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Curiosity From An Atheist
Hello, before I continue I should state that I am a straight male, who is an atheist/agnostic (depending on the day).
I have argued with so many Christians (or theists in general I should mention) before about homosexuality. And I have found it very hard to convince them that homosexuality is natural. I actually came across this forum while doing some research on biblical exerts on homosexuality being a sin. My strongest point is that it occurs in nature. We see homosexual, bisexual and trans gendered animals ranging from prime-apes to ducks. And that to someone who is homosexual/bisexual, the feelings they have for people of the same sex is just as natural and feels just as right to them as my feelings are towards women. I was kind-of shocked however when I came across this forum. As it was a Christan community of homosexuals, which I thought up until now was more of an oxymoron. I didnt see the two coming together. Of course I know that there are an insurmountable amount of homosexuals in religion, I didnt think there was a community of gays that are still religious. Im very curious both for my own personal knowledge and for when I think about things in the future, how, many of you here who are homosexual can still believe in God and Christianity? That may be a loaded question, and my intentions here are not to spark a religious debate on all fronts, although there might be no other way to answer my question. I would think that someone who sees a belief system that produces a strong amount of hate towards something that is seemingly and scientifically natural, would discard that faith as valid. How could a creator allow his creations to produce and follow texts such as the bible? My argument may seem weak, but Im really trying to not bring up other arguments against the validity of religion and stick to the theme of this website. I hope this question is not antiquated in any way for this community. Thanks |
Homosexuality and Christianity Compatible?
I would answer your question, even though you may not be a believer yourself (which is totally your choice), some of us don't believe that the rhetoric that comes from people/places claiming to be Christian, have anything to do with Christ. My years of being a christian, and more recently, some experiences and knowledge/revelation if you will, has taught me that Christianity/Church and following Christ can often times NOT be synonymous. There is much in the way of hate, judgmentalism, bigotry (to name a few) that is spouted by those who say they are Christian and who have nothing to do with Christ. It's very difficult for for people who are not GLBT to reconcile the hate speech and intolerant positions of some who claim christianity's banner, let alone those who are GLBT. But many of us have searched, struggled, fought, and wrestled for years to reconcile our belief in God with the idea that we are fully accepted and loved as we are. It's a very liberating position to be when you discover God for yourself, instead of relying on all that is taught ABOUT God from others. The two are more times than not, very different from one another. So the short answer is, when people stop listening to others and foster a relationship with God for themselves, most people find that the God that is preached and displayed in much of "christianity" is not actually christianity. And because people tend to realize that, for some it may actually be very easy to let go of all the junk associated with it and find that accepting themselves as GLBT and reconciling their faith together isn't so troubling. I hope that answers your question, even a little bit! Enjoy. |
Hello! Although Soulforce was begun by a pastor, the forums are made up of people of a diverse range of beliefs, ranging from devoutly practicing Christians to completely nonreligious. Those who do come from a Christian perspective will probably tell you what many theologians would tell you: the Bible has been misinterpreted and abused by people with preconceived notions and biases in order to bolster their prejudice. Such was the case for centuries, and certainly still today, with regards to women--passages about the man being "head of the household" meant to some that it was ok to treat females are inferior. Of course, many Christians no longer believe such craziness, and obviously, there are plenty of female Christians today. The Bible was also used against African Americans, and yes, against gays, but again, the Bible was written by imperfect people, and has most definitely been interpreted by imperfect people. The church has been, and continues to be led by imperfect people.
Personally, I ceased to self-identify as Christian a year and a half ago. I couldn't ultimately find a way to reconcile my existence as a gay man to a religion that has continually denounced the feelings I have. But that's just my journey. Slowly, things are changing. The Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ, the Quakers, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and other denominations of Christianity are casting off the old chains of ignorance, and beginning to embrace gays, bisexuals, transgenders. Last but not least, antigay bigotry isn't limited to religious people, although most people who disapprove homosexuality are religious. I've come across a few homophobic atheists, too. People are scared of what they don't understand, and resort to irrational prejudices as a result. Hope this gives you an answer.
"And though I may not know the answers, I can finally say I am free. And if the questions led me here, then I am who I was born to be." --Susan Boyle "If all fools could fly, the sun would be eclipsed forever." --Dutch proverb |
Thanks for both your answers.
I really wanted a perspective from a GLBT because its one thing to know its natural and defend it, and another to have an idea of what homosexuals have to say on the matter (when it comes to religion calling it a sin). @koneill08; Its great we didnt have to go into disproving religion, because I dont think it belongs here on these forums and I do enough of that elsewhere on the internet and in real life. I find that saying the bible is wrong or not true to God, contradicts saying you still identify as a Christian. It seems as though you are edging towards a pantheist but perhaps have never heard about it before. In either case, thanks for your response. Although as an Atheist I did find it odd to see a community centered around GLBT Christians, Im glad to see that as a whole you do disagree with the general Christians view of the Bible being the word of god and the true book of laws. @antiochian; I definitely agree, I too would find it hard to identify to a group that denounces the way I feel inside (in this conversations case; homosexuality) Im sorry you've come across homophobic atheists. The ones I hang around and the more elite Atheists out there most definitely do not have any homophobia in them, because we understand the true nature of sexual desire and that there is no wrong at all to be attracted to same sex, both sex etc... My best friend in College was bisexual and he was one of the most interesting people I had ever met. It astonishes me how some bigots have no idea that you and me are quite literally the same. And as for the bible, it is just fancy text, used as a political wedge and a tool to control the masses. And its tragic the pain and suffering it has caused to women, GLBTs, Africans and countless other cultures and sub cultures. Thanks for your response, Im glad to have come across this forum. ps. Those atheists who were homophobic, (just an idea), perhaps they came from religious childhoods and had those fears instilled. It doesnt make sense to have an Atheist who believes in evolution and fears homosexuality. But that's just my opinion I guess! -cheers |
Christianity is not a monolithic religion. There is a vast amount of diversity. I am very content and confident in my moderately liberal Christian beliefs. I attend an affirming Episcopal church, and my Christian friends have no problem with me being Christian and gay. In fact it seems a non-issue to everyone I am in contact with. It seems that conservative fundamentalist Christianity is what people think of when they hear the word "Christian". That branch of Christianity I will have no part of. In my opinion, that judgmental, negative, exclusive branch of Christianity has little to do with the teachings of Christ and the Bible. Too bad the more liberal, affirming side of Christianity doesn't get more attention. The God of love is shown in the Bible. Through the life death and resurrection of Christ all are included in that love (grace). God loves me; I happen to be gay. What conflict can there be in that. BTW I have no bad feelings about atheists. Everyone has a right to their belief system. I do not try to force my beliefs on others, and I expect others to do the same. There is room for all in this world if we are educated and reasonable.
