Thursday, January 14, 2010

I Don't Have to Know

I'm not convinced of much. It's not that I'm cynical, just skeptical. I think we as humans grow into somewhat jaded beings; we've been lied to so much we're reluctant to trust again. This isn't how we're meant to live. Disbelief of everything is extremely depressing. I hate being depressed. So before I get to the list of my beliefs and convictions, let me make something clear. I don't think you have to know something is a fact to believe it is true. For the jaded human intellect to accept something, it too often has to understand everything about it. The problem is this: Our knowledge is imperfect, and our minds limited by logic. We try to fit the truth into logic. However, the truth enjoys being illogical.

I'm convinced that:
  • Snacks make everything better, except maybe a diet.
  • As long as there are both men and women on earth, life will be complicated.
  • I don't have to know what I want to be when I grow up. Some of you have already picked out a college. Good for you, I don't know if I'll go to college. I don't have to.
  • You can only live one day at a time.
  • Most facebook fan pages are stupid, and someone else who thinks that will probably make a fan page for it.
  • My youth pastor isn't shaving his beard, at least not until it's big enough to cover his bald spot.
  • Baseball is better. The only thing the NFL has on it is that it can stand for "Nacho For Life."
  • Loud music and energy drinks make weekends better.

I'll probably write again this week. I had to get this one down, I hope you enjoy it and I'll try to get a comment on your posts. Peace you hippies!

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8 comments:

  1. Logan VaughanJanuary 15, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Well, even if I don't agree with everything you are convinced of, it was still an entertaining post! You went from deep and spiritual thoughts to a list of funny and corny things.

    And for the record, I think the NFL is better than the MLB. The TV ratings agree with me, and the fact everyone watches the Super Bowl and absolutely NO ONE watches the World Series... :)

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  2. DavidJanuary 15, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    Thanks for the kind things you said Logan. As to the world series comment, I see your holding stubbornly to a pessimistic outlook lol.

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  3. Triple3eJanuary 17, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    Haha! Ur post was hilarious David!!

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  4. Rebecca Ingram PowellJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    I'm totally convinced that baseball is better! And as for the super bowl comment, I must admit that I am convinced the super bowl is one of the best nights of the year! After all, that means football is OVER! :)

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  5. HollywoodJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Those were all very true points, David. I don't really have an opinion on the whole baseball versus football, except that football generally has better commercials.

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  6. casey s.January 18, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    First off, your note to all of us commenting, the one about us giving you brief control over our minds, made me laugh. Onto the actual post..

    I really like how your post was both deep and funny. A bit of both kept things interesting.

    And I agree with the part where you said that we don't have to know everything about something to be convinced of it, and how are human minds don't have all the answers anyway. Being convinced of something takes a bit of faith too.

    Overall, nice work David!

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  7. ElvisJanuary 18, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Great post!

    I was wondering, why is the "your" on "...I'll try to get a comment on your post" highlighted in yellow?

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  8. DavidJanuary 19, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    I believe that was a spell check fluke. In my opinion, it just gives the post more character lol.

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By reading this, you have given me brief control of your mind. Thanks!

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