The Rant

Disclaimer: If you're not careful you may learn something before It's done. The Rant - 2/20/04 - By Captain B This issue's title: "Steal this text file" Welcome once again everyone to another installment of my opinion column, "The Rant". Like Alvin & The Chipmunks once sung, "...It's been a while, but, we're back with style". And hopefully, before too long, I'll get my butt back to doing what I like best, (Well, the other thing I like best) which is writing more text files. But for right now, there's something I want to get off my chest. (Hey, It's not called "The Rant" for nothing ya' know). And, in the process, hopefully I'll s...

The Rant - By Captain B August's topic: Free thinking individualism As anyone who knows me well enough can attest to, I'm not exactly your standard-fare "conventional" type thinker. In fact, I pride myself on trying to think more unconventional than others. Thinking conventionally is just another form of conforming to mainstream society's idea of what's considered to be "normal", or "politically correct", or simply "the right way", or whatever. And, that's the last thing I want to do. Only by thinking more unconventionally can one hope to free oneself from the mindless masses "sheep" type mentality. It doesn't truly take a bit of courage...

The Rant - By Captain B This month's (july) topic - "The number of the beast" You know, as a self-proclaimed atheist, I don't put much stock in religion or the bible. In fact, I suspect that religion is probably just another form of controlling the will of the mindless masses, known collectively as "sheep". Of course, take this for what It's worth, I guess, seeing as how It's coming from a fiercly independent thinker. Or, as I prefer to call myself, a "hardcore, free-thinking individualist". But, there is one part of the bible I find somewhat intriguing, (albeit, in an uncomfortably creepy sort of way) and that's The Book of Revelations....