I was awakened about 14:30 by the television blaring... Packy had got ahold of the volume control. Packy and Lacee are spending the weekend with us (Karen, actually) while Kim and Steve are in KC at the wedding of Steve's sister. I was up about an hour, checking mail and a couple of journals. I was disappointed this morning, after I uploaded my entry, to find that Charles Daily Web is being discontinued. I have enjoyed Charles' entries over the last year, and had come to look forward to reading them every day. But he has accomplished what he wanted to accomplish, and will be moving into different things, and I can't fault him for that. I will miss him, however. He tells his story and bids us farewell.
One of the things that endeared Charles to me is his laid-back xianity; he and Al have a lot in common in that aspect.
I have been slowly reading The True Believer over the last couple of weeks, and I feel that I am coming upon an atheistic cusp; it comes as my knowledge of what makes xians (and others) tick increases. It is kinda scary, as entering into the unknown usually is. My mind is going places that it has never been before. Most of these places seem very depressing, however. More on this later as the work progresses.
Anyways, I went back to bed at about 16:00 and slept until almost 20:00 and woke up to find a houseful of people. Andy and Carla and Drew were there, along with Matt and Packy and Lacee. Tyler was hiding in the basement playing on the guitar and the organ. I didn't have time to do much more than shave and shower before I had to come to work.
And tonight, work is not too bad. We are going along at a fairly leisurely pace and everyone is pretty laid back; unusual for a Saddidy Night, but it's still way early to make any judgments on the quality of this night!
And speaking of judgments, there is a group of xians here in Kansas who have decided to impeach one of our federal judges. Where do all of the whackos come from? We seem to be a breeding ground for wackos lately...
Back to atheism/xianity:
I wholeheartedly believe that I am right and logical and reasonable in my belief that there is no god. I would betray myself if I thought otherwise.
The xian believes that s/he is right and logical and reasonable.
Their internal logic is quite different than mine. And just as impossible to change as mine.
So... what is the point?
The annual Persied meteor shower will occur during the next few nights. How do I know? It's supposed to rain the next three days, then be cloudy/partly cloudy the next three, that's how I know. And they're supposed to be extra-special good this year, too, wouldn't ya know it. I was born under an unlucky star, at least as far as seeing the Persied meteor shower goes. I think it's been fifteen years since 1) we had a clear night wherever I happened to be, and 2) I was off, and could get away from the city lights. Bummer.
I just got home... I got busy about 06:00 and couldn't leave 'til 07:30, then I went over to a friends' (Joe Ribeau) to help him with his email problem. I got him fixed up with that and downloaded quickres (one of the power toys) from Microsoft. He was stuck in the 640X480 world, and his horizons are now broadened.
Karen just got up, she has a headache and Lacee is sick, too. I need to wait to go to bed until after they get up, but I can't wait too long...
People will believe what they want to believe: people will believe what they need to believe. There is no logic involved, no reasoning, if they are certain in what they believe. Each person must be internally logical; they can easily justify their beliefs with internal logic and reasoning. And we each believe that we are logical. And we know, from personal experience, that other people are not necessarily logical. But we must believe that we are, in spite of the evidence to the contrary.