MONEHH

I'm not a successful blogger, in the sense that I have eighteen thousand followers, am known in four continents and the Queen reads my posts every week, at least. I might argue that I'm successful in that I wanted to start a blog project, did so, and continue to do so (almost) consistently ;). But that wasn't the point. The point is, if I WAS a followed-by-eighteen-K, intercontinentally-renowned, royally received blogger, would I have the right to profit from it?

Harold Camping - God, you're a wasteful bastard

One reason I'm not huge on getting into pure political debates is because it's full of people dead-convinced that they have the answer to running this country successfully and that our Prime Minister is a toshpot - the same in America - it's the old "Cameron/Clegg/Obama are wasting their money on Resource X when they should be spending money on Resource Y". You know, that really irritates me. But right now, I feel no shame in writing this post and doing pretty much the same thing. But can anyone blame me, when people are still donating money to HAROLD FUCKING CAMPING?

I am brainwashed

When someone says that you're brainwashed, it's almost always an insult; it implies that someone has been influenced by someone else and haven't come to a conclusion on their own, that they were seduced into the idea that they are presenting. But the thing not everyone realises when we make claims like this is that you, me, and everyone are brainwashed from the moment we are born.

Being irrational

The problem is, nine times out of ten, statistics are made up. No, that isn't the real problem; nine times out of ten, we don't look properly at a situation, we make a snap judgment based off of the little information we have, and work from there. Sometimes it's helpful; in a snap judgment, we can actually glean a lot more than weeks of rigorous analysis would've got us. But usually, it results in stereotyping, and prejudice often in its most subtle form. I'm here not to ask is being irrational bad, I'm here to ask if it's acceptable.

Leonidas on Religion (Pt. VI) - Fear of religion

It's my as yet unverified belief that in every debate there is a subtler debate that goes on in the mind, sometimes subconsciously, and that is of all the things that we would rather not admit in a debate to make us lose face, or to make the other side more credible. At least, that summarises my own experience, so I naturally theorise that other people are similar. And here is the subtext that I don't let on to very many people: I fear religion.

The mystery of FWYNW

It's a real strange thing, FWYNW, a phenomenon that only makes you marvel at the disingenuousness of large businesses who can't be bothered to pay any attention to the finer details of their product because it's so popular that people will still use it anyway. What is FWYNW? It is this.

FACEYBOOK. WAI YU NO WORKEY?!!?!

The hopes and dreams of a child

One reason why I'm such a pessimist is self-fulfilling. I make plans, don't stick to them, distrust my ability to make plans, then don't bother. Or I make plans, they don't work out... same result. But the thing I have to take into consideration is: I'm 15 years old. Those plans probably won't work out because, let's face it, I'm a fucking teenager and have little mobility.

Politeness

A friend of mine, I'm not going to say who - they may or may not read this post anyway - is not exactly the politest person in the world. They are usually more concerned with their own affairs than that of my own; rarely after me saying what I am doing do they ask any further questions or pretend to have any interest. Sometimes this annoys me, and then at other times, it occurs to me - why am I annoyed? Why does it irritate me that someone isn't lying/pretending?

Leonidas on Religion (Pt. V) - Rationalisations

I was talking about this with a very close and amazing friend of mine just yesterday, and now that I think about it, I'm surprised I haven't talked about it much before. This is the topic of religious rationalisations, and I think it's one we all need to pay a bit more attention. Especially Google Chrome, as it's telling me I spelled it wrong...

Leonidas on Religion (Pt. IV) - "Laissez-faire" to religious security blankets?

When some people are feeling shit, they turn to a friend, or a parent. Some seek solace in a psychiatrist (gotta love amazing alliteration.) Others use meditation, medicine, or things that branch out into all kinds of bizarre alternative medicine. Yet others still turn to a god. Usually this bothers me, but I'm starting to wonder: should it?