The Name's Block, Writer's Block
It's the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. What season do you want it to be where you live?
Crazy Southern Hemisphere. You hear that, you topsy-turvy folks lurking underneath the Equator? It's spring, so get to work installing that second sun you've always wanted. It's spring here in Ireland of course, and it's shaping up to be quite a treat. I was in town yesterday (tragedy, too, I ended up in a clothes shop with two women. Madness, nay, Sparta, did ensue, though it was a little entertaining. The frantic looks of the few males present as they exchange tortured glances..) and the day was glorious, actually warm. A moist film of sweat accumulated on my brow, which hasn't happened since before that infinite winter we've had in recent months. So, if the weather remains mild, I shall adhere to this season, thank you.
What do you think happens to us when we die?
A question which could invigorate more debate than a lover's tiff between good and evil. It also provides a neat opportunity for my announcement that I have become an atheist. I have criticised religion and that God character long enough, so it's finally time to shed the burden of faith in Catholicism, and place my faith in FATE. My new philosophies of life-my cold views of romance, my desire to have many not-so-close friends rather than few close friends, are inextricably linked to this other great Eoin upheaval, with my dismissal of my religious belief. Do we actually need God? The answer: no. Religion was born out of fear, fear of the great unknown that may await us after we die. And a force that is born out of such anxieties cannot be entirely positive. God offers some comfort to people, but that's about it, and if you're strong enough you can live without any of his/her influence. God doesn't actually do anything anyway, it's all largely a story. Religion only creates more wrong than right, anyhow. Consider the fundamentalists of any faith, who take scriptures to extremes, and it actually starts to hurt other people, physically and emotionally. And all the wars that have been triggered over religious differences. We'd be better off without its existence.
I have a much more humanist than providentialist outlook, believing in our own unbound strength. You don't need God! All the strength you need is within you, ready to be called from its reserves once you need it. I'm also a much greater believer in fate, in taglines such as "Everything happens for a reason" and "nothing is accidental". There are no coincidences, and once you begin to live your life like that, the so-called "positive potential" can be awakened. Feel free to subscribe to my newsletter for only $39.95!
As for the original question.. I'm not too sure, but I'm also not too concerned.
Do you behave differently online than you do in real life?
Once, I would have been far more confident and outspoken online, though I've been working past any restraints I may have imposed upon myself in recent months offline. Some of the more "sweet" and "goodness and love will always win" statements I utter more often online, I'm probably more at ease expressing my feelings for now. But I'm a nice guy, offline and on, and that's the most important factor.
Do you believe in true love? What about love at first sight?
True love, yes. Love at first sight, no. As much as we'd all enjoy the Romeo and Juliet thrill of falling hopelessly for someone just based on looking at them, it's not a possibilty for true love to occur in such a fashion. That's more to do with lust. Romeo was really shallow, come to think of it. Did he even care about her personality?
Took the day off study today. I think I needed it, and compared to some of my colleagues who are only starting to knuckle down in the last few days, the amount of work I've done since January will give me a killer edge.