January 13th, 2009
Questions I Can’t Answer
Why do documentaries about terrorists always show them playing on monkey bars? Is this supposed to scare us?
Why is it an old man will pick his nose sitting five feet away from you in his car at a stop light, but wouldn’t do it five feet away from you while standing on the sidewalk?
Why is it that when you, eh hem… go #2 (drop a deuce, lay some cable, etc) that you certainly recognize the stink as bad but you can handle it… but if you walked into the bathroom after someone else went, you find yourself practically gagging?
Why is it OK to cut someone off while driving because somehow they deserve it (going too slow maybe?), but when someone cuts YOU off, they’re driving like a maniac?
Isn’t it odd that dogs can lick themselves “down there” but never seem to take advantage of it?
Why are everyone else’s kids less attractive than yours?
Ever notice that every generation but your own seems to have no fashion sense?
Why is it that whenever someone takes a bite of chocolate or candy, they always immediately look at the part remaining in their hand?
Why do guys actually get jealous when the female celebrity they like gets married? Did they think there was actually a chance?
Ever notice that the most successful blogs the ones about how to make successful blogs?
How could OJ get away with murdering two people at a crime scene with DNA evidence, but he ended up being sentenced to possibly decades in prison for a half-assed robbery?
Why do I keep seeing Nostradamus documentaries? They re-interpret his writings every couple years to keep them up to date. I thought when his 1999 prediction failed, that would be the end of it, but now they’re re-interpreting even that one!
Why does so much of the world revolve around boobs? It seems to be all some guys want, and all some women have to offer.
And for the biggest question of all:
If someone believed in – and built their life around – an obvious lie, but it made them happy… would they be better off knowing the truth even if it made them miserable?
February 12th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
re: #2 Uh…for what it’s worth, I know at least one old man who will pick his nose in a pub while looking you dead in the eye. And then try to shake your hand.
re: lives built around obvious lies–that is the basis for all of the major religions. I have a close (xtian) friend who believes that it is impossible to be moral without belief in god. My reply was that I didn’t need someone else to tell me what was good or evil (and if he really bought that talking-snake-in-the-garden jazz, he shouldn’t either, what with having eaten of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil)
February 12th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Heh great reply Gregory. I hear that “how can you be moral without god” argument often. People of religion assign “good” and “morality” to their god and somehow don’t feel that it can be achieved any other way. The problem is that there are many good and moral people in the world who don’t believe in god. Believers can’t seem to accept that.
February 27th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Hmmm… I must have gotten lost somewhere, because I thought the last question was the basis of the Matrix Trilogy… it’s about God really, are you sure?
February 28th, 2009 at 9:12 am
It’s about telling your kid there’s no Santa. Or the tooth fairy. Or convincing your friend who turned his life around after finding God that he’s given his life to a myth.
The “Matrix” comparison is used on both sides of the religion debate. Believers and non-believers feel they know the truth and that everyone else is in a fog. Hell, you could use a “Shallow Hal” comparison too. Did Jack Black’s friend do him a favor by removing the spell?
That question came to mind when I was debating a Christian friend, and I really was out of his league. I could tell he left that debate scratching his head, having doubts, and feeling kind of down. I didn’t know if I had done him a favor or if I perhaps should have just let him believe the fantasy that made him so happy.