tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post3743842447327387898..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Irony? Or Karma?blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-40408756816914377822008-11-14T19:27:00.000-08:002008-11-14T19:27:00.000-08:00Without referring to Armageddon or to the Eschaton...Without referring to Armageddon or to the Eschaton, this is why I no longer contribute to The Nature Conservancy, and find Malvina Reynolds's song Little Boxes to be repulsive, rather than cutely hip. Driving past Daly City, the inspiration for the song, on California 1, is it "ticky-tacky" or is it the American Dream for the people who can get there? Hippie elitism, phooey!Hector Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464231766299961050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-76582880086104266242008-11-12T13:04:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:04:00.000-08:00Well, the late Michael Crichton (for whom I need t...Well, the late Michael Crichton (for whom I need to blog an entry) marveled at how neatly environmentalism mapped to Christianity.<BR/><BR/>There is a persistent segment of Christians who believe that the world is about to end--either during or right after their lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Science has made us no less, em, geocentric.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-78187870360766730022008-11-12T05:50:00.000-08:002008-11-12T05:50:00.000-08:00Once on National Geographic I saw some enviro-nerd...Once on National Geographic I saw some enviro-nerd state with satisfaction that he was sure that -- not long after his own death -- the human race would end because of side effects of global warming and pollution. And then the world could return to its untainted, natural state.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was hilarious that, in his mind, he had timed armageddon to happen <I>just after</I> his own natural death. That way, it could be something to <I>really</I> look forward to...knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com