Similar to Murphy’s Law, Poe’s Law concerns internet debates, particularly regarding religion or politics.
“Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won’t mistake for the real thing.”
In other words, No matter how bizzare, outrageous, or just plain idiotic a parody of a Fundamentalist may seem, there will always be someone who cannot tell that it is a parody, having seen similar REAL ideas from real religious/political Fundamentalists.
One Sunday morning, the priest noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it.
Here are some live videos of Johnny Cash when he performed at Folsom Prison – and also singing with June Carter. I watched the film “Walk the Line” last night so I’m in a Johnny Cash mood.
Many years ago I produced over a dozen songs for an inmate in California (he has a famous relative with the same name so I won’t post his name). He couldn’t send me recordings – so he would use his telephone calls to sing me his songs with his guitar – then would send me the lyrics by mail. We did this for several years working on his songs. Of course, one of his favorite recordings was Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
 Ever have a melody play over and over in your mind all day and you can’t get ride of it? I think most of us have had that experience many times over.
Here is an explanation of that phenomenon by Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain On Music”:
You said that “music sticks in the head,” and in fact I’ve turned off the Stones but I can still hear Mick going “oooh” in my brain. Why do songs get lodged in there like that?
Maybe it’s meant to get stuck in your head. Having “music in the head” allows you to experiment with variations. A lot of people report that when a song gets stuck in their head, the tempo will change a little, or the notes will. So it could be a kind of a game for exercising the mind. When a song gets stuck, it’s not the whole thing; it’s usually about 20 seconds of it. That’s about the same length as auditory short-term memory. And the songs tend to be relatively simple ones. It’s more likely Rihanna that’s in there and not Stravinsky or Mahler.
Photos from my mini vacation to Cheung Chau, a little island outside Hong Kong. It’s a cute island, fairly friendly and inexpensive. I would go there again. Great getaway to relax and good place for couples.
Here’s information I’ve found to book flights and hotels within Southeast Asia for Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi), Indonesia (Jakarta, Bali, Saraboya), Singapore, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Phillippines and all around Southeast Asia.
If you live outside the US you might not be aware what a big deal the religion vs. evolution debates are. It’s a very big deal, and a constant legal battle in our schools between fundamentalist Christian groups and science advocates.
I have a very close friend who I cannot even talk about evolution around because they get so upset. They don’t want to hear about it – and because they don’t want to hear about it they fully support not teaching evolution in schools. We base our beliefs and decisions on the information we have, don’t we?
Science loves to be proven wrong – because that means we are learning something new. Can we say the same for the church of yore?
ARTICLE ON CHURCH OF ENGLAND APOLOGY TO DARWIN
The Church of England on September 14, 2008 will officially apologise to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution.
