The conflict between religion and science astounds me. The philosophical basis of nearly all popular religions stress the importance of humility. Is there a more humble institution than science? Its foundation stands on the idea that you must give up your preconceptions in the face of evidence to the contrary, no matter how much you may be comfortable in your ways. This idea doesn’t only apply to things like the elemental composition of the corona of distant stars, it goes for anything a thinking creature observes in its environment if it wants to do anything more than eat and fuck and swing from trees.
The power to collectively observe and document our world is an incredible gift, and is responsible for everything humanity has created, from the worldwide computer network with which you read this, to the actual written word language in which this opinion is expressed.
To deny science is to deny that which makes you human.
Quote from forum user the_ruiner of somethingawful.com
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As some might have noticed, I’ve recently updated my domain to abirendon.com and I’ve also applied a new wordpress theme, just made a few tweaks but it all seems to be working splendidly and it looks good.
I’ll be posting some guides on setting up and configuring VMWare ESXi, converting VMWare Server VMs to ESXi format, configuring a raid 5 array on an MSA20 via linux command line and hopefully some more interesting pictures.
I’ve also just bought an iphone so I’ll probably be messing around with doing updates on the go.
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After many warnings and fears there was in fact many a snow fall in the greater Seattle area… I’ve documented my neighborhood and what has come to pass…
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Current Mood: pleased
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I’ve been reading a lot of back and forth between atheists and theists regarding the Atheist Bus Campaign, and I feel like the major idea behind the campaign is being lost. This isn’t about being anti-religion or pro anything, it’s about letting people know it’s ok to not have a belief in god, that you’re not evil or immoral if you don’t have a dogma.
Most people are afraid of being left out or disowned by their families and friends if they don’t at least say “I’m christian” or “I believe in Jesus”. People don’t really feel a connection but they say they do because they’re afraid, and eventually it turns into just another bad habit that they pass along to their children. You don’t need to believe in anything to feel alright with the world, or to be moral, god doesn’t make decisions for you and that’s ok.
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