"The neighbor's blessed burden within reason becomes a burden borne of all in one."
A sunny day, but cold. Our low last night was an abyssmal 21F, after falling to 26F the night before. Our high today was 59F.
I am extremely out of sorts at the moment. I allowed myself to get pulled into a religious argument, and, as an atheist, a rationalist, a scientist, and a humanist, I know better than ever to let that happen. Discssing how Xtian groups are aligning with Trump does not require a personal statement of one's own interpretation of Biblical scripture, especially when you know it will be recieved negatively. This is the difference between talking about religion and talking religion.
Amd, too, I am always astounded at how quick Christians are to say they are being oppressed by non Christians. Victimhood is baked into the cultural genetics of Christianity.* It is a religion founded on persecution, and its practioners hold that persecution sacred. Then again, we do live in the golden age of victimhood.
I am not a victim. Despite all the wretched shit I have survived, I will never be anyone's victim.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
About a week ago I went back to Twitter after a two month absence. I did it because I miss the science and the math. I miss the scientists and paleoartists I follow there. This afternoon I posted the following (forgive the lousy, compressed-for-Twitter syntax):
Left Twitter for 2 months, came back a week ago. Great seeing paleo, general science, & math stuff, but already the hate, disinformation, & trolling wearing me down, especially ant-Semitism/anti-Isreali insanity. Can't seem to avoid it. Again my time here may be coming to an end.
Anyway...
Not much to say about today, and the argument has me too out of sorts to think clearly, besides. If I were thinking clearly, I would not be posting about this.
Last night we watched more Fringe, TV frrom a time when America was only beginning to lose it's mind.
Please visit the Dreaming Squid Sundries shop. Especially check out the sale on Vile Affections; if you do not own the book, don't miss out on this. Thank you.
Apologies, I will try to be on a more even keel tomorrow.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
(4:18 p.m.)
* I am not inherently anti-Christian. But that's a very complicated matter (I was rasied Catholic), and not one I'm going into here.
I am extremely out of sorts at the moment. I allowed myself to get pulled into a religious argument, and, as an atheist, a rationalist, a scientist, and a humanist, I know better than ever to let that happen. Discssing how Xtian groups are aligning with Trump does not require a personal statement of one's own interpretation of Biblical scripture, especially when you know it will be recieved negatively. This is the difference between talking about religion and talking religion.
Amd, too, I am always astounded at how quick Christians are to say they are being oppressed by non Christians. Victimhood is baked into the cultural genetics of Christianity.* It is a religion founded on persecution, and its practioners hold that persecution sacred. Then again, we do live in the golden age of victimhood.
I am not a victim. Despite all the wretched shit I have survived, I will never be anyone's victim.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
About a week ago I went back to Twitter after a two month absence. I did it because I miss the science and the math. I miss the scientists and paleoartists I follow there. This afternoon I posted the following (forgive the lousy, compressed-for-Twitter syntax):
Left Twitter for 2 months, came back a week ago. Great seeing paleo, general science, & math stuff, but already the hate, disinformation, & trolling wearing me down, especially ant-Semitism/anti-Isreali insanity. Can't seem to avoid it. Again my time here may be coming to an end.
Anyway...
Not much to say about today, and the argument has me too out of sorts to think clearly, besides. If I were thinking clearly, I would not be posting about this.
Last night we watched more Fringe, TV frrom a time when America was only beginning to lose it's mind.
Please visit the Dreaming Squid Sundries shop. Especially check out the sale on Vile Affections; if you do not own the book, don't miss out on this. Thank you.
Apologies, I will try to be on a more even keel tomorrow.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
(4:18 p.m.)
* I am not inherently anti-Christian. But that's a very complicated matter (I was rasied Catholic), and not one I'm going into here.