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nightdog_barksWarm and sunny -- 89 degrees (31.7 Celsius) and a bit humid. Temps have been above normal for the season the past few days. Need to run a couple of errands today.
In national news, I see that loon Christine O'Donnell has cancelled her scheduled appearances on Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday. Color me shocked, but not very. I imagine they had to cancel the latter to make it look good, because on the former they might have asked her about the mice with human brains and why it would have been wrong to lie to the Nazis, even if you were hiding Jews. No, for real. Of course, she said that way back in 1998, so maybe she's gotten smarter since then. But I doubt it.
Otherwise ... here's a pic of a cute kid on the back of a giant ox. Honestly, it looks like this should be on a postcard. *g*
In national news, I see that loon Christine O'Donnell has cancelled her scheduled appearances on Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday. Color me shocked, but not very. I imagine they had to cancel the latter to make it look good, because on the former they might have asked her about the mice with human brains and why it would have been wrong to lie to the Nazis, even if you were hiding Jews. No, for real. Of course, she said that way back in 1998, so maybe she's gotten smarter since then. But I doubt it.
Otherwise ... here's a pic of a cute kid on the back of a giant ox. Honestly, it looks like this should be on a postcard. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:38 pm (UTC)On a more serious note, that whole "principles before people and rationality because God would have told me if it was otherwise" attitude is very sad.
And in completely other news, it's entirely fall here now, 15°C and a lot of wind. Beautifully coloured skies, though.
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:53 pm (UTC)Heh, I really liked the "mice with brains" thing. The other ... you know, I can understand being too frightened to lie, for fear of your life or your own family. But to say that that's what God wants ... there's an old joke that I think applies here (you may have heard it). A man is warned that a great flood is coming, and that he should flee with his neighbors, but the man says "God will save me." The flood sweeps away everything in its path, and the man is left bobbing in an inland sea. A boat full of survivors comes by, and he's urged to get into it, but the man says "No, I'm trusting in God to save me." But the man drowns, and when he stands before God he's angry and says "God, why didn't you save me?" And God says "You idiot, why do you think I sent the boat?"*
All of which is to say that perhaps lying is actually what God would WANT YOU TO DO in that circumstance. And that's presupposing that there is a God, and that if there is, human beings could presume to know His or Her or Its mind.
And I'm ranting. I'll stop now. :-D
*Actually it's a much longer joke, with numerous opportunities for the man to save himself. I cut it way down.
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:09 pm (UTC)Yes, I do know that joke and I find it to be VERY appropriate. But saying that lying might be the right thing in some circumstances would of course mean to admit that there isn't only black and white in the world. Way too complicated. When did God ever tell you to use your brain like that?
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:19 pm (UTC)Touché, Felis. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:54 pm (UTC)