Tat Tvam Asi: Responding to the Infidel About The Limits of Atheism

Written by Josh in August 6th, 2008

Posted in: Joshua Minton's Fiction, Religion, Art & Spirituality Tags: death, eternity, God, philosphy, spirituality, transcendentalism, truth

I have been kicking around how to respond to Infidel's comments the other day in my post about how atheists are just as brain dead about God as theists are. This is a really hard distinction to make--pointing out where the atheist is wrong because they are right about so much

Coming to Grips with the Truth About the Death of Miranda Sound

Written by Josh in July 31st, 2008

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Posted in: Film, Television, Music and Books, Ohio, Personal Tags: Billy Peake, Columbus, Dan Bell, Dan Gerken, Independent Music, Indie Music, Miranda Sound, OH, Sean Sefrick

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="360" caption="sweaty jumper cables"][/caption] I have been putting off writing this post for a few months now because I've been in denial. They say that admitting the truth to yourself is the first step to recovery. So here goes... "Miranda Sound is breaking up." That wasn't so bad. For those who

Why Atheists are as Brain Dead About God as Religious People

Written by Josh in July 30th, 2008

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Posted in: Religion, Art & Spirituality Tags: Atheist, God, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Joseph Campbell, Theist

I'm close to finshing Dawkins's book The God Delusion and I haven't come away with much more than I started with. I'm already a believer in Natural Selection (which I knew has nothing to do with random chance as so many religious people ignorantly claim). It just makes sense to

Bugliosi Skewers Bush: Accuses Him of Murder

Written by Josh in July 25th, 2008

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Man, if I were George Walker Bush, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing that a man published a vicious book which makes the case (one hell of a case--I've read the book) that he is guilty of murder.

Randy Pausch is Dead. Long Live Randy Pausch!

Written by Josh in July 25th, 2008

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tags: Cancer, death, Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, the Last Lecturer has finally died from Pancreatic Cancer (the same bastard disease that took Bill Hicks 15 years ago). I've seen the lecture three times now. I read the book. Randy Pausch may not have been a great man but he was a good man who did a

Candles Like Abe Lincoln

Written by Josh in July 22nd, 2008

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Posted in: Joshua Minton's Poetry Tags: Poetry

What if I gave my PS3, 360 and Wii to charity? What if I threw all my games, CDs, iPod and computer into the street? What if I piled all the shit in my house up in the yard and set it on fire? What if I sold my house, bought some land

86 Artists Who Need Their Own Guitar Hero or Rock Band Edition

Written by Josh in July 21st, 2008

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Posted in: Film, Television, Music and Books, Video Games Tags: Editions, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Songs, Track Packs

The following artists and their primary influences can carry their own game edition of Guitar Hero or Rock Band similar to the recent Guitar Hero Aerosmith edition. The top five must-have Guitar Hero Editions with the songs they must contain at a bare minimum are: Pink Floyd Must Have Songs: Another Brick

Rest in Peace, Tony Snow

Written by Josh in July 12th, 2008

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Posted in: Politics Tags: 9/11, Cancer, Tony Snow

I was sorry to hear that Tony Snow died of cancer today at 53 years old. He's a fellow Cincinnatian and I was always a fan of his even-keeled broadcasting approach back when he was host of Fox News Sunday in the early years of the Bush '43s office. Tony Snow

The Death of the Will to Power and the Next Great Awakening

Written by Josh in July 11th, 2008

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In 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a paragraph and murdered religion. Sure, it was a slow death but a death it was. He wrote: God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all

Pondering Greatness and Weakness on the 4th of July

Written by Josh in July 6th, 2008

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Posted in: Personal, Politics Tags: 4th of July, Freedom, Human Greatness, Independence, war

I'm finding it increasingly more difficult to celebrate the same quality of independence that a group of extraordinary individuals meant when they pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to when on that very day, you must now forfeit your 4th Amendment rights; when on that day you are still