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You are viewing the most recent 20 entries February 9th, 200710:52 pm: A Bada$$ among Bada$$eS
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The Decepticons' most legendary leader, you are Megatron! You know what you want and you will take it by force. Negotations and other such foolishness are tools for the weak. Conquest of everything in your path is your birthright, and you intend to take full advantage of it!
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| Clicky clicky! Current Mood: accomplished January 28th, 200709:59 am: Blockbuster Online and Reviews
So we signed up for a trial of Blockbuster Online the other day and so far, it has been pretty decent. We've gotten a handful of movies and even managed to watch a few of them. With TV shows on DVD I am even more excited since there a number of series that we never managed to catch on tv and now we can plow through them on DVD. I really like the free in store rental bit too as it helps fill in gaps between movies and all. We haven't decided if we'll keep it forever, but there is a good chance we will. Anyway, I've also been reading quite a bit these days as well. It is one of my favorite things to do. I'd forgotten how much I missed it. I think I am managing to get through a book every few weeks, so that makes me happy. Of course my reading list is all over the place. One week it is historical fiction, the next it is business and then after that, who knows. I want to get myself back in the habit of blogging again, so I figured, what better way to do that than to review the things I'm reading and watching. If you would be horribly offended by such things, please let me know and I will set up filters. But I'm too lazy to do that on the off chance someone might get annoyed. Yes, laziness trumps all things. Its a hunk a hunk a burnin' blog.. Tags: books, fun and games, life, movies, television
January 23rd, 200708:35 am: Wow, it's been a while
I think my last post was 6 months ago. I also think that most of the content at the time was Hey look, I'm not dead, at least not yet. Well, it is almost the same now, though it ought to start getting a bit more interesting. Anyway, I am back, at least moreso than before and I intend, if I can manage it, to be around a bit more often. Woooo, go me! Come to the real blog, it's where all the cool kids hang out ;)
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April 14th, 200612:04 pm: Mark Morford is Still an Idiot
But I will at least give him credit for responding to my email. Here it is in all its depth and glory:
wow jason, quite possibly the most sneeringly childish -- and easily the shallowest -- reading of this column you could've had. "Just because it was written doesn't make it true"? Really? Come now. You'll have to do much better than that if you ever wish for a deep or nuanced discussion with, well, anyone.
thanks for the note
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So I sent him another note. I will be doubly impressed if this elicits anymore of a response. It might. Probably won't address anything directly, but hey, who doesn't need another insult or two in their life.
There is no depth to this column, how does one plumb the depth of a puddle.
If we want to discuss childish sneering we could begin with your column. You do not attempt to investigate anything at all about the Gospel of Judas, nor discuss in any detail why it may or may not be of any value, either historically or as a guide to the veracity of The Bible. Why is that? Because that wouldn't support your anti-Christian bias.
You sneeringly accuse the writers of The Bible of being homophobic and misogynistic, or possibly you mean to accuse The Bible itself of possessing those traits. Either way, neither is factually true. Just because one is opposed to homosexual behavior doesn't mean one is irrationally afraid of it. To claim The Bible holds hatred towards women is not supported by the text. You may be able to pick out passages that claim to do so, but as a whole, this simply isn't reality.
Furthermore, you are using the Gospel of Judas to prove a point which cannot be proven using the text. The Gospel of Judas is, as you correctly mentioned, a Gnostic text. As such, it has as much applicability as saying that the Koran contradicts The Bible, therefore the Bible is a bunch of garbage. Now, you certainly could extend the arena to say that since no world religions agree 100% that therefore they are all wrong. I would suspect that you probably believe this, but you do briefly touch on the New Age concept of making a God of oneself "that is, to seek God within"
You point to Bart Ehrman's books, but without providing the context necessary to question the questioner. From reading the descriptions of his books on Amazon (as I haven't had the time to read the books himself in the last 3 hours or so) it is clear that he either doesn't understand or doesn't believe that The New Testament is a written record of what the Ancient Church believed true about Christ. It is not the book from which the church derived its beliefs.
When the New Testament was being shaped the Christians of the time compared what the books said about Christ to what they knew about Christ. They didn't decide who Christ was from the writings but rather decided if the writings reflected who he was. As such, they discarded that which was not truthful. The Gospel of Judas is as relevant to the truth of Christ as a KKK propaganda piece would be relevant to the nature African Americans.
You may despise organized religion, feel free, but don't misrepresent what those religions teach and don't use already discredited writings to claim that the accepted writings are all lies.
