ChristopherSisk.com http://christophersisk.com Be Excellent To Each Other Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:15:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 © christopher.sisk@gmail.com () christopher.sisk@gmail.com() ambient 1440 Be Excellent To Each Other Be Excellent To Each Other christopher.sisk@gmail.com No no http://christophersisk.com/blog/wp-content/podcast_144px.jpg ChristopherSisk.com http://christophersisk.com 144 144 ©Society & Culturechristophersisk_bloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes What constitutes a Bible-based marriage? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/XkxjBoH0-mw/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/06/07/what-constitutes-a-bible-based-marriage/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:15:26 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=595 Mrs. Betty Bowers makes it easy.

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/16/everything-is-amazing-and-nobody-is-happy/feed/ 1 Be Excellent To Each OtherScience, Videos, comedy, Conan, Louis C.K., technologyhttp://christophersisk.com/2009/03/16/everything-is-amazing-and-nobody-is-happy/http://www.youtube.com/v/jETv3NURwLc&hl=en&fs=1 God: The Computer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/QgKCB0HUy5Q/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/13/god-the-computer/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:21:08 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=587 A very humorous take on Genesis as a 1980’s computer program.

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Whoever created this, it’s hilarious. Day 6 is particularly brilliant.

Via: Daily Cup of Tech

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/13/god-the-computer/feed/ 0 http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/13/god-the-computer/ Isaac Asimov – The Answer for Humanity (1989) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/MOdd5W09HfU/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/05/isaac-asimov-the-answer-for-humanity-1989/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:25:19 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=585 Isaac Asimov delivers a keynote speech for the Humanist Institute’s 1st Annual Meeting on January 14, 1989. The topics lay an interesting parallel with current events. It’s almost like nothing’s happened in all this time.

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/03/05/isaac-asimov-the-answer-for-humanity-1989/feed/ 0 Be Excellent To Each OtherHumanism, Politics, Science, Videos, Isaac Asimov, lecture, speechhttp://christophersisk.com/2009/03/05/isaac-asimov-the-answer-for-humanity-1989/http://www.youtube.com/v/LO0sCs8jI4k&hl=en&fs=1 The Arrival Of Homo Evolutis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/nPSuan6NYxU/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/25/the-arrival-of-homo-evolutis/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:38:36 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=581 In this humorous and inspirational talk, Juan Enriquez discusses the present state and future advances awaiting the human species.

Via: TED

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/25/the-arrival-of-homo-evolutis/feed/ 0 Be Excellent To Each OtherHumanism, Science, Videos, homo evolutis, homo sapiens, humans, lectures, tedhttp://christophersisk.com/2009/02/25/the-arrival-of-homo-evolutis/http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf 2009 Cultural Humanism Awardee: Joss Whedon! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/x6f-iRbQ4rE/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/15/2009-cultural-humanism-awardee-joss-whedon/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:14:37 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=577 Joss Whedon will receive the 2009 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism.

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I never really knew Joss Whedon considered himself a Humanist but always enjoyed the humanistic values, morals and lessons portrayed in his TV shows and projects. I never got into Buffy, but Firefly was particularly important to me with a near-openly atheist lead character, Malcolm Reynolds. (”You’re welcome on my boat, preacher. God ain’t.”) And we all know how I feel about Dr. Horrible.

So, congratulations Mr. Whedon. Well deserved.

Via: The Friendly Atheist

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Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings. – Victor Stenger

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/12/science-flies-you-to-the-moon/feed/ 0 http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/12/science-flies-you-to-the-moon/ New Star Trek Looking Better http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/hE0IxB44Hl4/ http://christophersisk.com/2009/02/01/new-star-trek-looking-better/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:48:37 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=570

I’m actually starting to look forward to J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek reboot/revamp/remake/prequel thingy. I’ve always been a big Star Trek fan. Gene Roddenberry’s vision of the future compelled me to do my best to help that ideal society come true. Star Trek: The Next Generation was a huge influence on me in my youth. The core lessons and humanistic values spoke deeply to me during those times. One of its stars continues to entertain and influence me to this day. I guess what I loved most about Star Trek was one of its core ideas: Strive to make yourself better than you are and in doing so help make the universe a better place for everyone to exist.

And then there’s this.

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Priceless… Complete with Wilhelm screams. I nearly fell out of my chair.

