No Offense, But - 12 February 2022 - Plague Journal Day 702

Micah 6:8
Genesis 1
Yes, your life matters.

Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

On 12 February 1809 were born what could hardly have been a more disparate pair: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. How bizarre, but it does make one question astrology, no?

Today's freewrite prompt word is Blunt, and I shall take full advantage:

As noted above, today marks the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. The latter affirmed (and used his scientific theory to support his opinion) that the White Race was superior to the Darker Races. Prior to this "science" bigots were forced to rely on mere technological and cultural differences to assert their superiority. Darwin gave them cover to treat others with contempt, as they could be seen as provably inferior.

Meanwhile, Lincoln took Jefferson's words from the Declaration of Independence and essentially doubled down on the phrase, "all men are created equal." Here's where acknowledging our Creator really does make a difference. If we're all created in God's image, how can we treat some humans as non-human? some persons as non-persons? Obviously we cannot.
I would say I'm sorry to be so blunt, but I'm not sorry.

Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.

29 September 2020 - Plague Journal Day 200

Micah 6:8
Romans 1:18-25
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

I just saw a bit of a BBC interview with Sir David Attenborough where he claims that we - humans - have overrun the planet, and that that's a bad thing.
Somehow he holds to the ideas of evolution - survival of the fittest, competition among life forms, and all that - and yet finds its results - our winning over other life forms - to be a bad thing.
One wonders how he can say this is bad when it's simply the outcome of the process he regards as what drives the universe.
Perhaps he doesn't quite believe what he thinks and claims he does. Perhaps he somehow thinks that there's an objective measure of "good" outside the raw workings of evolution and natural processes, whether he can articulate that or not. Then again, perhaps he's simply a chump.

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.