For I am convinced that neither life nor death...neither the present nor the future nor anything in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 |
My Christian friends are always surprised that there is a small but significant GLBT presence in Judaism. Of course it helps that in Judaism there is a lot of lee way regarding belief.
In our shul, which is Conservative, my s/o an dI are considered a family for memebrship purposes and for liturgical activities such as going up to the Torah. |
My issues with religion arise when we take a laissez-faire approach since we believe Jesus is coming back soon anyway. So destroy, consume and do as we want. We sit at the precipice of nuclear war because of the extremists in religion. But I do not want to get into that. ITs not the place. I in no way impose the scientific views on life on earth, and if someone has a faith like Christianity and takes it as a guide and not an absolute truth, then great! Thanks for sharing. Its always interesting to see views from the other end without having to deal with a fundamentalist. |
Hello Aetheist
Welcome to this forum.
Before I dive into responding to your question, may I address a matter of semantics? The same Christian Fundamentalists who are anti-gay also use the word 'homosexual' in a negative way, which is why many prefer the term 'gay'. It has a different connotation being less medical and more user friendly. This is why there is a 'Gay Rights Movement' and not a "Homosexual Rights Movement'. One never hears the term 'anti-homosexual'. And why is that? Because religious conservatives are often hung up on the 'sex' in homosexual and certainly don't want those people to be happy or 'gay'. I hope this makes some sense. Now. To your concern. I grew up Pentecostal and left that faith after I came out. Many do. They head for the door on their own volition or they are thrown out because of the animus they encounter. Some try to stay with the faith they were born into. And this can be a hard road to walk the more conservative the setting. My head turned towards the East after I left the Church- and I found myself interested in Buddhism - which has no Ultimate Being or God - and meditation and yoga. The Dalai Lama has said that his religion is kindness, and that seems about the most pithy statement I can think of in regard to this question of gay people and matters of faith. It's common ground that we can all stand on.
Be the love you seek. |
The path you seem to be on now is what I always assumed that a lot of gays would go down, not necessarily Buddhism, but several of the more spiritual belief systems that do not produce such hate and bigotry. Thanks for sharing, I really appreciate it. |
Regarding the atheists in question, I remember running into one of Myspace, who was so proud to have voted for Prop 8, because he thought gays were disgusting.
I'd be willing to assume that most people who are against gays are so because they can't stand the thought that a man could possibly enjoy doing *those* kinds of things with another dude. Christian fundamentalists, in case you haven't read much of their material or heard them on TV, are obsessed with gay sex. The scripture verses and the Church pronouncements are probably more the result, rather than the cause, of that ancient fear of something different. So many straight men it seems think that every gay man desperately wants to tear their clothes off and fondle them. I can't speak for women or lesbians, I don't think we've heard from any yet in this thread. It's a matter of fear, immaturity, and ignorance. Religion isn't the fire, but it can surely feed the fire! And to make things more complicated, there's bigotry within the LGBT community, as well. There's racism, elitism, all the same problems that exist in the general population. Some gay Christians quit talking to me after I "came out" as a pagan who practices witchcraft (speaking of another group that is often misunderstood and discriminated against...). Some gay people don't like transsexuals. Humanity is complex, and, well, just read my Dutch proverb below.
"And though I may not know the answers, I can finally say I am free. And if the questions led me here, then I am who I was born to be." --Susan Boyle "If all fools could fly, the sun would be eclipsed forever." --Dutch proverb |
I have to say, I don't really understand your question here. Why would being gay preclude the need to answer metaphysical questions? Science is concerned with Empirical questions and does not stop the search for Empirical truth just because there are varied theories and opinions on a topic. For example, there are differing scientific opinions on the question of whether climate change is anthropogenic in nature, but that doesn't stop scientists searching for the truth of the matter. The same goes for Faith and Metaphysical Truth, which is the search for the Truth behind and beyond Empirical truth. If, as some claim, "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve", then the question remains and needs to be answered: "Who, if anyone, made Steve? Because Steve sure as hell exists and is attracted to Adam."
"The walls we build on earth do not reach to Heaven." -Metropollitan Philaret |
Some of us aren't Christians at all. I don't believe there's anything in the "About" tab of SoulForce that mentions any particular religion. The Christians do seem to outnumber everyone else but the gay ones do seem to be a little more on "message" about a lot of things to me. Christianity is the dominant religion in the USA at the moment. It does seem to be loosening it's stranglehold on the hearts and minds of many.
"Soulforce" is the english translation of Gandhi's tenet, "Satyagraha." The phrase is a combination of the hindu words for "truth" and "holding firmly."
Ben N. Moore It's great to have here to be. |
Curiously, the first use of the word homosexual was by a gay person. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Maria_Kertbeny And there's a certain nuance is that last sentence, implying a state of being rather than an act. It's the difference between saying 'I am a gay' and "I am a homosexual.' The first sounds odd to the ear, does it not? As such, I think this is a matter of self-determination rather than objectification. The latter is where bigotry and hatred arises. And speaking of self-determination, I've witnessed groups of young black men using the word 'nigger' in conversation with each other to the consternation of their elders. However, it would have been inappropriate for me as a white man to do so. Back to matters of faith. My experience has been that every religion has its dogmatic and conservative side. There are homophobic/anti-gay Buddhists.
Be the love you seek. |
There's a lot of people within religions who are gay and may choose to kind of "stick it out" and change beliefs hearts and minds from the inside (See "Dignity", a group for gay Catholics). There's some churches that have splintered off with pretty much the main purpose being to be more welcoming to all (see: Metropolitan Community Churches) But there's also a TON of churches (and there have been going pretty far back) that people just grow up in where it's accepted that Jesus would love him some homogays if he were alive today (see the Quakers).
So, like, your premise is flawed, is part of your answer. Not all of Christianity is "a belief system that produces a strong amount of hate towards something that is seemingly and scientifically natural" |
Having read Rev. White's book, it would seem natural to think a site he co-sponsors would have some sort of Christian connection. |
I am gay and atheist. But up until 2006 I was gay and Christian. Back then it was easy to be a Christian because everybody around me was also Christian so even without ever reading the Bible I automatically assumed Christianity was based on facts. It wasn't until I actually opened a Bible and read it that I found most of it to be ancient fairy-tale, contradictory, nonsense.
