Ask Science Dude – Game Theory. Sinead takes time to explain game theory and it’s use in the explanation of behavior, by taking us through a few of the games used. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.
Admittedly it’s kind of an odd feeling when you realize that your life’s purpose is to be one of anger. Though it could be that this oddness comes with any realization of purpose and was not specifically tied into the path of rage. I mean it is possible that even if I had realized that my life’s purpose was to be one of petting puppies then I am speculatively certain that an oddness (could be the same one, could be a different one) would also accompany this realization. (I will also interject that if puppy petting is a perfectly acceptable purpose in life, I may have gotten a bit ripped by getting anger, but whatever…) This digression of a realization was not one I came to while I was sitting in the coffee shop that morning listening to the kingdom ministries’ misfits talk of illegally indoctrinating foster children through their immersion mentoring programs and scripture forcing foster parents, but it was one that I felt I would mention just the same. And as it resulted from this overall experience of purpose definition, it became more relevant than I initially had thought it would be.
No, to be honest the only thing that I thought about in the coffee shop was that I needed to focus on these dogma dealing dickwits and their illicit plans to steal all these children’s souls for salvation. You see, unlike the compassionless Christ table, I was actually considering the life that these kids would be subjected to on this plane. The lives of forced servitude at the altar of the Jesus myth and his fucked up flock of brainwashing sociopaths. As I posed at the end of the first post No rest for the angry – A purpose driven rage Part 1, what if these children cannot learn to accept these force fed beliefs? You see, not only do I believe that this kind of indoctrination of children is basically abuse, but I believe that they would suffer even more abuse at the hands of their oppress…um, I mean ‘saviors’ should they resist these teachings. Anyone wanting to argue that this kind of mental manipulation of children is not abusive, see the movie Jesus Camp and then try to tell me differently!
But these pious people were not sharing in my concern for the children’s lives, for they had their greedy sights set on their souls and that always trumps the here and now in ensuring quality of life. Who needs the life to be anything but subservient, when that guarantees such a glorious afterlife. And add a dash or two of suffering, and your payoff is sure to be that much greater beyond the pearly gates. Get locked in a closet until you accept the many miracles of our savior and Lord Jesus by your adopted parents, and you get like the good cable with the premium movie channels in your afterlife townhome. Get regular beatings with old testament tools of the trade because you fail to unflinchingly accept the scripture as the infallible word of God in your foster home, and get the jacuzzi suite upgrade in your afterlife apartment to soak away the anguish that it took to get you here in the first place.
Nearing the end, but it’s still a bit away, so I am dropping it behind the cut…
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So I have been in self reflection mode and less in the angry hippie mindset as of late, but I found that the angry hippie is never resting. That mental status can be activated with the mere mention of some choice phrases. For instance, I was having coffee the other day with my friend Stephanie at a little local coffee and pastry place, and suddenly it was as if fate was pushing me towards the realization that the path I am to follow and focus on is the path of the angry hippie. What can I say, I was in self reflection mode, I may be over analyzing the situation, but I will let you all decide that.
So in this reflective state, I have been wondering about my purpose. Angie filled me in on my purpose as defined in a Numerological sense, which seemed to fit into place with my angry hippie goals. And then in the coffee house, I realized that perhaps the universe was trying to back that up with a few weird coincidental happenstances all landing me full on in angry hippie mode. First off, as we were at the counter ordering our coffee, I noticed a sign that said the coffee place was looking for a baker. It just so happened that Stephanie is a baker looking for a job in that field, and she did not notice the sign, I did. I pointed it out to her, and at the bottom of the notice, it stated to inquire of David.
David just happened to be sitting next to the counter and when Stephanie asked about the position, she and Dave sat down for an initial inquiry type interview. This left me all by my lonesome to pick a table. I looked around the room, and out of the many available seats I chose a small table for two against the wall across from a table of four older than me folks with pages and notebooks scattered about along the large surface. Stephanie, who I had met up with specifically so we could talk, was now otherwise engaged so I was left with no one to converse with. So my mind began to wander around the room…as did my ears. Not on purpose, I was not trying to eavesdrop on anyone, it just sort of happened that way.
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The Angry Hippie Introspective Retrospective
An episode with some insight into the angry hippie himself. With some extremely personal commentary and important announcements about 1 Million Mad. Hope it’s an enjoyable episode complete with outtakes from the episode that should have been lost to the world forever…dammit, why did I put those back in there?
Ask Science Dude – Animal Testing. Sinead takes the gloves off and comes out swinging at the misinformation, with an honest discussion of Science’s use of animals in research from an abolitionist vegan perspective. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.
Episode 34 a/b : Current Events, Face Recognition Surveillance, President Obama. The show ran long and had to be divided up once again. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the links to download 34 and to download 34b. Please get involved in the 1 Million Mad March. For more to come, visit 1 Million Mad, see our site.
For more about the UN wanting to prosecute Bush and Rumsfeld, check out the article on ICH, UN May Prosecute Bush for Torture. For more about the economic unrest in Eastern Europe, The Guardian.
So this is the latest from WHATSABUDGET Films, DJ Mydnyt, and the Angry Hippie…okay, so I’m all three, but still. It’s a music video for the new podcast theme song (the extended version) created by DJ Mydnyt, and put together by WHATSABUDGET Films. Here it is in all it’s glory. I used, I mean DJ Mydnyt used monologues from the movie Network. I had a lot of fun with this one and I hope you all do as well.
The demon’s laugh
It drifts and swells
Taunting me
For I’m in hell.
Stranded there
For the breaking
In this doom
Of my own making.
Mirror, mirror,
Of this fall
Casting reflections
I can’t stall.
Bitter days
And lonely nights,
A pawn long lost
In this plight.
A fractured heart,
A true disservice,
To any but me
For I deserve this,
The painful wake
Washing me under
And I breath deep
Now torn asunder!
Mirror, mirror
Of this fall
Baring my tears
Baring it all.
Through the facade,
The fraud’s disguise,
I see the truth
I cannot deny.
The light of hope
Shining before me
Whose far reach
It was that tore me,
Scarred the pawn
And caused the breach,
Moving hope further
From my reach!
This fire’s wrath
I know too well
Paving this path
That leads to hell.
Searing choices
All overtaking
In these flames
Of my own making.
Mirror, mirror
Of this fall,
Am I these scars,
And that is all?
Am I more
Than all this pain?
A fading song’s
Last refrain?
For all I see
In this reflection
Leads me in
This dark direction
Fearing this fight
Cannot be won,
Fearing the sight
I have become!
The demon’s laugh
It drifts and swells
Taunting me
For I’m in hell.
Stranded there
For the breaking
In this doom
Of my own making.
Mirror, mirror
Of this fall,
Is this the fairest
Fate of all?
Or merely mine?
A heart that wilts,
By this design
That I have built!
Ask Science Dude – Gender Science. Once again, Sinead and the Angry Hippie join forces to wrap up the two part gender discussion. Here in part two, Sinead explains the ways in which science deals with gender, and how poorly they address it. This completes this leg of the discussion, but if there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, or that this two-part talk has sparked let us know. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.
Here’s the link to TS-Si, the awesome science journalism Sinead mentioned. The downloadable PDF on how to interpret genome association studies is on this page as well.
Julia Serano’s web page where she talks about the problems with the way we look at transsexuality.
Ask Science Dude – The Science of Sex. Once again, Sinead and the Angry Hippie join forces to begin a two part gender discussion. Here in part one, Sinead explains the science of sex determination, while the Angry Hippie tries to catch on and sound half-way intelligent. Sinead shines, Rob, not so much. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.