﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>wutdutt's Xanga</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from wutdutt</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt</link></image><item><title>Friday, June 20, 2008</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/662404591/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/662404591/item.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:26:38 GMT</pubDate><description>A strange happening. They frequent more now. It has something to do with this place. I&amp;nbsp; must find out more.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hello. Walter. CHAN. chinatown. New York. Car Rides. beach.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/662404591/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Monday, June 09, 2008</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/660861997/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/660861997/item.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:52:45 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; color: rgb(32, 128, 223);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Hi reader! I'm old now and no one reads this, but still its nice to have it around... Been listening to The Hives lately. The Black and White album is pretty nice. I like the songs- Tick Tick Boom, You Got It All... WRONG, Return the Favor, and&amp;nbsp; Bigger Hole To Fill. Also started listening to the Beatles again. Pretty good stuff. Looking forward to six flags and beach days. Still searching for a job. Any help there?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/660861997/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, March 10, 2007</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/575951709/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/575951709/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:24:18 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;h1 align="center"&gt;If your computer beeps then one of the following has occurred&lt;p&gt;&lt;table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="4"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;font color="black" face="verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;span name="KonaBody"&gt;&lt;span class="artcat"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th bgcolor="#eeeeee"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beep Code:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
    &lt;th bgcolor="#eeeeee"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description of Problem:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;No Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose 
  Peripherals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;One Beep&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Everything is normal and Computer POSTed 
fine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Two Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;POST/CMOS Error&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;One Long Beep, One Short Beep&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Motherboard Problem&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Video Problem&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;One Long Beep, Three Short Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Video Problem&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Three Long Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Keyboard Error&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Repeated Long Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Memory Error&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;tr&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;CPU Overheating&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/575951709/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Thursday, January 11, 2007</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/562365523/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/562365523/item.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:14:01 GMT</pubDate><description>Science Night Videos&lt;br&gt;video of the Mentos Magic &lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqsGgBopec4"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqsGgBopec4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Video of Sewer Lice &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EpsIfen6bQ" target="_new"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EpsIfen6bQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Science Night was mad fun!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/562365523/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, October 28, 2006</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/542209635/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/542209635/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:37:24 GMT</pubDate><description>Wii.Will.Rock.You.&lt;br&gt;
</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/542209635/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, September 09, 2006</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527622300/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527622300/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:45:21 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/"&gt;http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/&lt;/a&gt; make ur own mosaic pictures&lt;br&gt;
</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527622300/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, September 09, 2006</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527608774/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527608774/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:13:31 GMT</pubDate><description>http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/circuits-discover-each-other-024002.php funny stff&lt;br&gt;
</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/527608774/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, August 16, 2006</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/519815066/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/wutdutt/519815066/item.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:28:49 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;h2 id="post-123"&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link: 16 Common Myths About Atheists" href="http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/2006/08/15/16-common-myths-about-atheists/" rel="bookmark" target="_new"&gt;16 Common Myths About Atheists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;div class="entrytext"&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists hate Christians and Christianity.&lt;/b&gt; No, we don’t. Personally, 
I &lt;i&gt;do&lt;/i&gt; hate the atrocities that have been committed in the name of 
religion, the dishonesty of most religions, and the way that they encourage 
people not to think or question, and not to trust or use their minds. But I 
don’t dislike someone just because of their religion. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Most atheists started out as Christians, and stopped believing because of 
some bad experience with other Christians.&lt;/b&gt; Or maybe we simply started to 
question, to wonder what happened when we applied the standards of logic, reason 
and burden of proof to religion, as we already did to everything in our lives. 
Or, perhaps, we were never believers at all. It happens, you know. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists have no sense of morality, since morality comes from God.&lt;/b&gt; 
Ah, the old &lt;i&gt;“without fear of hell, there would be nothing to stop people from 
being bloodthirsty monsters”&lt;/i&gt; argument. It may come as a surprise to most 
Christians, but there are reasons for being “good” other than fear of punishment 
- which isn’t really a reason, anyway, and only shows Christians in a very bad 
light. Reasons like human empathy, genuine feelings for others, and, most 
importantly, &lt;i&gt;rational principles&lt;/i&gt;. Behaving yourself just because daddy 
will spank you otherwise does &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; make you a nice child. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are a unified group, like a church.&lt;/b&gt; Are we? I must have 
missed the memo, then. &lt;img class="wp-smiley" alt=":)" src="http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"&gt; 
If anything, I’d say atheists are more diverse than Christians, because we’re 
less “sheep-like”, and don’t accept things on faith, or from authority. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists actually know, deep inside, that there’s a God, as that’s 
perfectly obvious; they are simply too proud and arrogant to admit the existence 
of something greater than themselves.&lt;/b&gt; Not exactly. You see, the existence of 
a god is only “obvious” if you’ve been brainwashed (either by others, or by your 
own irrationality) into believing it. We are &lt;i&gt;truly&lt;/i&gt; convinced that there’s 
no god, and are not in denial. Really. I’m serious. &lt;img class="wp-smiley" alt=":)" src="http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"&gt; 

&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists don’t really know anything about Christianity.&lt;/b&gt; Again, it 
depends. Some certainly know more than others. However, religion is so 
ubiquitous that, like it or not, we’ve all had varying degrees of contact with 
it, with its teachings, and with believers. Besides, a lot of atheists are 
naturally curious. I, myself, have read the Christian Bible - more than once, in 
fact. Now, dear believer, ask yourself how many atheist books, magazines or 
essays you have read. Oh, I forgot, they’re all the work of Satan. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists’ lives are cold and empty, as they can’t feel the joy and love 
that comes only from God.&lt;/b&gt; Really? I’d never call my life “cold” or “empty” - 
I have the joys of friendship, love, family, and doing the things I love to do. 
