Journal dead sun's Journal: People Suck 2
So, I was reading that the gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is to be released tomorrow, purchasable from Amazon as well as Barnes and Noble. I find the whole notion to be interesting for its shadow argument more than anything, but the whole concept is just hilarious. Anybody with any science background can discern it to be an argument wrapped in a joke. Anyhow, reading about this leads me back to the originating site. There we find the hate mail that's been posted online and the impetus for this entry.
Typically, I make it a point not to read hate mail, as it just depresses me. Sure, it's good for a laugh sometimes when Something Awful baits people into it, but in general I try to avoid it. I made the mistake of plunging headlong into the hate mail here, knowing what it would likely contain.
Now, as one comes to expect from the people who actually take time out to send hate mail, most of it is incredibly poorly written to the point of incomprehension. But what really makes me sad is the number of times people state he should be killed, or die in a nasty accident, or have other calamaties befall him. The number of people taking this seriously alone is enough to make one ill, and the malice is overwhelming.
I don't know why I expect that people would, without threatening lives, just let somebody exercise his freedom of speech. As a species are we so terrible that we can't just ignore somebody, but instead must announce intentions to kill them?
Typically, I make it a point not to read hate mail, as it just depresses me. Sure, it's good for a laugh sometimes when Something Awful baits people into it, but in general I try to avoid it. I made the mistake of plunging headlong into the hate mail here, knowing what it would likely contain.
Now, as one comes to expect from the people who actually take time out to send hate mail, most of it is incredibly poorly written to the point of incomprehension. But what really makes me sad is the number of times people state he should be killed, or die in a nasty accident, or have other calamaties befall him. The number of people taking this seriously alone is enough to make one ill, and the malice is overwhelming.
I don't know why I expect that people would, without threatening lives, just let somebody exercise his freedom of speech. As a species are we so terrible that we can't just ignore somebody, but instead must announce intentions to kill them?
Yeah (Score:1)
Especially when it comes from people that claim to be Christians. They seem to forget about commandment number 6. (To be honest, I had to look up which one it was ;-) )
It's not their fault! (Score:2)
See they get all hate filled and venomous and hit Send when what they really want to hit is Forgive (or their wives, sisters, female dogs, pictures of Britney Spears). The problem is solved easily with technology.