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September 05, 2007
Delay, The Truth, and Delight
Sorry folks for the delay, I was working under the impression that today was Tuesday, and as I'm the Wednesday guy around here, I thought that I was in the clear, but unfortunately for me, here I am at Shrubville, slogging through Prickly City once again.
It appears that this week is devoted to something or another that I can't quite put my finger on, and even if I were to think about putting my finger on it, I'd probably require surgical gloves to prevent infection, and if I were to go to the store to buy a bulk pack of antiseptic gloves, I'd probably be rung up by Homeland Security, so all in all, I say: screw it.
Slogging through the septic muck, it appears that this week features a debate on the heathens versus the devout. That's a funny word, "devout." Let it roll around your mouth, off your tongue, into the world. "Devout." But then, what's a "vout"? According to my sources, vout is an acronym for "View Obstructing Ugly Thing." So, to extrapolate, a devout person is someone who has to create an obstruction in order to divert themselves from the ugly reality of it all, aka the supernatural. (By the way, if anyone wants the worksheet detailing my solution, feel free to email me.) So there you have it folks, the devout choose to ignore the ugly truth by purposely denying it. Meanwhile, the rest of us ask: What Would Helen Keller Do?
Comments
The question I want to ask Stantis is "who the heck are you talking about?" Who are these seculars running around name-calling? It's strange that he hasn't cited any evidence, it's just assumed that Winston, like all "secular progressives," calls Carmen names because she believes in God.
Posted by: The Furnace at September 5, 2007 12:54 PM
Well, there's Christopher Hitchens, but he's also a big supporter of the war, so Scottie can't cite him.
Posted by: Annie at September 5, 2007 04:31 PM
Seriously, what is he talking about this week? Who are these secularists that are insulting "people of faith"? I tried searching for any news stories from 2 weeks ago about secularists, but they were mostly about politics in Turkey and Pakistan.
It's like Stantis just made up a new stereotype: secularists (whoever they may be) are unable to stop themselves from insulting the religious.
If more brave people like Stantis stand up against those name-calling secularists, we may even live to see the day that a "person of faith" is elected president!
Posted by: John at September 5, 2007 05:38 PM
