Republican Hypocrisy

Yes it has been a long time since I blogged. But I felt very compelled to post this (though no one seems to follow my blog :-))

Please do me a favor and read the linked article fully.
An open letter to conservatives

Book of the Month: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Choice-Why-More-Less/dp/0060005696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247978401&sr=8-1
Excellent book and it surely is fun to read. The primary reason I like this book so much is that it aligns with my strong belief that more choice is not better. Choice is good but less is better. Having lived in a different country for a very long time, not having many of the luxuries or choices that are available in United States did not even come across as a short coming. In fact it was a blessing in a way as I could spent more time on what matters most which is to enjoy life rather than learn everything about everything for comparison shopping and to enable better decisions. Also as the author suggests, we need things to look forward to. Having everything available takes the fun out. Waiting for a baby for 10 months certainly makes the whole experience wonderful and we remember it for ever. Having seasonal fruits was a good thing as I have something to look forward to. These things allow us to appreciate the world we live in.

BTW, I consider myself a satisficer.

It just amazes me that President cannot eat what he wants

For god's sake, this is free country and anyone including the President has the right to eat what he wishes to eat. That is the least of the rights I can think of as even in communist countries, there isn't a restriction on what you eat

For why I am so pissed at, the story is at http://mediamatters.org/research/200905070031

Quote mining

Richard Dawkins is getting high tech! But I wonder why he use Yahoo search as opposed to what the herds use :-)

I for someone thinks there are no sacred cows and like real thinkers like Richard Dawkins. Be sure to check out the following video

The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos

In case you have missed out on the internet meme's of the decade, someone was kind enough to assemble the list with background information about the videos. I must be spending a lot of time on the internets since I have watched most of them (99% of them to be precise including "2 girls and 1 cup" that gets a horrory mention)

http://www.urlesque.com/2009/04/07/the-100-most-iconic-internet-videos/

Is Hitler an Atheist?

http://proudatheists.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/why-do-christians-insist-that-hitler-was-an-atheist/

Interestingly, people of faith like to cast people like Hitler as Atheist so that they can continue to claim that faith or belief in God makes one a good person. I am yet to see the proof that Hitler was an atheist and when I do, will update this post with that information...

Way of the Master vs Rational Response

I don't know if I am an atheist. But I have always enjoyed the debate!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0EEBuU-Psg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhrhyEvBnn8

and a lot more in this series...