Fingers and Toes Crossed!!
It was a long long weekend not being able to visit my kitty since Saturday at noon, but I'm hoping when I go to visit him shortly I am hoping for some good news.
They have it narrowed down to two things they think are likely: 1) He has an autoimmune disease, meaning his immune system is attacking itself instead of viruses and basically destroying it or 2) Blood Parasites. Both are generally treatable, with varying degrees of success, and we still have to battle the damage done to his body already. The vet told Saturday that we still have a long way to go, but it seems we may be headed in the right direction. Music to my ears!!
So today we get the blood test back to confirm which, if either, of the diagnosis are correct. I hope we figured it out and can start treatment. Poor little kitty has a shaved belly, a shaved right arm, and a strip shaved around his neck.
Now on to yesterday, we went to go see Bill Maher's brilliant "Religulous". Anti-theism at its finest. It was a brilliant movie, and I suggest you all go see it NOW!!! Two things real stuck out to me, showing the stupidity of the masses.
First, when backed in a corner, a common defense for religious people is basically they are playing the odds. When cornered by Bill, almost across the board, religious people jumped to the "What if your wrong?" defense. In other words, they figure it they are wrong, and there is no god, they are ok, but if we are wrong, and there is a god, we're going to hell. Which is a better bet?? Seriously?!?! I mean seriously?!?! If your god is all knowing and all wise, then wouldn't he know that you were just faking belief "just in case". I would like to think, on the slim slim slim (read non-existent) chance there is a god, that he would at least appreciate honest doubt over false belief. And what if they chose the wrong god. I mean is your just fair god really going to damn millions of people for where they are born and who their parents are (the most common distinction between people of different faiths)??
Secondly, if you want to really piss off the religious, don't attack their faith, just ask them why faith is a good thing. When their specific faith was questioned they all had a miriad of stock answers on the matter, but when asked why having faith in something is a "good thing", they all lost their shit and told him to stop slandering their faith. Why would a god care if you have faith in a ridiculous story, and why is putting aside reason in favor of blind faith a positive behaviour. All the time various clergyman talk about how important faith is, but not a single one could answer the question why?
Anyhow, I have a little more faith (get it??) in the american people that religulous made 3 times as much as american carol. Maybe this will actually start an educated discussion on religion in america, and the reasonable people may find their voice!! Doubtfully, but we'll see.....
Off to go visit the Neech!!!
They have it narrowed down to two things they think are likely: 1) He has an autoimmune disease, meaning his immune system is attacking itself instead of viruses and basically destroying it or 2) Blood Parasites. Both are generally treatable, with varying degrees of success, and we still have to battle the damage done to his body already. The vet told Saturday that we still have a long way to go, but it seems we may be headed in the right direction. Music to my ears!!
So today we get the blood test back to confirm which, if either, of the diagnosis are correct. I hope we figured it out and can start treatment. Poor little kitty has a shaved belly, a shaved right arm, and a strip shaved around his neck.
Now on to yesterday, we went to go see Bill Maher's brilliant "Religulous". Anti-theism at its finest. It was a brilliant movie, and I suggest you all go see it NOW!!! Two things real stuck out to me, showing the stupidity of the masses.
First, when backed in a corner, a common defense for religious people is basically they are playing the odds. When cornered by Bill, almost across the board, religious people jumped to the "What if your wrong?" defense. In other words, they figure it they are wrong, and there is no god, they are ok, but if we are wrong, and there is a god, we're going to hell. Which is a better bet?? Seriously?!?! I mean seriously?!?! If your god is all knowing and all wise, then wouldn't he know that you were just faking belief "just in case". I would like to think, on the slim slim slim (read non-existent) chance there is a god, that he would at least appreciate honest doubt over false belief. And what if they chose the wrong god. I mean is your just fair god really going to damn millions of people for where they are born and who their parents are (the most common distinction between people of different faiths)??
Secondly, if you want to really piss off the religious, don't attack their faith, just ask them why faith is a good thing. When their specific faith was questioned they all had a miriad of stock answers on the matter, but when asked why having faith in something is a "good thing", they all lost their shit and told him to stop slandering their faith. Why would a god care if you have faith in a ridiculous story, and why is putting aside reason in favor of blind faith a positive behaviour. All the time various clergyman talk about how important faith is, but not a single one could answer the question why?
Anyhow, I have a little more faith (get it??) in the american people that religulous made 3 times as much as american carol. Maybe this will actually start an educated discussion on religion in america, and the reasonable people may find their voice!! Doubtfully, but we'll see.....
Off to go visit the Neech!!!