Examples: animals that talk, food that falls from the sky, rivers that turn into blood, sticks that turn into snakes, and corpses that walk around and have conversations with people. And worst of all were the absurd laws to kill homosexuals, adulterers, unruly children, and anybody who mows the lawn on Sunday. I also found that almost all Christians pick and choose which Bible verses to accept and which to ignore. It's basically a pick-and-choose religion. Now I'm finding that within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community in general there is an unusually high number of atheists and agnostics. I have also found that heterosexual atheists are much more open minded and accepting of LGBT rights than the rest of the straight population. All that being said, I think Christianity does have its good points. Examples: Charitable organizations, literature, artwork, architecture, music, and holidays. And most Christians are nice people at heart. Rick Last edited by Rick336; 05-31-2010 at 11:28 AM. |
I might recommend, to KOvO and the rest of us, a site that gives a thorough, in depth, and non-biased discussion on this topic: -- (And many others)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_caus.htm And a very Christian and gay site, which affirms, and rarely criticicizes: [http://www.welcomingresources.org/index.htm And view the video, but only if you have the stomach. Peace and Love, BruceChris
"Christianity is not about what you believe, it is about how you treat other people; - with God's love" Last edited by BruceChris; 05-31-2010 at 12:30 PM. |
Different Approach
It is a bit of a misconception to say that all Christians are homophobes. I'm Christian, and I surround myself with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and every other type of person there is.
And some people even take a different approach to being against homosexuality. Like some people at my church. They insist on being loving (as they should), but to rebuke people who are homosexual, they basically say, 'We still love you, but we want you to change who you are.' Or that's the basic gist. It's sort of the passive-aggressive disapproval. Sorry, I'm not sure if that really answers your question much. |
I am a Christian because of two things. One, I was raised in the faith and I have a lot f memories associated with it. and two, because I try to be a Christian now in a more mindful way. To really try to do all those hard christian things like "feed the hungry" and "visit the prisoners" and " love your enemies. that last one is hard. christianity is not easy. you are right about homosexuality in nature. any farmer can tell you that. I have seen gay goats, roosters, ducks, cats. |
A Relationship
Being a Christian is a having a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It has nothing to do what the church one attends, where they come from, or what their economic status is. I'm a transgender person and have bee a Christian for 38 years.
I don't blame anyone from walking away from a place which demeans and humiliates others because of who they are. I know of three women who were tossed out of their church because they were lesbian. People who call themselves 'Christian' and demean others are a stench in God's nostrils. Sadly, much of Christianity in America is cultural. Americanism, militarism, Republicanism (nothing against Republicans) and power is called Christian and it's a big fat LIE. I have vowed that if anyone uses religion, the bible, or anything to demean LGBT people, I will speak out. We are normal like anyone else. I have more respect for someone who is willing to see what we're about and is confused because there's some hope for them. I'm proud to be a disciple of Christ and a transgender person. K0v0, your post is interesting and presents many valid points. Thank you for sharing. Gennee
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America's wealthy are packing their bags.
Back in June 2011, 55% of America's comfortably well-off folks surveyed in the Mendelsohn Affluent Barometer said they intended to take a summer vacation. In April, 2013, the figure stands at 61%, a sign that folks are relaxing, both more at ease with their finances and able to take time off. The time spent in a hammock has jumped, too, from 14 days in 2011 to 16 days in 2013, and a third of those surveyed intend to spend more on their vacation this year than they have in the past.
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Insiders in the U.S. and Europe say the most logical buyer would be one of the big Swiss private banks with extensive international operations, such as Julius Baer (JBARF), UBS (UBS) and Credit Suisse (CS). The Lloyd's assets, these observers say, would easily fit with those banks' existing networks.
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by Sophie Menin
An efficient market, matching capital-hungry companies that want to make a profit and address a social problem, with social-impact investors who want to have a feel-good return built into their financial returns, just took another step toward reality.
On April 18, Delaware introduced Senate Bill 47, a statue that recognizes the Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) as a new corporate form. Basically, a public benefit corporation is a for-profit corporation managed not only for the benefit of its stockholders, but also for the benefit of the public, society and environment at large.
Sounds airy-fairy, but as previously reported in Penta, benefit-corporations are in effect for-profit companies with non-profit goals, legal entities in which directors are specifically held accountable, through corporate bylaws, for their treatment of people and planet alongside their responsibilities to maximize shareholder returns. Andrew Kassoy, a former partner in Michael and Susan Dell's private real estate vehicle, is one of the principle intellectual heavyweights behind the benefit-corporation movement.
Since 2010, benefit-corporation legislation has been enacted in 12 states, and is under consideration in twenty more. Each state's legislation basically requires such companies have an overarching general public benefit obligation, are accountable to all stakeholders, and provide "impact transparency." Bill 47 carries added significance, since fifty percent of public companies, two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and most venture-backed companies are incorporated in Delaware.
The new PBC legislation has the full support of the Delaware Bar, the Chancery Court and Governor Markell. It is expected to pass easily through the legislature, to be signed into law by the end of June, and be in force, it is hoped, by August 1st.
When packing bags for Britain, I follow in the footsteps of Geoffrey Chaucer's pilgrims. The Canterbury Tales opens, with good reason, "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote…." The pilgrims knew, after a gray British winter, that April is a light-filled canvas of budding trees, yellow daffodils, and rolling white clouds. The air is crisp and butter-bright; the renewing showers come and go quickly. I think T.S. Eliot got it entirely wrong, weather-wise, when he claimed in The Waste Land that "April is the cruelest month."
We lived in London for 17 years – our daughter was born there – so landing on British soil always feels like a homecoming of sorts. During those ex-pat years we always rented a cottage, in a different part of the country, during that unique British stillness that falls between Christmas and New Year. Historic cottages are easily had through the National Trust and English Heritage.
But one corner of Britain we never explored during our posting in London, much to our regret, was the Lake District of Cumbria. It's home to Britain's highest peaks and deepest lakes, and inspired early 19th century writers like William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, collectively known as the Lake Poets.
So this April my wife and I made our pilgrimage to the northwest corner of England. Insiders recommended that we secure a room at either The Cuckoo Brow Inn, The Drunken Duck Inn, Kirkstile Inn, L'Enclume, or The Punch Bowl Inn. Every room was taken; disappointed, we checked into Applegarth Villa, a five-star bed-and-breakfast in the town of Windermere and overlooking the lake.
By Michelle Lodge
In the world of cycling, they're sometimes called "halo" bicycles—aspirational two-wheelers that can come with a price tag of $20,000 or more. For the buyer, that means one of two options: top-of-the-line models from premier bike manufacturers, or a handmade and customized bike that fits its owner as well as a bespoke suit.
