About to rewatch the X-files from the start – again
February 6, 2009
I recently treated myself to a new DVD/Divx player. The last one I had, a rather robust little DK player, which seemed to play everything I threw at it, until the day it died, just stopped working (Reason unknown).
I had a look around a few websites and finally happened upon the Philips DVP5990 with HDMI 1080p up scaling and a front-USB 2.0 port. Thanks to a nice little find on the internet, I was able to format an old 200GB external HD into fat32 and I have began to fill it with various divx/xvid files.
As I sit here now, typing this, my HD has the first few seasons of The X-files loaded up and ready to go. I can’t wait to watch them back to back again. It’s been a while, probably a good few years, since i watched it from the very first episode. Probably as far back as when I purchased all 8 (as it was back then) seasons on VHS from Amazon for £125. Since then, I’ve managed to catch quite a few episodes here and there, on Living and Virgin 1. So it’ll be a fantastic treat to relive the experience from the start to finish.
The X-files is probably one of my top three favourite shows of all time. I even love the later conspiracy based seasons, which shook off a lot of fans. Although, like any other fans, I too agree that the first few seasons are by far the best, with the most interesting episodes and a lot more reason to think and wonder at the subjects covered.
The Rationality of Disbelief
February 5, 2009
Stacey asked me an interesting question in a comment for another post and i thought the best way to answer it would be via a post, where i can cover the subject more widely and thus give a more complete answer.
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The Question
..You never really said in this blog post, but do you have a rational grounds for rejecting Christianity? We could start with that. ..
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The rationale of my rejecting Christianity Read the rest of this entry »
The Pick n’ Mix nature of Beliefs
February 5, 2009
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The Walk
I’m not long back from my second walk of the day, which as always meant my walking around my faithful route, MP3 player on, volume up to MAX and heartrate picking up with each step.
About two thirds of the way through the walk, i make my way through a wooded area, lots of trees, grass and a path that leads through to the estate i live in.
Pretty much every day, twice a day now, while doing this walk, i see Magpies. And, every day, without fail, i go through my Magpie routine; if i see one, i look around for more, if there’s none to be found, i ignore the first one. If i see more than one, i quote the verse, relevant to the number i’ve seen. Read the rest of this entry »
Desensitisation and a dead squirrel
February 5, 2009
I decided to push myself a little extra today and without giving myself time to think, i grabbed my MP3 player and headed out into the world, for a second walk of the day.
The walk was nothing special in and of itself, the same as the first of the day, around 35 minutes of brisk walking, designed to burn off fat and improve my general fitness level, including blood pressure, cholesterol and pulse, etc.
But, less than half way through the walk, i happened across the sight of a dead squirrel. At first i didn’t know what animal it was, i figured a squirrel because of where it was, on the road, across from a green, with trees, then i thought it looked a bit more like a rat, but upon closer inspection and rubber necking, i realised it was in fact a squirrel. Read the rest of this entry »
Religion – The greatest bandwagon of all
February 5, 2009
This post is inspired by a post on another blog, and probably posts on every internet forum around the world.
It really irks me how people around the world blame the world’s problems on religion, like it’s some sort of bandwagon everyone is free to jump onto, should they be pissed off at how crap the world has turned out.
I’m not for one moment saying religion is blame-free, or pure and perfect in any way. What i’m saying though is, religion is nothing more than a grouping of people, who THINK they are lead by God and his divine teachings. Read the rest of this entry »
Life Experience (How The Hell Did That Happen?)
February 5, 2009
As i’ve started to write again, and think about things that are going on around me, as well as looking for subjects and personal experiences to write about, i’ve realised something that was quite unexpected.
The one big motto of most writers seems to be, universally, “Write about the things you know.” Obviously the more interesting, unique and/or experience filled lives that people lead, the more they have to write about.
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The assumption
I never really see myself as grown up, or experienced or having led a fulfilling life. Part of the reason for that is because of my ex, who certainly liked to portray an image of me that was immature, wasn’t experienced enough in life to understand some of how it worked (A nice little psychological trick to justify wrongs and make it sound like the normal way of life). Read the rest of this entry »
Contentment Vs. Achievement
February 5, 2009
I’ve known for pretty much all of my life that i lack ambition. Sometimes it’s played on my mind, momentarily, most of the time i just see it as part of who i am.
Last night, while in my night-class, i was talking to the teacher, in the break, and he asked what my plans were. He wanted to know where i was planning on taking English, writing, etc, once i’d passed this course.
I had to think. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Dawkins – Messiah or Maniac?
February 5, 2009
I’ve been hearing about this Richard Dawkins for quite some time, on the internet forums i post on, on TV, radio, etc. The people who usually quote him are dogmatic atheists, hypocritical and just as religious as any religion they berate.
Now i know why. Read the rest of this entry »
Descartes and his myth of open-mindedness
February 5, 2009
I won’t lie and pretend i’ve read all his works, or even any of his works in full, i’ve basically had a look around on the internet and read a lot of snippets, and what bits i could find for free, as well as the basic concepts of his thinking. Seeing as this site is basically for me to meander in my own mind express it in written form, i doubt it matters much.
Upon reading on the thinking behind Descartes’ philosophy, i can’t help but find inconsistencies. The same inconsistencies i see in any argument that claims open-mindedness, free-thinking and the like. Read the rest of this entry »
Do I Believe? – UFOs, Aliens and Chariots of the Gods
February 5, 2009
Another of my childhood interests which even stuck with me through my Christian years, always giving me cause for curiosity and wonder. I have somewhat lost my interest and curiosity over recent years, guess i had to get rid of a few things to make room for everything else that was going on inside of me.
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The Concepts
There’s quite a few ideas and theories behind the whole phenomenon of UFOs and Aliens, some more plausible than others. Read the rest of this entry »
Do I Believe? – God and all of his/her/it’s guises
February 5, 2009
Warning, this is a long post!
The first one didn’t go too bad, and pushed on by my own sense of greatness (or lack thereof), i’ve decided to be brave and tackle the big one, God.
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A little background
As you’ve probably garnered, either by reading my previous posts, or by knowing me, i was a born again Christian for over 5 years of my life. Between the ages of 18 and 23 and a bit. My faith was always strong within that time, until towards the very end of the run, where it withered and died as i struggled to keep one aspect (lust) of my life under wraps. Read the rest of this entry »
Do I Believe? – Ghosts
February 5, 2009
I thought i’d start off with something that i’ve been interested in since i was a child. It’s also quite an interesting topic, and should avoid the wrath of my boredom or dis-interest. 
I’m not going to cover absolutely every possibility, as it would take a lot of work and time, which i don’t really have in me. But i’ll cover the most likely ones, in my opinion anyway. Read the rest of this entry »
