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You could do a lot worse that start with the standard academic text on the subject: On Bullshit, by Harry Frankfurt of the Philosophy Department of Princeton University.Anyway, all politicians are bullshit artists. Every single one of them. No politician will ever tell you the truth, because that will not get them elected, which would make them lousy politicians. Are the politicians to blame? Or is it the electorate who only vote for bullshitters who are to blame?Likewise advertising execs. If you didn't keep buying the bullshit they advertise, they would be out of a job and there would be no more advertising bullshit. So why do we keep buying crap we don't need?If bullshit is such a bad thing, why is there so much of it around?
I have thought of starting an Agnostic Church of Ignorant Bullshit just to see if maybe God loves ignorant agnostics and wants to help them. Instead of confessing your sins you can confess your ignorant bullshit and the appropriately dressed clowns in the choir will sing praises to any ignorant God that might exist. Personally, I like the idea myself and believe you just need to get about 30 regular parishioners to be declared an official church or some such.
Trust me, bullshit isn't just a Republican or Democrat thing. I've seen reporters from both sides tossing enough of their bullshit at us. Neither side has a monopoly or even a majority on bullshit.
Quote from: wuliheron on July 11, 2013, 12:19:06 AMI have thought of starting an Agnostic Church of Ignorant Bullshit just to see if maybe God loves ignorant agnostics and wants to help them. Instead of confessing your sins you can confess your ignorant bullshit and the appropriately dressed clowns in the choir will sing praises to any ignorant God that might exist. Personally, I like the idea myself and believe you just need to get about 30 regular parishioners to be declared an official church or some such.Maybe if you haven't got enough people to start a religion, you could start an order, or a sect?There used to be a bunch of guys kicking around the gay scene in Glasgow called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. You know that outfit that girls selling tequila shots used to wear? The bandoliers full of shot glasses and the two bottles of tequila in their holsters? These guys used to wear that over their nun's habits. And red high heels.They'd go around blessing people who were obviously sinning just as hard as they could manage, giving them shots of tequila and getting their pictures taken; but they also did the whole listening, counselling, giving advice thing that a religious order is supposed to do. They were great - I miss those guys, but to be honest they don't have the legs for those heels any more.
My bad - I have no axe to grind with any political denomination. I'm not even an American.
And wuliheron, sounds like you've given that lots of thought! )
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