Am I A Family Guy Geek?

I watched Family Guy's Big Bang Theory episode on Sunday, and was left bothered. ***Spoiler Alert. In this episode, it turns out that Stewie caused the Big Bang. Now, when it comes to understanding things in physics like the time space continuum, my brain usually goes numb very quickly, so the fact that he could go back in time to cause the creation of the universe, didn't cause me any frustration. I just nod my head and go OK. But the thing that is causing me some fits has to do with the sub plot, when Stewie's half brother Bertram goes back in time to murder Stewie's ancestor Leonardo Da Vinci to prevent Stewie from ever being born.

From previous episodes, it is known that Stewie and Bertram share the same dad. So in order to prevent Stewie from being born, all Bertram had to do was off one of Stewie's direct ancestors from is mother's side.

The explanation on the show by Stewie was that Bertram had to go back far enough to kill an ancestor who would prevent Stewie from being born but allow Bertram to be born. This is where I have the problem. Both Stewie and Bertram would have to be direct descendents of Da Vinci, unless there is something I'm missing. And even if Bertram has no Da Vinci genes (if that is possible), offing him would destroy the line to the point that their shared father would not have been born.

Of course, the fact that both Stewie and Bertram share a football shaped head, and Da Vinci also had a football shaped head makes it a given that Bertram still had Da Vinci genes, but that is not the point I'm trying to understand here. If any of my direct ancestors died before conceiving one of my ancestors whether I have their genes or not, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be here today.

Now, am I geeky or what? Is the fact I'm so into Family Guy a curse for not having children of my own? I don't think I'm a geek when it comes to anything else, but at 50 years old, for me to write this blog piece, I'm starting to question my priorities, and who I am.

One more thing, writing this post reminds me of another Family Guy episode, where Brian the dog fathers a child who is 13 (yet Brian is only 8). Forget about the fact that the kid was 100% human, for some reason, that can be accepted, in that episode, Stewie brings up the ages causing Brian to say "if you don't like it complain about it on the internet."

Stephen Harper Has My Vote

This rendition of Imagine sealed the deal:

The girl in the video is the one who got her 15 minutes of Gaga fame.

Getting back to Harper. He is supposedly a Fundy Christian, but good luck finding quotes about him and evolution or same sex marriage. He stays clear of those issues, as a good politician would do. Too bad the USA's GOP Party is so hell bent on pushing a religious agenda.

Not saying the Conservative Party isn't full of Creationists, it is. Evolution denying, nonsense believing numbskulls, who were taught a very good lesson a little while ago when their Ontario Leader ran and got his ass handed to him, mostly because he wanted to fund religious schools.

Canadians seem to take separation of church and state more seriously than one would think. But then again, over 20% of Canadians are atheists, so tread carefully politicians, and leave your whacko religious beliefs in the home or place of worship where they belong.

I'm voting Conservative this year. In fact, I allowed them to put a sign on my front lawn. Why? Because the other two main Parties are too close to Communist for my liking, not only that, but the Liberals attract Islam. Not that it is good that the Conservatives attract the whacko Christians. Right now I can live with that since they are such a fringe lunatic group here anyway.

I also like the Conservatives financial policies more than I do the Liberals, but then again, that is why I mention Communism.

But it still cracks me up when Obama is called a Commie. He is far far to the right of anything we have here in Canada, and Canada is a great country to live in right now.....as long as we get immigration back on the right track (only allowing those who are either really persecuted, and those who come here sincerely looking to work, and is capable of working here....ie knows more than 3 words of English).

Burning The Koran Leads To Murders

A Koran is burned in Florida, and 9 are dead in Afghanistan because of it, reportedly two were beheaded.

The nutty pastor Terry Jones is right about one thing, there are passages in the Koran that lead its literal followers to violence.

So Terry is kind of right to feel that way about the Koran.

Isn't it something that he burns it because he feels the Koran is evil, and leads to evil and then the reaction of some of the Koran's followers turns out to be pure evil based on the writings of the Koran.

The biggest problem is that this type of reaction is expected. It makes me wonder why we are trying to help people in any Muslim majority country. Islam is by far the most dangerous religion on this planet today and unless the West is out to give them a secular education, it is a waste of time taking their oppressive leaders out.

Another thing, what would the world wide reaction of Jews be if the fairy tale Old Testament was burned in a similar manner? You might hear some say "What a schmuck," but other than that...nothing.

Even if the fairy tale New Testament was burned, there would no deaths resulting from it.

As for Terry Jones, he hates homosexuals too. I'll bet if you took his beliefs and what he wants society to look like, it wouldn't be much different than what Muslim kooks want either. Kooks are kooks.

Is Gingrich Dumber Than Palin?

“I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time they’re my age they will be in a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists.”

Yeah, secularism sure does suck, and of course secularism leads to a takeover by radical Islamists, because they are so darn secular.

The Republican Party is in big trouble. I don't think the USA is full of enough morons to elect guys like this.

Matt Stone, C'Mon Man

Matt Stone, one the creators of South Park was recently interviewed about their new Broadway play "The Book of Mormon." I'm sure the play will be hilarious. South Park is most of the time.

But Stone and his idea about atheists really bug me.

Here is what he said in a recent interview when asked about his religion:

"I'm an atheist. I don't think about it that much, I seem to live my life as an atheist, but it's not that I don't like religion. In fact I kind of admire it and I'm really pretty into it. But whenever I'm having a hard time I don't look for God, I just don't. So I guess I'm an atheist but I have tons of doubt about atheists.

But this question is really what our musical is about—we are fascinated by the idea that happiness and faith could be higher values than truth. What if the truthfulness of religious stories doesn't matter, but faith in them does? That's something that troubles atheists. I can't prove that those goofy Mormon stories have a positive effect, but the idea at least seems like a good thing to sing and dance about."

You guess you are an atheist? An atheist is someone who simply says no to the question of whether they believe in God. That is it. If you don't believe in God, if you don't accept deities, then you are an atheist. You don't guess you are an atheist. Either you are or your aren't.

Tons of doubts about atheists? WTF does that mean? Are you saying that atheists don't get it. Most of the atheists I am in contact with, do get it. Atheism is more or less a logical conclusion based on evidence that every phenomenon has a natural explanation, and the fact there is absolutely no evidence to support the supernatural. Most atheists also know that humans are born with an innate susceptibility to accept the supernatural. This of course, doesn't mean supernatural explanations are correct, only that sometimes rationality has a problem winning.

What if faith in stories does matter? I don't see how this fact troubles atheists. Of course, faith in these fairy tales matter. That is why many believers hate homosexuals or fly planes into buildings. That is what troubles atheists. It should trouble believers too.

I don't know if atheists are troubled by faith possibly having positive effects in keeping some people from raping or stealing if it really does. The thing that is troubling is certain believers state that it does. How many atheists are in jail in proportion to other prisoners? Stats I've seen suggest that atheists have a smaller share in the prison population that they do out of prison population.

And if scientific studies suggest that faith gives one a better chance in fighting cancer or heart disease, I don't think there is an atheist who would say that is a bad thing. Though I think most wouldn't trade their overcoming the brainwashing that God exists, to have that faith.