Jason Goldsmith
San Jose
Others have also commented on this piece with similar information and sentiment. Some have been a little more generous and have written it off as a really poorly done satire, but I doubt it. I think he drank the purple Kool-Aid (tm) and there's little hope he'll take a critical eye to the column he's written. That'd be too much like being intellectual, instead of just trying to sound that way. View this post on my blog Current Mood:  amused 09:20 am: Mark Morford is an Idiot
Mark Morford wrote an article titled The Bible's All Wrong, Again . I couldn't help but send him an email response (there is no online commenting, gee, I wonder why?)
The Bible's All Wrong, Again
But not as wrong as you are.
I am sure my comments will never see the light of day (other than on my own blog) but it needs to be said.
You sir, are an idiot of the worst order. To sneer at Christians with your "I know better than you do" attitude is a profound exercise in hubris.
Claiming that The Bible is all wrong because of the "Gospel of Judas" would be like claiming that SFGate is all wrong because of something written in this email, or the Weekly World News. Or, it would be like saying The Bible is all wrong because some wanna be intellectual at SF Gate wrote an article saying it was so.
Just because it is written down somewhere by some person doesn't make it true. Just because it was believed by a group of people does not make it true. Or maybe David Koresh really was the reincarnation of Christ. He did write down and preach and record that this was the case. He had a group of people who believed it.
Or maybe the Easter Bunny is real, because hey, there are stories written about it and kids believe in it. Or, since I am writing this down, you are a moron, because it has now been written and I assure you there are plenty of people who will believe it.
If you're going to attack something, at least do it from a reasonably justifiable stand point. It is obvious that you dislike (though I would suspect you more likely hate) Christianity and all that it stands for, but why not just come out and say it. In your opinion, and that's all it is, it is false. Well, great, bully for you. But don't try to pretend that some random ancient document proves anything about the validity or invalidity of The Bible.
Jason Goldsmith
San Jose
I highly doubt I will get any response, but when someone is this much of a screaming idiot, something needs be said. If you happen to see this reprinted on SF Gate, let me know. As a side note, one of the nicknames for the local newpaper he is also published in is The San Francisco Comical . Needless to say, the paper, and the content therein should not be taken too seriously. Comment on this at my blog. Current Mood: amused April 13th, 200609:19 pm: Canon 5D for me? I doubt it...
I had an interesting proposition involving a Canon 5D come up today. Come check out the details and chime in. Come and give me some advice Current Mood: intrigued Current Music: Whimpering Puppy , photography, tech, work
October 20th, 200508:09 pm: Apple Power Mac Fundraising
I am asking for any ideas anyone has on raising funds to buy a new PowerMac with enough power to run Aperture, so basically, a beast. Penny for your thoughts Current Mood:  thoughtful , life
October 17th, 200510:22 pm: Well, I'm not all that surprised
Are you my kind of woman? Well come check out the test results to find out.... Shall we dance? Current Mood: amused September 29th, 200507:36 am: Back online and obnoxious as ever
I got my iBook back safe and sound, mostly, and am back online. I just posted a backdated entry from a week ago you might want to check out too. View this post on my blog Current Mood: geeky Current Music: Whirling Hard Drives , life
September 22nd, 200508:37 pm: Lisa Montes at B Street Billiards
I went to watch my wife's co-worker sing, and I won a CD and T-shirt, good times! Get down with your bad self Current Mood: entertained Current Music: The Tiger Woods 2005 Theme Song 07:30 am: She's dead Jim
My iBook is down and out, come listen to me whine ;) Let the tears fall down like rain Current Mood:  distressed Current Music: Maybe I Should Stay Here - Alan Jackson , life, operating systems
September 20th, 200511:20 am: Want to see a grown man cry?
I am at the Apple Store about to be sick or cry, or both. My iBook just went belly up. View this post on my blog Current Mood:  worried Current Music: VNV Nation , life, work
September 14th, 200510:08 am: Any Manual/Book Writers Out There?
I need some help from the blogosphere. I need to write a technical/operations manual and I need something to help me keep it cross referenced and manageable. Suggestions please. Expert (or not so expert) advice requested. Current Mood:  curious Current Music: Something from the iPod Shuffle , life, tech, work
September 7th, 200507:22 am: Do, or Do Not, There is No Try!
Winston Churchill was a brilliant stateman. I cam across a quote of his and it got me thinking. Read this!
Tags: life, news, politics, weight watchers
August 30th, 200503:01 pm: Geeze, that's it? 30% weird? This test is soooo broken...
I got this from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) verityevans: | You Are 30% Weird | 
Not enough to scare other people...
But sometimes you scare yourself. |
She complained that she was way too weird and I suspect most would say I am not being detected as weird enough. View this post on my blog Current Mood: amused
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