tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279973426476621559.post5762424720917911634..comments2023-04-03T05:20:01.318-04:00Comments on Young, Hip and Conservative: a skeptical blog: Why is it OK to hate rednecks?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427964335321253510noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279973426476621559.post-77535272536092397282009-12-28T23:16:19.338-05:002009-12-28T23:16:19.338-05:00This just goes to show that just because someone i...This just goes to show that just because someone is an atheist doesn’t necessary make them a great person. ;)<br /><br />The guy who made that video is a total ignoramus. It is obviously not okay to hate rural people, or any “set” of people, for that matter. You just can’t stereotype a whole race or set of people as all—every single one of them—being the same “type.” Every person is unique, and possessed of their own unique individual beliefs and values. They may share some similar traits with another group of people, but that’s all. The original wording of his commandment #6 doesn’t need to be reworded—it is just as offensive in its original form.<br /><br />It is also exasperatingly contradictory. To go first from saying we should treat all humans the same, and then to not only say that this is hard to do, but to then to break his own commandment by treating a certain set of people with such disrespect is just mind-bogglingly ignorant. But it’s really not too surprising a statement for him to make, considering the rest of his commandments. <br /><br />For example, after stating Commandment #1: “Thou shalt not kill…” he goes on to totally contradict himself by saying “Of course, if someone is trying to kill you or your family, then go for it, blow their head off.”<br /><br />Commandment #8 is again a contradiction (as well as one of my pet peeves): “Thou shalt strive to understand the universe so that thou shalt begin to understand thyself. I like to think that in some way we are the universe trying to understand itself.” <br /><br />Sorry, but how can the “universe” understand anything? It is not a sentient being. We are sentient beings. Just because a part makes up a whole, does not mean the whole is the same as the parts. Are we really just a giant red blood cell, energy power factory? This sort of thing always gets me, being a fairly “devout” (as I like to call myself) atheist myself. Really understanding the universe and science would totally negate this kind of thinking.<br /><br />As for commandment #13: “Strive to be the person your dog thinks you are.” <br /><br />Um, sorry, but your dog most likely thinks you are just some other big, dumb, ugly dog that he has to train with heart-wrenchingly pathetic whines, mournful looks, amusing tricks and displays of affection and approval so that you will continue to fill his bowl twice a day with sloppy-chops beef bits and pick up his poop.<br /><br />Commandment #14 I have to admit isn’t bad: “ Let logic and reason guide your life. Live long and prosper. (Vulcans are cool.)” <br />This one I actually have to agree with, of course. :)Jennifer DuBaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279973426476621559.post-6783908862246044322009-12-28T17:31:39.188-05:002009-12-28T17:31:39.188-05:00Ahhh, ruralism I understand. Living and working in...Ahhh, ruralism I understand. Living and working in northern Indiana, the big middle finger of the south, it's amazing what people will joke about in public. The secret to them not getting in trouble for it? Everyone here is racist pretty much, whether they realize it or not. It's bred into people here. Of course, it could be the all the meth use.<br /><br />- Jesse D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com