"My customers don't want to compromise: They want a bike that suits their style of riding," says Alex Stanek, president of Smart Cycles, a 21-year-old bike shop in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Which gets us to the key question you'll want to mull over: Do you want a factory-made bike or a customized one handmade in a shop? For Stacia Howard, a 100-mile "century rider," the answer was easy.
"I wanted a bike that I wouldn't 'outgrow' in a few years. When I started comparing options, it made more sense to go with a custom, since the cost difference was nominal." Even more important, she added, "The fit of a custom is what sets it apart."
Written with Barron's wit and often contrarian perspective, Penta provides the affluent with advice on how to navigate the world of wealth management, how to make savvy acquisitions ranging from vintage watches to second homes, and how to smartly manage family dynamics.
Richard C. Morais, Penta's editor, was Forbes magazine's longest serving foreign correspondent, has won multiple Business Journalist Of The Year Awards, and is the author of two novels: The Hundred-Foot Journey and Buddhaland, Brooklyn. Christiana Cefalu has a B.F.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and writes Penta Daily.


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por Clarisse de Freitas, repórter convidada.
Fico feliz em ter participado e espero que essa iniciativa inédita do nosso moderador Cléber Lima sirva de impulso para novos encontros Brasil afora, pois temos um potencial muito grande em termos de diversificação de culturas e lugares para alimentar com qualidade o acervo do Panoramio. Grande abraço à todos.
ReplyDeleteThe ability to conduct the orchestra, with tones tuned and untuned, under the baton of conductor Cleber patience is extraordinary. For those not in this celebration, for one reason or another, I want to register that witness besides education, nobility and sympathy of Cleber, saw in him a character concerned with the common good of us all Panoramio users. Thanks Cleber!
Germano Schüür (www.photographia.com.br)
I may have some wrong understanding how mapping a photo works, BUT, copying GPS coordinates directly from a NIKON camera brings me to Mexico instead of Zambia, Africa where I shot the photo to be mapped. When I want to move the location cursor, there is NO feed back of the coordinates, so I have no idea where actually I am moving the cursor.
The question is whether am I missing something or this application so badly designed?


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The Lying Game
It may have been billed as the last stand of CHARLES J. HAUGHEY, but no-one told the man himself. Last week at Dublin Castle, having been hauled before the McCracken payments-to-politicians tribunal in an attempt to get him to finally explain his business relationship with Ben Dunne, the former Taoiseach indulged in a faintly pathetic display of obfuscating, wheedling and stalling. LIAM FAY was one of those looking on eagerly from the public gallery. This is his report.
Liam Fay, 15 Oct 1997
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30th Anniversary Retrospective: It seems preposterous in hindsight, but at the time, Mary Robinson's interview was dubbed 'the longest suicide note in history.'
Even at his most flawed, however, Coughlan is a musical blueblood in a world of vinegar-veined pretenders. Long may he reign
Undiscovered genius, ahoy! liam fay finds Pierce TurneR still struggling for the recognition his rich talent deserves. And to coincide with the release of his own Best Of, he asks Turner to compile the album of his dreams.
brian hayes is a 28-year-old Fine Gael TD who represents the constituency of Dublin South West. At the last general election, he virtually tripled Fine Gael s vote in the Tallaght area. He opposes the legalisation of cannabis, claims that feminists need to have a fundamental re-think on their current position, feels guilty about not attending Mass regularly, and reckons that You need order in society . . . you need people who know what they re about . Is this the face of young, politically aware Ireland? Interview: liam fay. Pics: colm henry.
pat mcCABE is on a roll. Neil Jordan s film adaptation of his acclaimed novel The Butcher Boy has been rapturously received. His latest meisterwerk Breakfast On Pluto about a border county transvestite is about to be published. He s going on the road with Jack L. And what s more he was recently named Monaghan Man of the Year! Interview: liam fay. Pics: Mick Quinn
LIAM FAY investigates the strange phenomenon of the RAINBOW PARTY, a pseudo-democratic movement dedicated to the abolition of politics and politicians , and meets its leader, the enigmatic RAINBOW GEORGE.
1998-03-04 - Frontlines
LIAM FAY talks to writer TIMOTHY O GRADY and photographer STEVE PYKE about their new book, I Could Read The Sky, which chronicles the lives of quiet desperation lived by the forgotten members of London s Irish community.
1998-01-21 - Interview
THE FINAL YEARS OF peter cook The father of modern British comedy, peter cook s death in 1995 brought the strangest chapter of his life to a close. Ravaged by alcoholism, he dedicated his final years to sloth, drink, drugs, porn, daytime television and late-night radio phone-ins. But even in his darkest hours, the black humour and brilliant wit that marked him out as the towering comedy talent of his generation just kept on breaking through. liam fay reports.
1997-12-10 - Interview
THE FINAL YEARS OF peter cook The father of modern British comedy, peter cook s death in 1995 brought the strangest chapter of his life to a close. Ravaged by alcoholism, he dedicated his final years to sloth, drink, drugs, porn, daytime television and late-night radio phone-ins. But even in his darkest hours, the black humour and brilliant wit that marked him out as the towering comedy talent of his generation just kept on breaking through. liam fay reports.
1997-12-10 - Interview
DENIS LEARY, sultan of sneer, is en route to Dublin to star in the Murphy s Ungagged Comedy Festival. By way of a little limbering up, and proving that there s no smoke without fire, here he lets rip on Noraid, The Kennedys, The Royals, Bill Hicks, Dean Martin, Oasis, Father Ted, drugs in Kerry and, oh yes, why he d like to go to Riverdance with a sniper s rifle . Interview: LIAM FAY.
1997-10-29 - Interview
Avuncular Belfast-born writer brian moore may continually encounter difficulties in getting people to pronounce his name correctly, but one thing he s never had trouble with is the quality of his literary output. His latest effort, The Magician s Wife, is yet another effortlessly elegant concoction of seamless prose. Interview: liam fay. Pix: Cathal Dawson
1997-10-29 - Interview
Former cop, private eye and the only man on the Presidential ballot paper, derek nally is the dark horse candidate who could yet shake up the race for the Park. Here he holds forth on low standards in high places, how Sean Doherty almost destroyed the gardai , the foul treatment of Albert Reynolds, the case for the decriminalisation of prostitution and why he wasn t surprised by J. Edgar Hoover s penchant for frocks. Interview: liam fay. Pix: Cathal dawson.
