The chaps over at The Philosphers Magazine have some interesting things to say on the subject of Nessy and God which I disagree with.
Either there is a serious flaw in their logic. Or they are unable to follow the logic of my belief system. I’m not sure which.
But apparently from all logic points of view God and the Loch Ness Monster are equals. Strange then that I’ve not hear the theory of Nessy creating the universe one afternoon.
Nessy
If, despite years of trying, no strong evidence or argument has been presented to show that there is a Loch Ness monster, it is rational to believe that such a monster does not exist.
God
As long as there are no compelling arguments or evidence that show that God does not exist, atheism is a matter of faith, not rationality.
The big problem I have with this is the nature of God and the nature of Nessy.
IF Nessy does indeed exist, it is agreed that she is some sort of giant lizard type creature, that is limited by the same rules of nature that we (humans) are, logic, chemistry, physics, the lot. Therefore we must be able to find her eventually.
IF God does indeed exist, it is agreed that she is not a giant lizard type creature, and is not limited by any laws of the universe that we know of or any of the laws of the universe that we haven’t yet discovered. Therefore we may never be able to find her, not matter how hard we look.
To those poor bastard in the world that find themselves single today:
One of these rings is an ear ring. I got my left ear pierced some time ago now, I’m not sure exactly when it happened, about 8 years ago. I do remember thinking “what, is that it, I’ve have mosquito bites worse than that”. This simple piercing seemed to be a cause of some concern to my close friends that the time, even though my family my no big deal out of it at all (my dad even has his ear pierced now). My friends grilled with many questions, perhaps this was them simply wanting to understand, perhaps it was them expressing their disapproval. One of them even tried it himself for a while (but that’s his story). It’s my piercing, it is a part of me (or rather an absence of me I suppose). I’ve worn different things in it, mostly studs or simple silver rings. Currently and for the past two years I’ve been wearing a bent barbell and the only time I’ve actually taken that out was when I stayed in hospital last year. I like the silver bent barbell and will probably continue to where it until I find something that I like even more. There is a tendency to push this boundary and with each new piece of jewelry choose something more outrageous.
The other ring is a lot newer, its importance to me is much easier to put into words. It is a silver Claddagh ring and is currently worn on my right ring finger with the crown towards my body (oh you better believe that means something but I’m not telling you unless you ask). It is the same ring design that Angel gave Buffy, but that is not why I wear it, actually that was a reason that I didn’t get one sooner but in the end I thought ‘fuck it’. It gives me a strange link to a heritage I like to think I have but don’t really (there is strong Irish blood in the veins, but I’m not an Irish man, maybe one day I will be but not at the moment). It is a ring of love, friendship and loyalty. Mostly I take it off when going to bed, and I don’t wear it at the gym, but that is just for convince.