Letters to the Editor
xychro
Published Letters: 82 Editor's Choice: 1
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@ Thatboy
[Read the article: The certainty epidemic]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Reply:
Glad we agree on the fact that science is a tool, unattached from an intrinsic goal.
"Tell me, do you consider Islam a superstition but Christianity a fact? How do you differentiate?"
Yes. As to differentiation, the truth I feel inherent to Christianity is confirmed through subjective means mostly related to what is termed the 'indwelling of the Holy Spirit.'
Peace,
XY
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This just in:
[Read the article: This just in: Women are stupid!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...taking this story seriously proves feminists either have no sense of humor, or they're stupid.
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I only wear lapel flags...
[Read the article: Flag pins are for losers -- literally]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When I fly and go oversees. And then if I'm not in a suit like when I'm hiking or sightseeing, I usually have a flag patch jacket or a flag baseball cap.
But in the US why I need to say "Look, I'm American?"
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Netflix and Criterion Collection
[Read the article: The bull market for forgotten films]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Netflix is a phenomena for arthouse film lovers. I highly recommend it ($9.00 / month unlimited movies) for people who want to see really obscure films. It's really a goldmine.
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Christ is the way
[Read the article: The K Chronicles]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why bother with pics - we can get graphic visuals about what murder does (and conduct virtual bloody murder) with countless games out there. So it's not like anyone hasn't a clue what goes on. (Hey, I think it's fantastic that we've got video games in which we're the stars and the cast instead of the tokens, but at the same time those games are... hmmm... yeah - a bit uninspiring.)
What can the government do? Well, just look what's been done so far.
Personally, I think Christ's the only way out for us. He's the only thing that really makes someone want to forgive instead of take revenge, and to be humble instead of proud. (In secular terms, the whole 'cycle of violence.')
Peace,
XY
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Sadly...
[Read the article: Give us your poor, your tired, your genetic modification experiments]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think lawmakers are so far behind the curve on sorting through the pros and cons of GM and biotech that we're going to have a disaster before they catch up.
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Never heard of ARG...
[Read the article: The man who ruined the novel]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But it was a very interesting obit / commentary. Thanks for the early morning education and a good read.
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McCain is the Best (At least on National Security)
[Read the article: It's 3 a.m. Who do you want answering the phone?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary is great until life throws her off the track, at which point she implodes. Barrack has no military experience and is entirely untested in that area. So that leaves McCain.
Peace,
XY
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Moral obligation to make sure students are healthy?
[Read the article: Women-only workouts]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What about mental health of students - like the fact that they can exercise in front of the opposite sex without fear of Heaven knows what...
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It's impossible that Heath Ledger committed suicide
[Read the article: Understanding Heath Ledger's death]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Suicide? Impossible. Ledger had money, power, fame, sex appeal, and lots of sex. And people envied him. That's everything human wants and needs; he should have been perfectly happy.
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Highly autobiographical.
[Read the article: Tom the Dancing Bug]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]From my own life, that is.
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Carol...
[Read the article: "Women are stupid!" The discussion continues]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...Relax...
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Wow...
[Read the article: Deconstructing "10,000 BC" ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Very hip and ironic and everything but pretty nebulous as to whether 10,000 BC is worth seeing in any way. I guess they're going for the content-less amusement approach ala MTV.
Peace,
XY
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Basic Fact-Checking...
[Read the article: Attention, all you memoir fabulists!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is necessary in writing non-fiction. Otherwise, fucking call it fiction. End of story.
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@ Panask
[Read the article: Take back the mini!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The fact that women have such incredible power over men is difficult for me to believe. Can a man not say, to any and all women who are gaming him, "Forget it, I'm not interested in this"? Are they that slavish to what women have to bargain with?
Most men I know aren't. They rather go home and jerk off than be humiliated and controlled. And somehow
If it's difficult for you to believe, then you're naive. The act of rape (from an amoral explanation) in many ways is the ultimate reassertion of male power over that by which they feel enslaved and controlled. So the fact that most of the men you know are able to deal healthily with sexual frustration just shows you know normal, socialized men. Somewhere out there though is either a sociopath or psychopath that ends up (in his mind) 'giving her what she wants.'
Women and men do know of course whether they are presenting themselves in an attractive way or a seductive way. Though this is completely aside from the aspect of rape, it should be said that women more than men should consider they way they present themselves simply for the sake of being courteous to fellow human beings. It's well-proven that a man's eye will jump to the image of an attractive female WAY before his mind is conscious of the shift in focus, and way before his mind can pull the eyes back, and always way after his wife notices his 'wandering eye.' So men of course can and should be expected to control their behavior, but at some basic level there is the wetwired hunter-seeker mind mode going on in the brains of all guys that makes them unable to ignore a woman who's discourteously dressed for the situation. (Note situation: bare skin on the beach would be something a man expects, but not bare skin at the mall.)
The girls who take advantage of that problem
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Pick your friends
[Read the article: The Iran hawks' latest surge]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well, well, we can either support Israel (which if you've ever been there is like the 51st state, except more European in flavor (you'd think Salonistas would love them) and on the ever-cool Mediterranean or you can support all the fundamentalist Muslim states who want to destroy Israel.
Wow - it turns out most Salonistas actually love fundamentalists - just as long as they're not Judeo-Christian - and hate the Jews (which aligns them oddly with the ever-hated facists, who in America somehow support Israel...). <-- (legal punctuation?)
The letters section here does so much to fuel the likes of uber-right apologists. In the end we'll probably find that Salon letters is just a conspiracy - it's a honeypot that fuels CoulterRushHannity. Personally I don't think liberals are against all normalcy and goodness; they're just confused. And fortunately most of them are either welfare moms or potheads (both of which are infamously lazy). A harmless lot overall.
Peace,
XY
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Are there people who really kvetch...
[Read the article: WayLay]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...to the same counselor for 10+ years?
Serious question.
Peace,
XY
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Maybe it's time...
[Read the article: Have I ruined my karma by sleeping with prostitutes?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...to revisit Christ. (Since you were raised Catholic.) Previously you heard but didn't hear, but now you know you need something more to guide you than can be found in the material world, and that the material world isn't sufficient to feed your spirit. The benefits are: it works, it's free, and it can be done (and should be done) in private. (Between you and Christ.)
Peace,
XY