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"If scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims."

-The Dalai Lama.

This is why I respect buddhism more then most religions.  This is also why I would be willing to elect a buddist president.

According to a September Pew research poll:  "While 25% of Americans say they would be less likely to vote for a Mormon for president, 45% express reluctance about voting for a Muslim and 61% say they would be less likely to support a candidate who does not believe in God."

Yes.  Your reading that correctly.  75% of Americans would be perfectly ( Read more... )

So, our dog, Jack, has this chewtoy we call Mr. Mean Jeans.  It's basically a little man that's cotton on one side, and denim on the other, with a squeaker in the middle.  Well, Jack has a habit of tossing that toy into the air and then running after it.  It's a little game he plays with himself, that only he understands ( Read more... )

So, the party was fun.. got my ass kicked in beer pong, drank way more than I should, and met a few new people.  Trevor told me that the house looked great, and that he was used to it being "no offense" a shithole.  Which, is fair.  We did give, like, a month of free time to cleaning up the house.  This one girl said I'm great when I talk, which, ( Read more... )

I've started a bad habit recently.  Everyday I get home from work I go to my room and I lie down.  I shouldn't allow myself to lie down like this because everytime I do, I fall asleep.  I know I'm going to fall asleep, but I trick myself into thinking "This time, this one time, I'll just lay here for 10, maybe 15 minutes and just relax" as if that ( Read more... )

I really need a camera.  Well... I don't really need a camera.. It's not that I would die if I don't get a camera soon.  Infact, I don't even really care if I get a camera.. you know who wants me to get a camera?  You.  and by you, I mean the ladies.  And why do you want me to get a camera so bad, ladies?  So I can put pictures of my sexy face on ( Read more... )

Ideas are the only thing that can change the world.  The rest is details.

“Four billion people say they believe in God, but few genuinely believe. If people believed in God, they would live every minute of their lives in support of that belief. Rich people would give their wealth to the needy. Everyone would be frantic to determine which religion was the true one. No one could be comfortable in the thought that they ( Read more... )

You may or may not know this, but Michigan is soon going to join the other thirty states in banning smoking in public buildings.  The ban, as it's currently written, will prevent people from smoking in restaurants, bars, casinos, and pretty much everywhere except your house or car.  The ban probably won't go into effect for some time, but it will ( Read more... )