Alright, so lets try this again, shall we?
Yesterday I have started a new short fiction series called Little Shadow. The plan right now is just to update a chapter once a week for the next few months. I have part of the story all written out already, so they should all come out smoothly for now. The story is set in the fantasy realm of Prosia and tells the tale of a young shadow boy who wakes up in the middle of a thick forest. He has no memory of his past, and the only clue to this mystery is a crystal ball with a single flame floating in the center and a strong urge to move forward through the forest. I will also be updating some more of my poetry written over my time at the university I am currently attending, so look out for that as well.
In other news, I have made an account on the Absolute Write Water Cooler forums in an attempt to branch out and meet new people. Hopefully talking with other writers will motivate me to keep this blog up to date with actual content. You can find my introductory post here, and my forum profile here. And remember that I do keep up with my Twitter and Goodreads account, which you can find to the right of this post! (my left, your right. you get the gist).
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Mint Chocolates and Morality Debates
Pretty much sums up my night in the title, with the addition of pajamas and the faint smell of tobacco from my roommate's most recent creation. I've just returned to the university from my spring break over the last week which turned out to be long and very relaxing. It was a much needed vacation, although now there is much work to be done.
However, before I begin any of this important work, I've decided to pass the time before I decide to sleep with some Youtube videos and I came across an interesting debate between Matt Dillahunty, former president of the Atheist Community of Austin and a popular public speaker/debater over religious topics, and Father Hans Jacobse, an Orthodox Priest who also speaks and debates religious affairs as well as edits the website Orthodoxy Today. The two discussed morality and whether or not God was a key component when considering moral choices and lifestyles, with Dillahunty arguing that He is not and Jacobse arguing that he is. I've been following Dillahunty for the past few months over YouTube mainly and I've ultimately agreed with many of his expressed opinions, and the same can be said for his position in this debate. However, one thing that caught me off guard was Jacobse's position, who seemed to formulate the argument around the stance that the bible as a work of fiction told more truth that if it was taken literally. This means he was not a biblical literalist, yet he still believed that God was the creator of the universe and human morality. The fact that he wasn't a literalist yet still a believer isn't what threw me off, however. There are plenty of Christians who recognize the bible as fictitious yet still believe in a deity. What really caught my interest was the formulation of his arguments. He seemed to heavily imply that it was purely the beauty of the bible's stories that offered even more truth than any non-fiction story due to its affect on your inner self or something like that. I worry that I'm butchering his arguments, but at the same time I'm not even sure if he fully comprehends what he's talking about. He was also convinced that this post-modernist age was in a war with "competing moral visions," which I believe I agree with, but then at around an hour or so into the debate he makes a large claim that secularist lifestyles lead only towards bloodshed and Holocausts. Unfortunately for him, this didn't please the audience very well and he quickly fell into a hole.
By talking about Father Jacobse on here, my goal is not to poke fun at him, but instead just to share this very vague yet interesting standpoint on the issue of morality. I've never really seen anything like it, and by the end he tried to twist it into a message involving pornography and music. I tended to find his positions less frustrating and more comical yet very intruiging and I thought I'd share it here. However, what did frustrate me was his blatant misunderstanding and misrepresentation of atheism, which is all too common in these sorts of formal debates. I felt Dillahunty handled it well though, and while it wasn't one of his most exciting debates, Father Jacobse definitely made the experience unique and entertaining. If you have two hours to spare and feel like watching formal religious debates, I highly recommend this particular one.
The full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJl1mpTqj-o
However, before I begin any of this important work, I've decided to pass the time before I decide to sleep with some Youtube videos and I came across an interesting debate between Matt Dillahunty, former president of the Atheist Community of Austin and a popular public speaker/debater over religious topics, and Father Hans Jacobse, an Orthodox Priest who also speaks and debates religious affairs as well as edits the website Orthodoxy Today. The two discussed morality and whether or not God was a key component when considering moral choices and lifestyles, with Dillahunty arguing that He is not and Jacobse arguing that he is. I've been following Dillahunty for the past few months over YouTube mainly and I've ultimately agreed with many of his expressed opinions, and the same can be said for his position in this debate. However, one thing that caught me off guard was Jacobse's position, who seemed to formulate the argument around the stance that the bible as a work of fiction told more truth that if it was taken literally. This means he was not a biblical literalist, yet he still believed that God was the creator of the universe and human morality. The fact that he wasn't a literalist yet still a believer isn't what threw me off, however. There are plenty of Christians who recognize the bible as fictitious yet still believe in a deity. What really caught my interest was the formulation of his arguments. He seemed to heavily imply that it was purely the beauty of the bible's stories that offered even more truth than any non-fiction story due to its affect on your inner self or something like that. I worry that I'm butchering his arguments, but at the same time I'm not even sure if he fully comprehends what he's talking about. He was also convinced that this post-modernist age was in a war with "competing moral visions," which I believe I agree with, but then at around an hour or so into the debate he makes a large claim that secularist lifestyles lead only towards bloodshed and Holocausts. Unfortunately for him, this didn't please the audience very well and he quickly fell into a hole.
By talking about Father Jacobse on here, my goal is not to poke fun at him, but instead just to share this very vague yet interesting standpoint on the issue of morality. I've never really seen anything like it, and by the end he tried to twist it into a message involving pornography and music. I tended to find his positions less frustrating and more comical yet very intruiging and I thought I'd share it here. However, what did frustrate me was his blatant misunderstanding and misrepresentation of atheism, which is all too common in these sorts of formal debates. I felt Dillahunty handled it well though, and while it wasn't one of his most exciting debates, Father Jacobse definitely made the experience unique and entertaining. If you have two hours to spare and feel like watching formal religious debates, I highly recommend this particular one.
The full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJl1mpTqj-o
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Shout-outs to Cool People! Also, Small Updates.
Lately a few friends of mine have started projects on the internet that I'm really excited to see progress, and I figured they needed some attention to help them on their way. This may not be much, but its a way for them to get their names out in the open.
If you're a fan of let's plays on Youtube, then my friend Drake has started a channel with that exact purpose! The Mallard Gamer is currently tempting his fate in the popular horror game Five Nights at Freddy's and has a lot of plans for gaming in the future. He also posts daily vlogs to keep up with news and updates and has plans to host charity live streams. You can find him at the link below, or go onto YouTube and search for Mallard Gamer.
Mallard Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_uool6CvLWnlTGLb1IQOFw
The second channel I want to recommend is madamPHORIC, also on YouTube. She has just started vlogging on her brand new channel and has possible plans for future let's plays and other collaborations. Her channel is even newer than Mallard's but shows just as much promise in my opinion.
madamPHORIC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLRCvT5t19xRgnpGQ0-gcQ
Again, both of these channels are really good friends of mine and I really can't wait to see their channels grow. Please go show some support for them by subscribing or even leaving a like for one of their videos.
As for me, I'm currently in the process of a few minor projects. Underneath schoolwork, I'm also writing a few songs which I'll hopefully record and eventually share onto here. On top of that, I'm also starting a very rough draft for a short novel I wish to write. I'm still working out many of the kinks and dents in the layout, but the idea is slowly fleshing out and I'm excited to see where it goes!
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