1997-10-15 - Interview
Dana may be trying to shunt him into the background, but TCG O?Mahony is adamant that it was he who inspired the former Eurovision winner to run for the presidency. And while he is confident that ?she will win if it is God?s will?, he warns of serious repercussions from above should one of her opponents triumph in the race to the Aras. Our man with the locust repellant: liam fay.
1997-10-01 - Frontlines
In late 1990, shortly prior to her election as President of the Republic of Ireland, MARY ROBINSON gave the following interview to this magazine, which we reproduce here as a Hot Press Greatest Hit to mark the occasion of her retirement from the office. It turned out to be a clear and definitive statement of her manifesto, which she ended up carrying out virtually to the letter. At the time, it was described as the longest suicide note in political history , by the Irish Press seven years on, her comments make interesting and often provocative reading. Tape: LIAM FAY.
1997-09-17 - Interview
In a presidential nomination field virtually devoid of candidates of real calibre and charisma, the name of ex-Boomtown Rat and Live Aid hero BOB GELDOF has cropped up again and again. Despite his outright denial that he will run for office, the rumour refuses to die away. Here, in an interview with LIAM FAY, he gives his assessment of Mary Robinson s seven years in the job, and his hopes for the future occupants of Aras an Uachtarain.
1997-09-17 - Interview
Why did RAY BURKE receive #30,000 from a construction firm eight years ago? And what on earth did he spend it on? These were just some of the many questions awaiting answers in the Dail last week. Our man in the public gallery: LIAM FAY.
1997-09-17 - Frontlines
American writer john horgan has earned the wrath of the scientific community and the unwelcome support of the fundamentalist Right for his provocative theories aimed at separating science fact from science fiction. Interview: liam fay. Pix: CATHAL DAWSON
1997-08-06 - Interview
You thought Noel V Ginnity was a bland cabaret funnyman, peddling lite entertainment to American tourists and OAPs at the Burlington Hotel. But you were wrong! Wince as the 59-year-old Meathman unleashes an unstoppable torrent of vitroilic bile at virtually every other stand-up comedian in Ireland and a whole lot more besides. Interview: liam fay. Pix: mick quinn.
1997-08-06 - Interview
Regarded by most sane citizens as an irrelevant safe haven for pompous political windbags, Seanad Eireann is really . . . an irrelevant safe haven for pompous political windbags. Why then, is the decidedly sane TCD academic, ivana bacik, so anxious to get elected to Dail Eireann s Upper House? liam fay finds out.
1997-07-23 - Frontlines
Sinn Féin's first sitting TD since 1918 chooses his words carefully for the Hot Press Political Interview. "I'm not measured or calculating," he explains, "this is me. As I am." Liam Fay fires the questions. Pic: Cathal Dawson
1997-07-09 - Interview
Sinn Fiin s first sitting TD since 1918 chooses his words carefully for the Hot Press Political Interview. I m not measured or calculating, he explains, this is me. As I am. LIAM FAY fires the questions. Pix: CATHAL DAWSON.
1997-07-09 - Frontlines
He may unashamedly refer to himself as an artist and others may caricature him as a cold fish, but even if he suspects he has spent too much time writing and not enough living, john banville bears scant resemblance to the pompous boffin of popular prejudice. With the publication of his latest novel, The Untouchable, the acclaimed author gets his round in with liam fay. Pix: Cathal Dawson.
1997-06-25 - Interview
They ve been gigging for 27 years and they were doing Words when Boyzone were still in the balls zone. They are Big Chief Flaming Star, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Little Thunder, Wild Hawk and Dull Knife (not their real names). They are THE INDIANS and they hope to still be on the warpath in the next millennium. LIAM FAY pow-wows with an authentic showband phenomenon.
1997-06-25 - Interview
Over 50% of the electorate in the forthcoming General Election will be under 30 years of age. With this in mind, the main political parties are popping policies like smarties in their attemps to court the youth vote. LIAM FAY stands on their doorsteps.
1997-04-30 - Frontlines
Hot Press favourite prelate, bishop michael cox of Cree, Co. Offaly, would dearly love to stand for election and if he succeeds in breaching the gates of Leinster House, he promises to banish the Rainbow like St. Patrick banished the snake . The one big obstacle in his way is a lack of funds. Ben Dunne never threw me any money, he tells liam faY, but I wouldn t say no.
1997-04-30 - Frontlines
LIAM FAY reports on the search for a showband star from a bygone age.
1997-04-30 - Frontlines
Incendiary Irish-American rabble rousers black 47 are coming to town for a couple of Irish shows later this month. liam fay talks to band mainman larry kirwan about those two eagerly-awaited dates, as well as their new album, Green Suede Shoes.
1997-04-16 - Interview
Best-selling crime-writer PATRICIA CORNWELL has a gripping new tale of sex, exploitation and violence to tell. But this time it s her own. LIAM FAY hears the story she didn t tell on Kenny Live. Pix: colm henry
1997-04-02 - Interview
When liam fay went along to interview comedienne and chat show host ruby wax, he expected a garrulous, loud, flashy American who would brook no argument as to the sheer wondrous fabulousness of her televisual output. What he got was a garrulous, loud, flashy American who was almost touchingly keen to disown most of the programmes she has starred in during her career, and eager to proclaim herself a serious artiste . . . not to mention her burning ambition to interview Yasser Arafat.
1997-04-02 - Interview
LIAM FAY casts an expert eye over ace cartoonist and occasional painter TOM MATHEWS latest exhibition, Post Pop
1997-04-02 - Interview
LIAM FAY delivers his verdict on the first two weeks of the country s newest FM station, RADIO IRELAND
1997-04-02 - Frontlines
You know you re doing something right if your book disturbs both Cat Stevens and Snoop Doggy Dogg. But Sligo-born eamonn sweeney s debut novel, Waiting For The Healer, with its explosive mix of booze, blood, manic comedy and rock n roll, is also winning rave reviews for its uncompromisingly forthright author. Interview: liam fay.
1997-03-19 - Interview
Fianna Fail justice spokesperson John O Donoghue wants the Gardam to pursue a policy of zero tolerance. But how would it work in reality? liam Fay conducts a social experiment. Artist s impression: david rooney.
1997-03-19 - Frontlines
Minister for Finance Ruairi Quinn on hair loss, economic growth, hairy times in government and hair-raising incidents in the house. Demon barber: Liam Fay.
1997-03-05 - Interview
The second instalment of our wide-ranging interview with Sam Smyth sees the reporter extraordinaire come clean about life amid spindoctors, pol. cors., lobby fodder and other strange creatures indigenous to Leinster House. He also talks about his real reasons for leaving the Sunday Independent, his falling-out with Vincent Browne and his mano a mano battle with Noel Pearson. All this plus his favourite Donie Cassidy story. Tape recorder: liam fay. Snaps: colm Henry.
