So I am an atheist. And a liberal. And a mom. And a feminist. And MARRIED. (Cue the maniacal mad scientist laughter).
There's some stuff I just don't get. If you do believe in some sort of god-figure... how can you be a Republican? Aren't you supposed to be kind to poor people so you please ol' masser god?
I figure that you get this one chance. You can choose to be kind and make the world better and nicer and more shiny and wonderful, taking the time to appreciate the people you love. Or you can choose to run Haliburton and shoot people in the face and invade countries and generally be a Dick. Even if you believe there's some kind of post-death reward system, what kind of reward do you get for that kind of life? (Besides, living one's life for a kind of cosmic equivalent of an elementary school magazine fundraising program, where you only have to sell 12,000 subscriptions to get a pencil case? Um, I don't think so).
A little side note- why hasn't there been a band that just since Nirvana that just shook the teeth right out of my head? I haven't heard anything so wild and unconstrained and raw and true since them. Every band I hear seems so polished and shiny.
As I grow older, the world seems so staid and tidy and nice. I mean that in the worst possible way.
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