General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHotRod Deluxe
(84 posts)Why do the great ones die early but the little demons get to run amok!
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)And so does my friend George Carlin, God Bless His Soul.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)"I want you to know, when it comes to believing in god- I really tried. I really really tried. I tried to believe that there is a god who created each one of us in his own image and likeness, loves us very much and keeps a close eye on things. I really tried to believe that, but I gotta tell you, the longer you live, the more you look around, the more you realize...something is FUCKED-UP. Something is WRONG here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is NOT good work. If this is the best god can do, I am NOT impressed. Results like these do not belong on the resume of a supreme being. This is the kind of shit you'd expect from an office temp with a bad attitude. And just between you and me, in any decently run universe, this guy would have been out on his all-powerful-ass a long time ago."
George Carlin, in his own damn words.
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)I thought about that when I wrote it but my love for George still wants him blessed.
malaise
(267,784 posts)Rec
Heidi
(58,237 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)"Life is lived anecdotally, not algorithmically. And anecdotal evidence is not allowed in the new digital corpocracy. As one poster on Democratic Underground put it, Anecdotal now has this enforced meaning such that no one is supposed to believe what they experience, what they see, hear, taste, smell, etc. The Powers That Be have basically extinguished the notion of inductive reasoning. Everything has to be replicated in a laboratory and since 90% of all the labs in this nation are operated by Corporate Sponsored monies, not much truth comes out of them.
~Joe Bageant, Algorithms and Red Wine
RIP, Joe Bageant - 1946-2011
Initech
(99,909 posts)"Man the Beatles were so high they let Ringo sing a couple of tunes. Tell me they weren't partying! "
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)Our prophets are comedians. Crazy how we can only get the truth from them these days.