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6.28.2004

For those of you who don't remember this schtick - this is where I get the subject headers from a "Great Debates" forum of another board. I respond to them without reading any of the posts, including the opening one. Totally ignorant and pointless. But it gives me something to do at work. :-)

~~Flippant responses to Great Debate Subjects~~

The Canadian Election ( 1 2 3 4 5 )
I vote for Devin Townsend.

Anti-Bush people: Have you ever been happy with any incumbent president?
Do you think most anti-Bush people even know what the word "incumbent" means?

Is making "German = Nazi" themed jokes excessively rude to modern Germans?
The German girl I work with doesn't seem to mind, although she says her mother is still really sensitive about it.

14 Permanent Bases in Iraq?
No. No fucking way should we have 14 permanent bases in Iraq. Thirteen is more appropriate.

Do you need more faith to believe in evolution than in intelligent design? ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Last Page )
Only if you don't understand how it works. Then it would take a lot of faith. If you understand how it works, it's self-evident.

Sounds like a paradox, doesn't it?

New CIA analyst book says Bin Laden is telling truth & the US is the rhetorical BSer ( 1 2 )
Well, that's nice.

FEC complaint filed on Fahrenheit 9/11
Complaints are filed all the time on all kinds of crap. Big deal.

When will the US start unleashing all these non-lethal weapons in the field?
Hopefully soon. Against hippies.

Enviros, will you ever drop opposition to nuclear power?
No fair. I can't answer for Enviros.

Sixteen Words, Shmixteen Words?
What the shmfuck?

A bunch of questions about the zoo as a beneficial institution
Questions != debate. Right?

2nd Annual TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR MIDESEASON FAVORITE
"Mideseason?" Fuckwit.

John Kerry and his SUV ( 1 2 )
The new comedy/drama from Fox! Stars John Kerry as himself, driving through rough territory in his SUV in search of Bigfoot. Along the way he meets a smart but quirky 19-year old Jewish girl on the run from the circus police. Co-stars Angela Lansbury and Jimmy Fallon as the ghost of Abraham Lincoln.

Somebody please try to sell me on Global "Warming" ( 1 2 )
OK. See, there's this globe and it's getting warmer. And then it'll get cooler. Then warmer again. And the ants on it think it's something they did (sorta like how not pleasing the gods made the crops bad). But really, it's just a thing.

Car seatbelt law ( 1 2 )
Is stupid from the standpoint of the individual. Survival of the fittest and all that. The trouble is, they fuck up insurance rates for everyone else when they get maimed.

US transfers sovereignty to Iraqi government. What now?
WE'RE GOING TO DISNEYLAND!

Bush really thinks Europe supported him ? Bush's grasp of reality. ( 1 2 )
Well, I'm sure they supported him. They had to find some way to get in the spotlight again. They haven't had another hit like "Final Countdown" in many years.

One blogger's journey to undo his homosexuality, Part II
I'm almost curious enough to actually read this thread. (Not bi-curious enough, perverts.)

Did Jim Morrison FAKE His Own Death?
Uh huh. Sure. He seemed to really be an organized, disciplined enough person to pull off that kind of thing.

Political Compass #29: Marijuana should be legalised. ( 1 2 )
I really don't care whether it's legal or not. People who bitch about getting in trouble for it should shut the fuck up and take personal responsibility for their actions though. If it's illegal, you risk getting punished. If it's legal, go for it.

Al Qaeda's True Target
The Florida Brothers from Toryumon

Space travel means racial survival! ( 1 2 3 )
Really? OK. But what about the Gay Niggers From Outer Space?

If you were in a coffeeshop in amsterdam and toking on some marijuana
I'd think, "Who am I and what have I done with Me?"

Why didn't Hitler marry Eva Braun sooner?
He was too busy grooming his moustache.

Could we have a little golden rule session for Reagan and Clinton fans? ( 1 2 )
No.

Religion and intelligence ( 1 2 3 4 )
Go together like fish and bicycles.

Farenheit 9/11 ( 1 2 3 4 )
Is the product of a paranoid fat man in glasses and baseball cap.

A new idea for US Presidential elections ( 1 2 )
I hope your post says "Offer up some worthy candidates."

Anti-Gay Amendment Vote in 2 Weeks -- Predictions? ( 1 2 )
I predict that I won't give a shit.

Another F9/11 thread: Iraqi abuse footage revisited.
I'm looking for the part where I care...

The Tawana Brawley case ( 1 2 )
Tawana explain to me what it's about?

Israel ad the U.S. ( 1 2 )
They ad the U.S., eh?

ABA says: End Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Well, if ABA says it I guess we have no choice.

Gay civil union law - ruin society?
Ruin it? That would imply it's not fucked beyond repair already. Gay civil union is the least of our problems.

Dog v. Cat People: A Novel Observation
WHITE PEOPLE DO THIS AND BLACK PEOPLE DO THAT!

Please tell me this guy isn't for real
OK. He isn't for real.

Instant-runoff voting: avoiding the third-party "spoiler" problem
Splunge.

Who's meaner? The left or right? ( 1 2 3 )
The right looks meaner. The left does more damage.

Secret advice to the president/vice president in domestic affairs legally protected?
Maybe. Look it up.

Do leaders of a democratic state have a responsibility to represent their people?
Yeah, I guess so.

