I am an atheist, but recently I started an RSS search feed in my feed reader (FeedDemon) to search the blogs and news for the keyword “God”.
The problem with the word GOD, or GAAD in American Baptist (GAWD in London), is that no one can define what they mean by GOD - it could be almost anything, from a bearded man in the sky, to a general term for the sum total of everything. And if the answer is GOD - what is the question?
There is no point rattling on about a term if there is no clearly defined definition. I have a feeling that if you manage to define the term you will be half way to forming a new religion - and before long you will have more money than god (who is always broke).
Should you be able to define Gaad , you will also probably discover all his hidden names, and he will appear before you and split your head asunder. Though I doubt you can find any of His names, as God uses a different vocabulary to the average mortal - when was the last time you used the word “asunder” (or “smite”)?
But using “God” as a search term is always rewarding, you get the occasional theological discussion, a lot of cussing/swearing, a fair smattering of politics (too much GW Bush perhaps), the latest news on just about every war on the planet, and a not inconsiderable amount of Eric Clapton and various guitar legends. Not a half bad search term for a broad view of the general zeitgeist of the day. Economical to type, mostly entertaining and informative, even a little mysterious.
November 7, 2007 — 3:11 pm - - Comments (2)
Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.
Keep in mind that the house I ultimately choose must cost less than the one I am currently living in. Make sure, however, that you correct all the deficiencies that exist in my current house (the floor of my kitchen vibrates when I walk across it, and the walls don’t have nearly enough insulation in them).
Hello Media Brisbane Website Design Blog | Queensland
October 19, 2007 — 12:18 am - - Comments (0)
In need of a name for your new band?
Web manipulator and Dilbert funny man gets his readers to do all the work.
My Favorite from the 70’s - The Sex Beatles.
The Dilbert Blog: Funny Band Names
October 11, 2007 — 7:54 pm - - Comments (0)
Fundamentalist Christian right "para church" ministries with apocalyptic theological views have penetrated the United States military in a pattern, we’ll shortly be demonstrating, that goes from the Pentagon on down to the base level, in which evangelical organizations, under the Campus Crusade for Christ, teach Biblical literalism and "Rapture" theology. These ministries have been invited onto US military basic training facilities to run "religious education" programs and evangelize recruits.
Daily Kos: Pervasive Pattern Of Fundamentalist Influence In Military
October 7, 2007 — 7:05 pm - - Comments (0)
BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » There is no safe harbor from change
I continue to see news people wishing upon stars for some salvation from the change bearing down on them: fairy godmothers who will swoop in from government or foundations or rich families to provide magic money that lets them continue to do business as they have. Consider this Columbia Journalism Review piece wishing for government support of news and this New York Times report setting up the Poynter-Institute-owned St. Petersburg Times as an ideal.
October 2, 2007 — 4:09 am - - Comments (0)
