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anthon1

Why today is a Good Day

Mar 19, 2007 21:07

A Tale of Obscure Words, Interesting Dozes, Diagrams, Unusual Weather, an Umbrella, Engaging Debates, a Silent Dialogue, Smoke and Mirrors, and Intercarcadine Warfare in Many Inventive Forms

(To be honest, I could leave this entry as just that, because any day which can be described even in truncated form with all of those things must be several ( Read more... )

rose, mike, smoke and mirrors, liminal spaces, charles, golems, dragonfly and harpsichord lollipops, interesting dozes, a tale of obscure words, school, paul, why i study mechanics, table-legs, nick the android, obligatory emo post, engaging debates, zombies, todd, an umbrella, diagrams, flying fruit!, intercarcadine warfare, unusual weather, debz, theological debates, a silent dialogue, poetry, i have no soul

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safebox March 19 2007, 21:27:42 UTC

This post basically wins at, well, everything. =DDD

I'd much rather buy souls and discuss God the Holy Goldfish then write my current essay, I must say (you know anything with 'religious philosophy' and 'firm evidence' in the same sentence is not going to be fun).

anthon1 March 19 2007, 21:34:17 UTC

:DDDDD

That sounds remarkably like one of the two essays I really should be doing right now actually, although I get to bob and weave [1] around religious experience and subjectivity. Principle-of-credulity-bashing here I come... :\

Have you heard of an anthropologist called Atran, actually? He does some very interesting things with evolution that are quite useful to bounce around...

safebox March 19 2007, 21:36:47 UTC

Ah, indeed! That's my next topic as it happens.

No, I have not! What's he all about then? Anthropology is always fun.

anthon1 March 19 2007, 21:45:08 UTC

He essentially believes that religious belief is formed from a combinatoin of spandrels, and provides a very interesting and refreshing source to wave at people in debates. :P I found him in an article that is sadly no longer up on the New York Times website unless one is willing to pay and of which I have an ever-so-slightly incomplete print out. Fascinating stuff, though. :D

(If you want a copy, I could probably ask purplefringe or somebody to pass it on to you next time I see them...)

(Also, the missing footnote was supposed to be me commenting on how deeply Brian Jaques obviously affected my developement as a child. I knew I'd forgotten something... :P)

nosesaretasty March 19 2007, 22:19:30 UTC

-- A super-sonic hemispherical blur of fruit smashed into the side of my face, and exploded.

Aww!!! *hugs*

It was hurled with enough force that I was very surprised not to have a bright red mark on my cheek afterwards

Ak, that happened to me. I was annoying Vicky on Friday (I don't remember what I said, but it annoyed her) so she threw her watch at me (solid metal) from the other side of the room, not meaning it to hit me.

As it happened, it bounced off my forehead, where my left eyebrow is. To say I cried would be lie - it hurt like hell and there was definitely something wet on my cheek... a single tear... ([/poetry]) and I was sitting in shock for ages and she spent ages apologising... And then I found it hilarious...

anthon1 March 19 2007, 22:48:09 UTC

And then I found it hilarious...

Exactly! I just laughed, loudly, and grinned a lot - but those who weren't hit seemed really rather upset... :P

nosesaretasty March 20 2007, 18:13:23 UTC

Of course, being hit in the eyebrow with a watch is nothing compared to my cousin concussing me in the middle of a Spain so I nearly walked into the swimming pool. That hurt. *rubs nariz*

we began talking about the Trinity with stripyglove - 'Why three?' 'There just are.' 'Why not seven?'

Because otherwise it wouldn't be a trinity! :-P

'Can you think of seven different parts of God?' 'The aunt, the cousin, the family dog and the goldfish?'

*quotes*

anthon1 March 20 2007, 21:30:21 UTC

Because otherwise it wouldn't be a trinity! :-P

Uh... exactly! :D

...shuddup

*quotes*<./i>

:DDD

crisiks March 19 2007, 22:29:22 UTC

So, you don't believe in soul (I take it you're more of an R&B-fan, then?), but do you believe in something else, then? Like a conscience or sentience or whatever? Elaborate!

locowerewolf March 23 2007, 16:38:58 UTC

'Input your punchcard'. *giggles*

Anto, I ripped up your soul (that you don't believe in) once by mistake. Actually, I turned the bit of paper into a snowflake... I wonder what that symbolises?

Also, squee! Anthropology!

And Fi? '*rubs nariz*' <- That could sound very, very wrong considering my nickname. =P

stripyglove March 25 2007, 15:21:35 UTC

This ensoulment business continued all through registration, leading to Michael selling me his for fifty pee

Oooh can I have a look? I would like to grin at it. :D

Mike also offered to sell me his sense of self-worth or his conscience, which was discounted to twenty-five pee because it was defective.

Lol! Did you buy them or are they still for sale? I wouldn't mind buying one of those myself so I could have a spare in case I lose mine.