Who Cares to Recycle?

Two days ago I wrote about how society, law, and the policies of our world contradict themselves.  Specifically, I wrote about how society asks us to not drive, to ride mass transit or bicycles or to walk, to stay off roads, minimize traffic and pollution, be more economical and environmentally conscious, etcetera.  That article turned about mid-way through into a rant about the mass transit organization. Even though perfectly applicable to the post, that portion of the post could have been made its own article.

In any case, after reflecting on my own post at a bus stop I came to realize even more about the contradictions in society in regards to environmentalism.

Forced to Drive

“Take mass transit.  Commute.  Ride a bike. Do what you must to be economically conservative.  Be environmentally-friendly. Be health-conscious.”

You’ve heard the lines and the philosophies. The old-wives-tales, so to speak. Its a nice idea. Save on gasoline. It’s healthier to ride a bicycle. Save on insurance, maintenance and repair, parking fare, fairy fair, traffic and parking tickets and legal hassles, etc, etc.  Man, it would be nice.

Why Would Chaos and Hedonism Ensue If Doomsday Were Immanent?

Suppose for a moment, hypothetically, that the crazy Mayan prediction is true and December 2012 marks the end of civilization. Suppose we knew it and saw it coming, doomsday was indeed upon us. When asked “how would you live your life?”, “what would you do?”, and similar such questions, most people that I have seen answer these questions have stated an answer of the sort: “live it up”, “have fun”, and the like.

Others suggest that if the governments of the world knew that doomsday was coming, they wouldn’t tell the people of the world for fear of panic, chaos and rioting.

This has always puzzled me. What rationalization would anyone have to either be chaotic or be hedonistic if they found out their lives were about to end? Personally, I would find religion. There is a rationality to my choice, and a rationality to my criticisms of those who would choose differently.

Is This the New American Justice?

Something gravely worries me about our notion of justice.  I came across a few articles and vlogs over the past few days on the topic of these men accused of orchestrating the attacks on September 11, 2001 finally going to trial in New York.  These articles – the vlogs mainly – sounded all happy and excited, thanking the world that “justice was finally being served”, criticizing the government for taking so long, and similar such comments.  Well, let me just tell you that I feel some degree of sympathy for those men who are going to trial…

The Failings of Small Claims Court

When I was in small claims court a couple months ago, a few things totally threw me for a loop and darn near pissed me off.

First of all, Im sure most people have heard the expression, “winning is easy, good luck getting what youre owed”. Well… would you like to know why this happens? I know exactly why and I will tell you…

Update: Hello. Im Back

Hello everyone.  Im back.  Actually, Ive been back for a couple of weeks but had a lot of other things to catch up on.  Blogging is – was – sort of on the back burner.

My situation in life is a bit different now, so my blog posting may not be as frequent or regular as they used to be before I moved.  Hey, its not like Ive been blogging for that long. I still need time to adapt and get into the habit.  I doubt I have many regular readers anyway, if any.  I hope I didnt disappoint my loyalists.

If you recall from my last post I was engaged in a law suit with someone.  I won the case. I knew I would.  And now I know how to go about suing someone in the event its necessary.

Update: I’ve Been Moving

Hello to my readers. I realize that its been a few weeks since my last post. And my posting, what little I have done, has been a bit irregular. I do apologize.

I have had a few developments that have prevented me from spending the time I should on posting.

Strong Vocabulary; Weak Communicator

It often annoys me to hear people use big words that I don’t know. I know, I know… not to self-deprecate or anything, and certainly not to sound arrogant; I just have issues with people who choose to or habitually use larger words than commonly known.

I have a fairly descent vocabulary, myself; a rather large one in fact. But most of the vocabulary I know is in terms of my ability to understand. I understand the words I read. I’m less inclined to understand the words I hear, though. Further, I write with a much higher vocabulary than I speak. I’m pretty sure that most people are like me in this regard. If you’ve read any of my articles online, you would know the depth of the vocabulary I use. And that is just what I use, not what I understand in written or spoken form.

Why Christianity Validates Mormonism

Don’t Mormons consider themselves Christians? I mean, as a denomination to Christianity?  Perhaps not.  They do believe in Christ, though, and that Christ walked the Americas. Most Christians that I have spoken to don’t really consider Mormonism as a denomination of Christianity.  Much like the Christian mentality toward Islam, actually. Read my post on The Christian Relationship to Islam. Mormons give credit and credence to Christianity, but the opposite is not true as a general rule.

As I mentioned in the article I wrote (the above link), I have done some comparative religion studies and am very fascinated by their consistencies and their relationships.

I asked the question, “Is Mormonism a legitimate religion?”  Is it a legitimate offshoot of Christianity? Is it just as valid as any other denomination?  These questions, and those like it, have taken me down an interesting road when it comes to Mormonism.

The Christian Relationship to Islam

Its my understanding that, for all intent and purpose, the Qu’ran is just another Book, another Word, and yet another “denominational” offshoot of Christianity.  Islam is as valid as, say, Judaism or Protestantism are; each have their place and association with Orthodox Catholicism.

Historically speaking, Islam came about several centuries after Christ and the birth of Catholicism.