Posted on October 30, 2009 02:17 PM
For as long as humans have been able to communicate, they have told stories. Stories of great hunts, of heroes, of battles, and stories of creation. Aside from entertainment, the purpose of these stories was to describe proper behavior: for the hunter, how to bring down that mastodon; for the hero, how to rescue a Helen of Sparta; for soldiers, how to fight against hundreds of thousands when they are but 300; for the common people, rewards for following rules and punishments for breaking a taboo.
Posted on October 26, 2009 08:47 PM
If you buy Playboy magazine for the boobs say so, be honest. It doesn't make you a bad person to admit the truth; quite the opposite, dissembling, lying, hiding the truth makes you a bad person.
Posted on October 20, 2009 09:33 AM
DNA is just like a fishing hook - it can point to a guilty person so that law enforcement can catch him. But just because hooks catch fish, does not mean they always catch fish.
Posted on October 18, 2009 09:01 PM
Those of us old enough to remember Johnny Carson will recall his Carnac the Magnificent routine where Johnny played the role of a swami who could divine the answers to a question inside a sealed envelope.
Posted on April 19, 2009 10:54 AM
First off, let me say that the title "Death to All Offensive Bloggers" does not refer to a new Obama Administration Executive Order requiring that all right-wing bloggers be publicly executed. No, I'm talking about Iran's new push to include the death penalty for bloggers who write about or promote illegal activities, such as apostasy, prostitution, etc.
Posted on October 17, 2008 12:38 PM
The Death Penalty is no deterrence to murder. If one looked at statistical evidence alone in this country it would seem that having the death penalty in fact increases the incidence of murder in your state.
Posted on October 15, 2008 08:25 PM
In my article Muslim Cruises and Islamic Travel, I wrote, "I would prefer to be falsely accused of a capital crime in America than of a minor misdemeanor in Saudi Arabia."
It isn't even safe for a camel to be in Saudi Arabia - they sure LOVE their camels - wink wink nudge nudge.
Posted on July 30, 2008 10:16 PM
America should not be in the company of savage, brutal, barbaric, and primitive nations. It may make you feel good to say "Kill the F*cken bastard," but some day, it could be you who is mistakenly thought of as that bastard.
Posted on September 27, 2006 06:36 PM
thirdeye0ytFlickr Photo by: PORKCHOP RULES.Imagine yourself a savage pedophile with delusions of military grandeur and a desire to create a new religion based on complete submission to you and your desires. You take a look at the two dominant religions of the day and you pick the most brutal parts out of each.Judaism, by the first century A.D. had already discarded the vengeful notion of "an eye for an eye...." In fact, Rabbinical Authorities at that time had already called...
For as long as humans have been able to communicate, they have told stories. Stories of great hunts, of heroes, of battles, and stories of creation. Aside from entertainment, the purpose of these stories was to describe proper behavior: for the hunter, how to bring down that mastodon; for the hero, how to rescue a Helen of Sparta; for soldiers, how to fight against hundreds of thousands when they are but 300; for the common people, rewards for following rules and punishments for breaking a taboo.
