Tuesday, February 28, 2006

On Poor Grammar and the Fall of Man



Today, being Fat Tuesday, prompts me to reflect on the nature of Christianity, concupiscence and excess.

Firstly, on the topic of humanity's concupiscence. There's this guy in Indiana that, for whatever reason, thinks I'm cool and would like to start a relationship with me. That's great and all because we all know that after what I will refer to as "the Tim Fiasco" it would be fabulous to date someone with an ounce of integrity. Although this man is a nice fellow, there is one problem, significant enough to possibly keep me from dating him. Call me pretentious, but this man has poor grammar and I just can't see myself with someone who confuses classics like there and their or your and you're. Do I have any other dating prospects? The chances seem slim. Anyone? Anyone?
Someone ask me on a date already.

On another topic, I would like to enlighten you with a piece of knowledge I gained in my addiction seminar. There is a girl in the class who hates ethical theory. That's all fine and dandy as it is not my cup of tea either. But, the professor chimes in with the fact that philosophical discourse is relevant to any sort of democracy in that one must decide how to treat others. However, her solution to this matter was not to concede the point, but rather to say that Anarchy is the best form of government. Upon hearing arguments from the rest of the class as to why Anarchy can never work in practice, she comes back with what can only be considered a gem of a statement:


"Well, we need government now because there are too many rules. In the beginning there was only One rule. If it weren't for the fall of man, anarchy would be the ideal way to run things."

This is mostly the reason religious people get a bad rap - because people like this girl claim the "fall of man" as a legitimate excuse to a current state of government.

2 Comments:

At 7:18 AM, Blogger Kyle said...

madonna in the dance tent. this is going to be the best coachella ever. when do we buy ticks?

 
At 6:10 PM, Blogger Kyle said...

Smoking Ban in Milwaukee? Supposedly introduced by Ald. Joe Davis, set for Thursday March 2, and then to the entire Common Council for a vote on March 21. As currently written, the ban would be phased-in for local bars and restaurants, and bars that get at least 75 percent of business from alcohol sales would have two years until the ban would take effect; the rest would have three months after passage. Have you heard anything about this?

 

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