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2009/01/15/star-wars-retold-by-someone-who-hasnt-seen-it/feed/ 0 Be Excellent To Each OtherVideos, funny, humor, star wars, star wars trilogy, videohttp://christophersisk.com/2009/01/15/star-wars-retold-by-someone-who-hasnt-seen-it/http://www.youtube.com/v/Hb2GmBkkaTU&hl=en&fs=1 Goodbye Yage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/1mw_PzQxetQ/ http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/28/goodbye-yage/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:02:39 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=560 Yage

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March 20, 2000 – December 28, 2008

He will be missed greatly

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/feed/ 2 http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/ xkcd Reads My Mind… Again http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/Yj66HWUVNGU/ http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/06/xkcd-reads-my-mind-again/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:06:13 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=554

There seems to be no limit to just how much xkcd reflects my own life.

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]]> http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/06/xkcd-reads-my-mind-again/feed/ 0 http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/06/xkcd-reads-my-mind-again/ Being godless in the workplace http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christophersisk_blog/~3/KqxJgZeB1kw/ http://christophersisk.com/2008/12/01/being-godless-in-the-workplace/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:11:15 +0000 Christopher Sisk http://christophersisk.com/?p=550 This is more of a rant than a well-thought out post.

In just a little over one month into my new job (more on that in a bit), the issue of and concerns about my humanism/atheism has already come into conversation twice. I live and work in Tennessee. Every night I’m subjected to christian propaganda in the form of general conversation and apparel (i.e. t-shirts with such witty wording as “Not perfect, just forgiven”). I carry a book with me almost every night to have something to read during my breaks and lunch. So far I’ve steered clear of taking such blatant titles as “The God Delusion” and “The Portable Atheist” with me mostly because I feel the issue of my non-belief is not an appropriate area of discourse for the workplace so I usually take a general science book with me. But “science” itself, it seems, is enough to get the dusty cogs in their brains going.

Twice I’ve had the question put forth to me, “So, do you believe in God?” And twice I’ve answered, “No, I really don’t believe in anything supernatural.” The first person asked an interesting follow-up question, “So.. are you, ya know… happy?” … The second was more down-trodden, “Man, that kind of makes me sad to hear that. Everybody has to believe in something.”

In the two brief discussions I’ve had with these two people, I’ve tried to entertain their personal beliefs without stepping all over them. (I save the stepping for the intertubes.) I’ve even held back a few questions and laughter that would serve no good purpose. One of them kept coming back to the “debate” with questions like, “So how do you explain good and evil?” to which I replied, “What else would there be?” and “We just made all that evolution stuff up.” To which I quickly replied, “No, we just figured it out. There’s a big difference.”

Both seem to be very fond and ignorant of the Bible… “The words in red are what Jesus said.” … as well as ignorant of other religions and modes of spirituality.  It’s pretty obvious they’ve never experienced a spiritual moment from anything other than the religion they were brought up in. They’ve never explored the topic of religion in an academic sense and are oblivious to other culture’s religions. I keep wondering what our country would be like if we had comparative religion studies in our high schools. I’ve explained to both of them that I’m a very spiritual person, just not a religious one… I find my spirituality in the awesome mysteries and wonder of the universe. Pictures like this evoke a spiritual response from me. Hell, just thinking about how massive our universe is evokes a spiritual response. I’m reminded of one of my favorite Carl Sagan quotes…

Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, i supposed, is to make us feel small. But if that’s their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small.

Putting “Life” into perspective is a humbling and empowering experience that everyone should take part in. It allows you to see life for what it truly is. An amazingly rare and wondrous thing worth saving and worth making it better for all. Viewing the Earth from space allows you to see the made up lines we’ve created to separate ourselves from one another and to see our little insignificant planet as a single organism that must work together in harmony if it is to survive. Realizing there is no supernatural afterlife awaiting you when you die begs the venture of making all there is to make of this life. As Richard Dawkins put it…

The ‘here and now’ is not something to be endured before eternal bliss or damnation. The ‘here and now’ is all we have; An inspiration to make the most of it.

As it stands, I’m going to continue trying to avoid the ‘I’m a godless heathen among you’ conversation while on the clock.

I’ve now broken two principles because I need this job so much at the moment … damn you U.S. economy. Granted, larger paychecks are nice, but they don’t make me feel any better about myself. The whole situation is a bit loony. I’m attempting to be a nobody that stands out amongst the crowd. Does having a contradictory goal affect the outcome?  Hmmmm.

Okay… my little rant is over… When I write a real post regarding my new job, some of this will make a little more sense. Right now, after a 12 hour shift… I’m pooped. Lights out.

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President-elect Obama’s full ‘Call to Renewal’ speech.

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