1997-02-19 - Interview
Teach Shinanna, in Shanraw, County Leitrim is the place where pagans go on their holidays, an adventure playground for all manner of earth-worshipper and Celtophile. Liam Fay hears all about it from its founder Chris Thompson and an imposing gentleman known as The Fluid Druid. Pix: Michael Quinn
1997-02-05 - Interview
Fact, fiction and hard graft form the inspirations for DERMOT HEALY s acclaimed memoir The Bend For Home. LIAM FAY meets an author who moves rocks, stones and words. Pic: CATHAL DAWSON
1997-01-22 - Frontlines
He may well be a prime target for the jibes of other Irish comedian-types, but right now brendan o carroll is riding the crest of a wave of popularity of quite phenomenal proportions. With three best-selling books to his credit, a smash hit play and a movie already in the offing, he s back on the road with his sell-out one-man show The Story So Far. Here, in a startlingly honest interview, he talks about his addiction to gambling, his contempt for the theatrical establishment, the fear and paralysis that is endemic in RTE, Father Ted, the Catholic Church, groupies and (cue fanfare please) his plans to become an M.E.P. Tape recorder: liam fay. Pix: MICK QUINN
1997-01-08 - Interview
The books of author PATRICK McGRATH depict insanity and psychological breakdown with a detail and accuracy that are second to none. LIAM FAY meets the mental hospital worker-turned-writer to discuss the very particular nature(s) of madness. Pic: CATHAL DAWSON.
1996-12-02 - Interview
The books of author PATRICK McGRATH depict insanity and psychological breakdown with a detail and accuracy that are second to none. LIAM FAY meets the mental hospital worker-turned-writer to discuss the very particular nature(s) of madness. Pic: CATHAL DAWSON.
1996-12-02 - Interview
She calls Him her "Great Lover". He tells her to "call Me Daddy". At any hour of the day or night Himself is likely to drop into the life of Vassula Ryden for a bit of a chinwag. She, in turn, broadcasts His words to the world at large. All of which means that, in what amounts to the metaphysical journalistic coup of the century, our Liam Fay gets an exclusive interview with The Holy Spirit.
1996-12-02 - Frontlines
Did you hear the one about the Clare man who loves Dublin and is less than enamoured with rural Ireland? Or the staunch Labour Party man who doesn't worship Dick Spring? Or the politician whose fed up to the teeth with political correctness? Then you haven't heard about PAT UPTON, Labour TD for Dublin South Central. LIAM FAY did, and now it's your turn. Pix: COLM HENRY
1996-12-02 - Frontlines
As escape acts go, it ranked up there with the very best of Harry Houdini. Bishop Brendan Comiskey, in theory at least, was back to face the music and undergo a gruelling, exhaustive interrogation at the hands of the assembled press corps. Instead, his press conference turned into a stage-managed anti-climax, and the media watched helplessly as he slipped from their grasp.
1996-03-11 - Frontlines
LIAM FAY remembers Rory the superb raconteur with a dry wit
1995-06-28 - Interview
After a career barely spanning five years, there is a definite feeling amongst those who know about such things that POLLY JEAN HARVEY is destined to be one of the true rock music greats. Her darkly visceral, sexual and lacerating work has struck a raw chord, and made her the object of passionate adoration. But it has also cast her in the eyes of some as an "axe-wielding bitch cow from Hell." LIAM FAY travels to meet ze monsta, but instead finds a home-loving Yeovil lass who likes nothing better than gardening and whipping up pots of rhubarb marmalade.
1995-04-19 - Interview
The devil may have all the best tunes but, as readers of The Irish Times and Hot Press can tell you, Tom Mathews has all the funniest cartoons. Liam Fay meets the man behind the flash moustache and finds him making an exhibition of himself . . . but at least he'll be able to pay for his charcoal!
1995-02-22 - Interview
Alryte! Liam Fay gets on the blower to Phil Redmond, the scouser who launched a thousand Brookside storylines, who chin wags about lesbianism, wife-beating, Emmerdale and, er, those Farm t-shirts!
1995-02-08 - Frontlines
The task facing SEÁN HAUGHEY is a daunting one: to attempt to emulate the achievements of his father, a man who spent decades at the very centre of Irish public life. Liam Fay talks to the most famous moustache in politics about life, love and the pursuit of happiness, and asks: is Dáil Éireann to be the House of the Rising Son? Pix: COLM HENRY.
1995-02-08 - Frontlines
CLIFF RICHARD has come out in favour of caning as a punishment for law-breakers. liam fay reckons this is Biff's bottom line, right enough.
1995-02-08 - Frontlines
From Sting to Frank Zappa, Derek Bell has been literally instrumental in establishing The Chieftains as your average rock legend's favourite group. Liam Fay hears the full story about his ice cream binges with Van Morrison and his special liking for rosewood oboes!
1995-01-25 - Interview
Liam Fay talks to the three men behind the first "unmissable" movie smash of '95 SHALLOW GRAVE and hears why comparisons with the American death-and-glory tradition are a misnomer.
1995-01-25 - Interview
Despite its good intentions, Channel 4's recent After Dark special on the Church and sex in Ireland didn't shed much light on the issues raised. Night owl: LIAM FAY
1995-01-25 - Frontlines
He's a legend, an icon and a farmer. His hit singles tally in this country is surpassed only by Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard. He is, above all else, the man who brought... ...us 'Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down' and 'Carrots From Clonoun'. Behold the unexpurgated brendan shIne on sex, drugs, drink, the accordion, grunge, GATT and Donie Cassidy's wig. Interview: Liam Fay. Pix: Cathal Dawson.
1995-01-11 - Interview
Nog Nog Noggin ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Come with us on a fantastic voyage to the mythical kingdom of Gibletland in the wondrous empire of Sallynoggin where sex, drugs and rock'n'roll rule and where your decadent host is, eh, Dustin the Turkey. DUSTIN THE TURKEY!!! Read on but beware of fowl play. Your demented guide: LIAM FAY.
1994-12-14 - Interview
How was it for you? The assembled Hot Press writers offer their own opinions on 1994 over the next five pages.
1994-12-14 - News
Of all their undeniable qualities, it is Ash's bone dry sense of humour and their eye for unnervingly absurd detail that bodes most auspiciously for their long-term future.
Billed as the publishing event of the century, Crossing The Threshold Of Hope by Pope John Paul has already netted its author an advance of $10 million and is currently topping bestseller lists the world over. LIAM FAY wades through this extra helping of papal bull and comes to the conclusion that His Holiness is now, certifiably, as crazy as a shithouse rat.