Straight Dope on Native American Origins
They came from the back of a giant turtle.

So pretty
Why, thank you.

In Other News: Jack Ryan - Quitter! ( 1 2 )
Yeah! I mean, he quit before I even knew who he was.

Bush curbs Cuban-American visits home
Awww.

An epiphany regarding a liberal paradox... ( 1 2 3 )
Will do you no good.

Yet another electoral-system reform: "ballot fusion," or "cross-endorsement"
I remember that time Misawa hit Kobashi with the BALLOT FUSION~! but Kobashi just jumped up and he was all like NOOOO YOU DIDN'T BITCH and hit the CROSS ENDORSEMENT~! off of the steps onto the concrete floor. That ruled ass.

What do you think about proportional representation in the US House of Reps?
If it ain't broke...

Faith stems from altered states of consciousness ( 1 2 )
Faith stems from a lot of things. And it makes me sad. Faith is the stupidest thing any human being ever came up with.

What was it that Twain said? "Faith is the act of convincing yourself of something which you know ain't true." Something like that.

Is Solicitor General Olson worthy of respect?
Who?

First ever flight to space by private company ( 1 2 )
Will no doubt be turned into a made-for-tv movie at some point. Maybe even one for theaters. Pretty fucking cool, though.

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6.27.2004

Here's four last reviews before I head off for the week.

Nocturnus: "The Key"
Savatage: "Hall Of The Mountain King"
Slayer: "Undisputed Attitude"
Novembre: "Classica"

Have a happy 4th of July. If you're into the 4th of July. Or happiness. Whatever.

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6.25.2004

New reviews:

Testament: "The Legacy"
Testament: "Practice What You Preach"
Therion: "Crowning Of Atlantis"
Trail Of Tears: "Disclosure In Red"
Skyclad: "Vintage Whine"
Judas Priest: "Priest...Live"

I've been watching the first season of Dead Like Me over the past week. Awesome show.

Next week I'm going out of town, so no new update. I'll try to make it up to you with some reviews before I take off.

Wait, what am I saying? Nobody cares about my reviews. So go fuck yourselves! :-p

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6.18.2004

Several new reviews this time:

Anathema: "Eternity"
Agathodaimon: "The Higher Art Of Rebellion"
After Forever: "Follow In The Cry"
Black Sabbath: "The Ozzy Osbourne Years"
Summoning: "Lugburz"
Dismal Euphony: "Soria Moria Slott"
Haggard: "And Thou Shalt Trust...The Seer"
Mortician: "Zombie Apocalypse"

And there is much crotchetiness to be found therein.

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6.12.2004

New review for Sacred Reich's "The American Way" today.

I bought a digital camera yesterday. Brace yourself for many silly photos in the future, along the lines of this:


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6.08.2004

I was reading a really painful thread earlier today. One with different religious folk trying to see which were going to Heaven and which weren't. People still believe in that garbage in 2004? Oy.

It occurred to me that it's got to be an intentional evolutionary quirk. Think about it - so many people "need" religion in order to feel like there's a purpose or a meaning to life. Watch them as they debate - it's never about proof. It's about what they feel. They'll believe something or disbelieve something because of the way it sounds, not because of evidence.

It's no secret that women are more "spiritual" (ugh) than men. Why is that? It's also no secret that many women all of a sudden become "spiritual" (ugh) when they have kids. Hmmm. I think it's got to be a survival thing. A woman has children - someone has to provide for them for a few years. It's in the best interest of species survival to ensure that she sticks around. If religion helps soothe her fears about the world and gives her reassurance, helping her to raise the kid(s), all the better. Natural selection doesn't mind lies so long as they help survival.

It also occurs to me that women tend to have this "knight in shining armor" complex. A man of mystery will come and save them. First it's the guy that turns out to be their husband. Then after they're with him long enough, they see he ain't all he's cracked up to be. Therefore they need another knight in shining armor - who's a more reliable mystery man than God? Women can make him out to be anything they want. Feeling the power of their faith in him helps them get through the day, regardless of whether or not that faith is misplaced.

Much like they view their father and their mate, God becomes the all-powerful mysterious powerful male who will make things better.

Likewise, males have a "relationship" with God not unlike the relationship with their own father. They often ignore him or think he's an idiot when they're younger. There is a lot of angst toward God in young males. As they get older, they start to respect and revere, and ultimately love him. Just like with their father.

Isn't there a book on this somewhere? I vaguely recall someone mentioning a book about how people fill this God gap with their feelings about their own father.

I'm an Atheist. My father died when I was two and I feel like I never really "met" him because I don't remember him. Hmmm. And my stepdad was a complete asshole - perhaps that's why I have such loathing for Christianity? Something to think about.

Or it could just be bullshit. Just talkin'.

New reviews today, negros:

Deeds Of Flesh - "Trading Pieces"
Immortal - "Pure Holocaust"
Burzum - "Hlidskjalf"
Mercyful Fate - "Don't Break The Oath"
Operia IX - "The Black Opera"
Sacred Reich - "Ignorance"

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6.04.2004

New reviews for:

Ancient: "Halls Of Eternity"
Sacred Reich: "Surf Nicaragua"
Dimmu Borgir: "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia"
Angra: "Holy Land"
Blazing Eternity: "Times And Unknown Waters"

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