2009

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What is a bright?

  • A bright is a person who has a naturalistic worldview
  • A bright’s worldview is free of supernatural and mystical elements
  • The ethics and actions of a bright are based on a naturalistic worldview

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Wingsuit base jumping

Impressive ! Wingsuit base jumping.

wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

Nothing is Original

This is the fifth rule of Jim Jarmusch, an independent film director, golden rules.

Rule #5: Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

“The God Delusion” caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between ‘intelligent design’ and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women’s and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.

“The God Delusion” is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.

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On the move

I am moving my old (zomp)blog to a new WordPress install. So far so good…

[X] Artikel migration
[X] Design
[X] Setup a blog client (I am looking at MarsEdit and Deepest Sender)
[X] Update blogposts

7 Things

I have been “Tagged” by Gaylord Aulke (http://100days.de/). Since I am a bit of an “anti-social” social-web-2.0-user I wonder if I can find 7 people that haven’t been tagged yet.

Here’s 7 facts you may or may not know about me:

1) As I child I was afraid of water and swimming, but now I am a fairly fanatic technical diver.
2) I have owned more then 10 Apple computers since I bought my first Mac.
3) I cant drive a car.
4) My first computer was an Amiga 500.
5) I get nervous when my harddrive is half full.
6) I like watching Seinfeld on youtube during my breaks.
7) The horror: I don’t eat any meat, but I do like cooking it.
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