1994-11-16 - Frontlines
While commercial success hasn't exactly come a-knockin' on his door, Pierce Turner, in stoical mood, tells Liam Fay why he's not all that bothered at the relative lack of lolly rolling in but how with his new live album Manaña In Manhattan just released, the wily Wexford wizard believes his time will come . . . Pic: Cathal Dawson.
1994-11-02 - Interview
While commercial success hasn't exactly come a-knockin' on his door, Pierce Turner, in stoical mood, tells Liam Fay why he's not all that bothered at the relative lack of lolly rolling in but how with his new live album Manana In Manhattan just released, the wily Wexford wizard believes his time will come.
1994-11-02 - Interview
Oliver Stone's controversial new movie Natural Born Killers has been banned in Ireland. Liam Fay finds it hard to discover why.
1994-11-02 - Frontlines
As founder and director of the acclaimed choral group, Anuna, MICHAEL McGLYNN has established himself as one of the country's most gifted and innovated composers. However, he has also become a figure by some elements in the Irish Music Industry and been dismissed by others as a "pig ignorant arrogant bastard" Inetrview: LIAM FAY
1994-10-19 - Interview
But try finding someone who doesn't like it. The album Monster is yet another glittering addition to arguably the most astonishing canon in pop music, ever. Here, in a historic summit, the world's greatest fortnightly rock paper gets together with the world's greatest rock band for an intimate chat about the big issues: sex, death, drinking and, of course, rrrrrock'n'roll. What else is there? Interview: Liam Fay
1994-10-19 - Interview
Despite the IRA's declaration of a ceasefire, there is considerable evidence to suggest that the Provos, like their Loyalist counterparts, are still engaging in "punishment attacks" and in the issuing of expulsion orders. Report: Liam Fay. Pics: Alan O'Connor
1994-10-05 - Frontlines
With compass in hand and their newly unfurled Map Of The Universe nestling comfortably on their laps, Blink are boldly going where few Irish bands have gone before. But what happens when they get to Cork and Ballybunion? Intrepid explorer LIAM FAY dons his rucksack, climbs aboard the Blinkmobile and survives to tell the tale.
1994-09-21 - Interview
Striking Gold and setting a new World record might be enough to satisfy some athletes but for Sonia O'Sullivan such exploits are merely a warm-up for the glories that lie ahead. Ireland's athletics superstar talks to Liam Fay about winning, losing and the personal sacrifices she's prepared to make in order to become the best.
1994-09-21 - Interview
"I was living fast, planning to die young and I was probably gonna take a few people with me," says Fatima Mansions firebrand Cathal Coughlan of his descent into a personal and creative nightmare. Now back stronger, healthier and with an acclaimed new album, Lost In The Former West, under his belt, he retraces the highs, lows and kicks in the teeth of the last few years with Liam Fay.
1994-09-21 - Interview
I was living fast, planning to die young and I was probably gonna take a few people with me, says Fatima Mansions firebrand Cathal Coughlan of his descent into a personal and creative nightmare. Now back stronger, healthier and with an acclaimed new album, Lost In The Former West, under his belt, he retraces the highs, lows and kicks in the teeth of the last few years with Liam Fay.
1994-09-21 - Interview
Fatima Mansions: "Lost In The Former West" (Radioactive Records)
LIAM FAY gets a hot line to DAVID BYRNE on the eve of his Dublin concerts and found a pretty talkative head, discussing everything from Brazlian merengue music to Tommy Cooper.
1994-09-07 - Interview
Liam Fay spends a day behind the counter of the Condom Power store in Dublin, Ireland's only condomerie and sex shop, and a place where there is no shortage of "realistic vibrating buttocks."
1994-09-07 - Frontlines
Robert Forster: "I Had A New York Girlfriend" (Beggars Banquet)
The Miss Ireland competition is in its 45th year. Liam Fay went along to the Burlington Hotel final to come to (metaphorical) grips with the assets of Miss Irish Sun Newspaper, among others. He found the experience deeply embarrassing. Pix: Colm Henry.
1994-08-24 - Frontlines
They are a hunted species, forced to live out their lives in covert(s) under constant threat from marauding hounds and their society masters. You'd imagine that a fox would know something about what it feels like to be gay in '90s Ireland but not johnny fox, the independent TD for Wicklow. Here, he unleashes an unrestrained attack on homosexuality, the practice of which he believes should never have been decriminalised in this country. For good measure, he also has a go at the government's 'liberal agenda', the European Community, Bord Fáilte and the standard of refereeing at GAA football matches. Interview: Liam Fay. Pics: Cathal Dawson
1994-08-24 - Frontlines
She can't sit still. She has the attention span of a senile goldfish. And she has got some very strange personal habits. But Bjork is still one of the brightest and most compelling pop stars the nineties has produced thus far. LIAM FAY travels to darkest Blackpool for a close and often strange encounter with the Icelandic imp herself.
1994-08-10 - Interview
There has been no increase in the rate of teenage pregnancy since 1972 . . . and that's official! Report LIAM FAY.
1994-03-09 - Frontlines
It is still possible to ban a book or magazine in Ireland if it advocates the use of contraception. Report: LIAM FAY
1994-03-09 - Frontlines
Liam Fay teams up with the IMRO hit squad as they venture north to Monaghan in search of bars, discos and other such venues that do not have a licence to thrill, or at least a licence for the public performing of music.
1994-02-23 - Interview
Er, perhaps not, but after 25 years of waxing, back-combing and tottering around on six-inch heels, Mr. Pussy has certainly earned the right to call himself 'Ireland's Most Misleading Lady'. LIAM FAY gets a lesson in cross-dressing from the man who's stripped Bono to the waist, offered solace to Charlie Haughey and stuck a hairy appendage under Ringo Starr's nose. PIX: Colm Henry
1994-02-23 - Frontlines
As they prepare to storm Dublin's Olympia for two reunion shows later this month, LIAM FAY talks unfinished business to KEITH DONALD and EOGHAN O'NEILL of MOVING HEARTS
1994-02-09 - Interview
LIAM FAY celebrates the re-release of Gram Parsons' two solo albums, G.P. and GRIEVOUS ANGEL on mid-price CD with an appraisal of the life and work of the man dubbed The Father of Country Rock.
1994-02-09 - Interview
Since writing her book The Morning After: Sex, Fear And Feminism, author Katie Roiphe has been subjected to an unprecedented level of private and public vilification for her outspoken views on rape. Here, she talks to Liam Fay about the growing complexity of sexual politics in the States. Pix: Cathal Dawson.
