give him powers forbidden by their constitution to "protect the homeland." He used those powers to rule as supreme dictator, unchecked by the governing body of Germany.
Bush: I still say that the Bush administration executed 9/11. He then used 9/11 to blame radical muslims as a reason to go to the Middle East and start wars and get Congress to lay down like a $2 whore for whatever he wants and let him do whatever he wants to "protect the homeland." Through signing statements and executive orders(none of which does Congress have a say in) he has given himself dictatorial powers. If you don't believe me, Google his signing statements and executive orders and read them from the government websites themselves. It's all there in black and white. So, unless we get luck and he and Cheney both get impeached or he graciously allows the 2008 elections to continue and we elect Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, we are all fucked like that same $2 whore. Now bend over and, no, you don't get any lube!
Norway is a great place. I wonder how difficult it is to learn Norwegian.
The answer: King.
All hail King George I of America!
I hate to tell you people, but it is already too late. The people in power of this country have positioned themselves in such a way that no matter what the public does or wants, the people in power will have what they want anyway. Bush has done the EXACT SAME THING as Hitler did in Germany to become dictator.
Hitler: Set the Reichstag fire and blamed it on Polish jews. He had the governing body give him powers forbidden by their constitution to "protect the homeland." He used those powers to rule as supreme dictator, unchecked by the governing body of Germany.
Bush: I still say that the Bush administration executed 9/11. He then used 9/11 to blame radical muslims as a reason to go to the Middle East and start wars and get Congress to lay down like a $2 whore for whatever he wants and let him do whatever he wants to "protect the homeland." Through signing statements and executive orders(none of which does Congress have a say in) he has given himself dictatorial powers. If you don't believe me, Google his signing statements and executive orders and read them from the government websites themselves. It's all there in black and white. So, unless we get luck and he and Cheney both get impeached or he graciously allows the 2008 elections to continue and we elect Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, we are all fucked like that same $2 whore. Now bend over and, no, you don't get any lube!
Norway is a great place. I wonder how difficult it is to learn Norwegian.
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