"What is life about?
Whatever you choose to make it, taking into account the opportunities you've of which you've availed yourself, the risks that have paid off, and the risks that have failed.
How do we screw it up?
By taking…"
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Edward Teach commented on Edward Teach's blog post What's YOUR Theory?
"Ok, how bout this purely existential answer (nods to Victor Frankle)?
What is life about?
Meaning is a human need/invention and must be created (or adopted) by each individual.
How do we screw it up?
By buying into the false perception that…"
Steph S. commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"Hey Ed - so glad to have you on the site.
I love learning. I love to be on AN too and learn from all these smart people on the site.
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Ruth Anthony-Gardner commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"Glad you enjoyed our company, Edward."
Sentient Biped commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"E.T., gl;ad you get a lot out of Nexus. Everyone has a role, and we enrich one anothers lives. Glad you are here."
Loren Miller commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"Who, ME?!? [BLUSH!] Nutz, man, I'm just doin' what I can here, like everyone else. Thanks, though!"
Edward Teach commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"Back at you Loren! You are definitely one of those brilliant minds!"
Loren Miller commented on Edward Teach's blog post Kudos to A/N
"Yo, Ed!Was always a pleasure seeing your by-line on here and exchanging ideas with you. However often you make it over, I'm glad you do.All the very best, guy."
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I rarely visit A/N these days, but I want to express my gratitude for my experiences as an A/N member. Having worked alone in my efforts to hammer out rationally sound philosophies for a number of years, A/N gave me access to a world of brilliant thinkers. There were numerous issues I was having a hard time wrapping my mind around, and I was very fortunate to find thinkers who had traveled further down the path. Answers to life's eternal questions are not found on A/N. However, A/N does provide…See More
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Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:55am 8 Comments 1 Like
I rarely visit A/N these days, but I want to express my gratitude for my experiences as an A/N member. Having worked alone in my efforts to hammer out rationally sound philosophies for a number of years, A/N gave me access to a world of brilliant thinkers. There were numerous issues I was having a hard time wrapping my mind around, and I was very fortunate to find thinkers who had traveled further down the path. Answers to life's eternal questions are not found on A/N. However, A/N does…
Continue Poem from the Existential Atheists Group: A Letter from the Bones of a Broken Pirate
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 3:52pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
A Letter from My Bones:
We are here to remind you of who you are.
You are temporary.
You are broken.
You are pieces and parts that fit together less and less…
Continue Southern Baptists Fundie Students
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 1:33pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
I had two SBF students walk out of my class the other day when we had a discussion about the rights of the mother vs the rights of the unborn. They said such discussion was "just wrong." They also sent angry e-mails when I talked about the oppression of homosexuals in America.
HOWEVER... their strong moral convictions did not keep them from cheating on today's test.
At this juncture, the incident struck me more as predictable than ironic!
HOWEVER... their strong moral convictions did not keep them from cheating on today's test.
At this juncture, the incident struck me more as predictable than ironic!
Attempting the Impossible
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 11:56am 10 Comments 0 Likes
Here is a cut and paste from the Beyond Morality Group:
As a moral relativist, I have spent a lot of time on A/N shooting down the attempts of others to create a universal moral code. I think it's
sort of a fool's errand, but here I go:
All organisms demonstrate a tendency to avoid harm. Even amoeba will
avoid aversive stimuli. This is one of the basic premises of behavioral
psychology's operant conditioning. Behaviors that yield pleasing results
tend to… Continue
As a moral relativist, I have spent a lot of time on A/N shooting down the attempts of others to create a universal moral code. I think it's
sort of a fool's errand, but here I go:
All organisms demonstrate a tendency to avoid harm. Even amoeba will
avoid aversive stimuli. This is one of the basic premises of behavioral
psychology's operant conditioning. Behaviors that yield pleasing results
tend to… Continue
Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 1:59am on June 12, 2012,
yusuf said… np... just wanted to interact. have a nice day
- At 8:16am on June 11, 2012, yusuf said…
Hi Edward Teach, I wonder what you Preach. I like your pic and that hat, why don't you come for chat :p
- At 3:36pm on June 10, 2012,
Jason Spicer said… Ouch. I hope you heal well and quickly.
- At 1:01pm on February 28, 2011,
Alona Naga said… - the artist on my page is named greydon square it is not my music
- At 10:37pm on November 5, 2010,
monon shuvo said… - Thanks Teach for the friendship. I'm honored. I'm a newcomer in the atheist world.I understood it is the world of reality,beauty,truth and love.I wish everyone in the world would realize truth.
- At 11:50am on April 21, 2010, Jason Spicer said…
- Hey, congrats on the publication. At least you made a mark in the world. Bike transit gloria, if I remember my Latin.
- At 8:36pm on April 20, 2010, Jason Spicer said…
- I was just shifting into second gear when I hit the ice, so I wasn't going too fast. Freaked me right out, I can tell you. I was about a half block from home, so I just walked it back. Minimal damage to me and the bike.
- At 5:48pm on April 20, 2010, Jason Spicer said…
- Oh, and I think newbies are more likely to wear helmets.
- At 5:47pm on April 20, 2010, Jason Spicer said…
- Edward, I had another thought on the helmet vs no-helmet stats you posted. I'm intrigued by the apparently lower fatality rate in no-helmet states. I think to really get at an understanding of it, we'd need a study that compared injuries/fatalities per mile ridden with a helmet vs without, broken down by various categories like age of the rider, riding experience of the rider (I think it's a safe bet that newbies have more crashes), weather conditions, etc. But I think it's a legitimate question whether helmets help or hinder safe riding.
BTW, I can't believe you ride a two-wheel vehicle in icy conditions. I had a little 200cc Honda in college and I took it out one morning and didn't see the black ice. If you hit ice with four wheels, you go sideways. If you hit ice on two wheels, you go down. How do you avoid that? Seems like physics to me, but maybe you have the balance of an acrobat.
- At 10:11am on April 17, 2010,
Michael J. Maloney said… - Ed,
If you're ever in the Charlotte area, let's hook up for beer or three. My sled is in the shed (http://www.iplawdrawings.com/images/sled1.jpg) at the moment. A cage and I were trying to occupy the same space at the same time, and I ended up with a 750 lb ankle bracelet. The crash fractured my ankle in two places requiring surgery. So now, during all this beautiful riding weather, I’m hobbling around my crib 24/7 on crutches while sporting a clumsy leg cast. At least I have plenty of work to do (self-employed technical illustrator), there’s beer in the fridge an liquor on the shelf.
JicJac
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Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
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