1994-02-09 - Frontlines
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For any of you who watch SG-1, no this is not a talk about the Ori or it's religion. Dam, that sounded lame... at any rate, to the real topic. The type of work I do allows me to think about whatever I want while I work, for it is tedious and repetitive and you don't have to be a genuis to do the work. So the other day I was mindlessly working and a thought came to me. It was an old thought that I had in my young years but it creeped back up and I started to think about it; There is NO original thought. I'm the type of persons that believes that we humans never created anything, whether it is a famous saying or a science. All we do is discover something that has been and is, for a very long time. So saying that, I thought that there is no such thing as original thought. Granted, others thought of an idea or theory or philosophy before, but even then that wasn't original, it is only slapped with "original" because the ones who first thought it up were able to write it down. Even now, with all of our history, we have nothing new to offer for it already is, we just need to discover it. So what does everything think of this? Talk to me...I'm bored...
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An interesting thesis.
Now that I think of it, I guess I could agree that man has not created, but only discovered... It makes sense. However, I believe God was the one who gave man the ability to discover, and therefore "create" things that the earth couldnt do itself. (i.e cars, computers, aircraft)
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Intrestingly enough, I struggle with the concept of originality quite a lot. I used to write short stories and considered being a creative writing major for a while, but I discovered that everything that I wrote could be looked at and said, oh, that's like the same thing x person wrote. For example, I tried to write a science fiction comedy, and after reading the first page or so I realized I just sound like I'm trying to copy Douglas Adams. Fantasy that I'd try to write would end up sounding like Terry Brooks. Very discouraging.
And then I realized, anything that someone tries to do will most likely have been though of or done by someone else already. It's just the way of the world. It's very much like that one episode of South Park where Butters is trying to be some evil guy and everything he thinks of his side kick tells him that "the Simpsons did it". Everything anyone does, you can take a look at and say "<blank> did it". I haven't found a solution for this by the way. I've stopped writing stories because of it, I can't really stand looking at my own work and thinking that I'm somehow a fraud. Am I being overly critial and analyzing it too much? Perhaps, but... that's just the feeling that I have.
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Now here's a wake up call to the noggin.
I agree, but only to a certain extent. I think lee's statement that nothing is created but only discovered only works for naturally occuring phenomena, like the theory of relativity. all naturally occuring things in nature/science, like the equations and all, have always existed, yes. We know that Sir Isaac Newton did not invent gravity, it was always there. same with medicine. it is all yet to be discovered. but what about inventions? we all know that sketches cars and helicopters and submarines were first found in Da Vinci's books, but then again, doesn't that mean that he created them? they did not exist before that time. you cannot find any knowledge of automobiles or the like in the time of Marcus Aurelius or anytime before the Renaissance. We know that Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity, for electricity was always there, but can't we give Carl Djerassi the credit for the birth control pill?
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i sort of agree. see, i also think than man hasn't created anything but discovered. I think we were givin all we needed by nature so we can 'discover' ways to work with it or manipulate it. So i guess you can say we haven't really created anything on our own, just combime things that were already there and turn them into something else. I guess some people would call this inventing something but I still believe it just the two original things put together giving the illusion that something was created. My point is, anything that humans create can be broken into its original substances that first created it. I'm not good at making myself clear.
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hmm...... A very nihilistic perspective to look at this.
Let me put it this way, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? From a philisophical perspective absolutely not, no one is around to perceive it so it doesn't exist. And from a realists, the crash sends out waves that make up what we call sound, so yes. Your looking at it from a realists perspective, Human beings have no original thought because everything we do has already been created. We don't build, we only harness and shape. So let me start off my point by telling you a story. Yesterday a 18 year old kid won the jack pot at the local casino, his name was Jake. Jake has a wife and a 3 year old kid at home to feed, he receives no support from his parents and doesn't take government checks. He works as a waiter, and barely makes end meat. This jack pot will allow Jake to go back to school, get his college education, raise his child, and possibly give him a decent chance at getting a college education himself. Until this moment Jake didn't exist for any of you, however by telling you all about him I have been able to create Jake in your minds. Jake exists now. The basic underlying current here is the fact that perspective defines and creates our reality. And since our conscience is subjective instead of objective, we are able to craft the world around us. Say I saw a giant purple elephant in my garage. You would be completely unable to prove to me that there wasnt a giant purple elephant parked next to my car. Sure you could run out and look with your own eyes, groping around on the concrete for some tangible shred of my sanity. But you would still be unable to prove to me that there wasnt a elephant out there. That is because what you see, and what I see are two entirely different things. While you might perceive empty space, I might perceive the largest land mammal on earth. The elephant is real to me, even if its not to you. And so since reality is subjective you will have to agree with me that everything that we do is original. You see, philosophy didn't exist until we said it exists, mathematics didn't exist until someone scrawled a couple numbers into the sand on a beach, and science didn't bother rearing its ugly head until we damn well told it to. We humans are the masters of our world, creating and shaping it as we see fit. Regardless of whether or not the information or idea is out there floating around, it doesn't have any tangible reality until we choose to acknowledge it. Cogito ergo sum I think, therefore I am.
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Kudos, Sun Tzu. That was a very good read.
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It's been said before that all knowledge is free. The only restraint is that you haven't found it yet. All the knowledge that could possibly be is right before you. It is the basis of thought, the lowest form of the mind and the most powerful seed in the universe. The pursuit of science is the pursuit of knowledge and the attempt of mankind to discover all that is to be discovered in the realm of what's real and has, does and will exist. Knowledge could be infinite for all we know, and as a result, the number of permutations and combinations that can be made in shaping what we will know in our lifetime is the act of infinite individuality. Knowledge can last in the minds of people over generations or be lost, and though you may not know the lifetime of a thought, that it may have once died and been lost to history, it may still yet rise again after many years and prove it's worth to you and how you perceive the world abound. It's how everyone learns, and though you may have accumulated a vast amount of knowledge in the time you've had, there is still yet thoughts beyond your imagination that will come...and yes, they've likely been thought of before, but they'll be elemental in your growth.
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Philosophy has always been of interest to me, and this makes my mind whirl with thoughts. It is an interesting idea; to say that any claim of originality is a lie is indeed of interest to me. I shall think on this some more.
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Im not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that thinking outside the box is so inside the box.
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Crimson Chronicles :: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Oct 4, 2012 Tony Levin's Crimson Chronicles for iPad is available to buy and download to your iPad right now. Check out the promo here and details on how to order. Meanwhile, Tony is currently treading the boards with Peter Gabriel as you can see over on Tony's website.
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