And, what’s more, I’m self-sufficient, unlike anyone who says &lt;i&gt;“I don’t know 
how anyone could live without God in their lives”&lt;/i&gt; - as many Christians do. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are depressive and nihilistic, since they believe there’s 
nothing after death, and therefore there’s no point to anything.&lt;/b&gt; On the 
contrary, we, unlike you, know how &lt;i&gt;precious&lt;/i&gt; life is, because we’re aware 
that it’s our only one. And, this may come as a shock to you, but we can 
&lt;i&gt;love&lt;/i&gt; our lives, we can feel the joy of being alive, because we don’t 
believe that “this is the devil’s world”, or that “this is just a test before 
the real thing”. Life is precious, and it’s &lt;i&gt;our own&lt;/i&gt; - not any god’s. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are cold and uncaring.&lt;/b&gt; No, we are not. Having delusions 
doesn’t make anyone more “caring”. And, again, we treat life as precious, and do 
what we can to improve it, both ours and that of our loved ones. On the other 
hand, many Christians believe life is suffering, and that there’s nothing we can 
do about it. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are arrogant.&lt;/b&gt; What, because we dare to &lt;i&gt;use our minds&lt;/i&gt; 
instead of asking &lt;i&gt;“who are we to know”&lt;/i&gt;? No, &lt;a href="http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/2006/04/26/atheism-arrogance/" target="_new"&gt;we’re 
not&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists want to forbid religious worship.&lt;/b&gt; Wrong. We just don’t want 
to be harmed by it. Want to believe in God, Jesus, Santa Claus or the Tooth 
Fairy? Be my guest. Want to teach your kids to do the same? I feel sorry for 
them, but it will still take many years until people realize how crippling one’s 
reason in childhood is like a bird crippling its offspring’s wings. &lt;b&gt;(*)&lt;/b&gt; 
Want to give all your money to a guy with a Lexus and a bad haircut? Fine. But 
&lt;i&gt;don’t&lt;/i&gt; try to “save” me, &lt;i&gt;don’t&lt;/i&gt; harass me in the street or at my 
home, &lt;i&gt;don’t&lt;/i&gt; get politicians to enact laws to give power to you, 
&lt;i&gt;don’t&lt;/i&gt; try to teach your religion in &lt;u&gt;science classes&lt;/u&gt; by dishonestly 
giving it a new name and disguising it as “science”, and &lt;i&gt;don’t&lt;/i&gt; use 
&lt;u&gt;my&lt;/u&gt; tax money to write your idiocies in public places. In short, do as you 
want, as long as you keep it to yourself - just like I don’t go to your place 
trying to un-convert you. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are incapable of feeling awe at simple things, like a beautiful 
sunset, as they see everything in terms of cold science, instead of 
miracles.&lt;/b&gt; Ah, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unweaving_the_rainbow" target="_new"&gt;unweaving the 
rainbow&lt;/a&gt; - the idea that beauty and poetry only exist if we know little to 
nothing about how things work. But I ask you: does the fact that you know about 
astronomy, physics and light make the sunset any less beautiful? Was it 
beautiful &lt;i&gt;only&lt;/i&gt; because it seemed “magical” - or “an act of god” - to you? 

&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists live their lives in constant fear of death.&lt;/b&gt; Few people 
actually &lt;i&gt;want&lt;/i&gt; to die - those that do are either depressed and suicidal, 
or are Christians who believe that the world is evil, &lt;i&gt;“please, Lord Jesus, 
take me”&lt;/i&gt;, and all that. A &lt;i&gt;reasonable&lt;/i&gt; fear of death is perfectly 
natural. Also, we may believe that this life “is it”, which makes us treat it as 
&lt;i&gt;precious&lt;/i&gt;, but, at least, we don’t think that there’s a chance of going to 
a place where you burn and are tortured for eternity… 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Most criminals are atheists (or, alternatively, the percentage of 
atheists among criminals is higher than among the general populace).&lt;/b&gt; Oddly 
enough, the &lt;a href="http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm" target="_new"&gt;opposite&lt;/a&gt; is &lt;a href="http://www.skepticfiles.org/american/prison.htm" target="_new"&gt;true&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists are stubborn and closed-minded.&lt;/b&gt; Not unless you define 
“closed-minded” like &lt;a href="http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/2006/08/13/closed-minds/" target="_new"&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. 
But, as Ebon &lt;a href="http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/theistguide.html" target="_new"&gt;said&lt;/a&gt;, 
&lt;small&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ask any believer what would convince him he was mistaken and persuade 
him to leave his religion and become an atheist, and if you get a response, it 
will almost invariably be, “Nothing - I have faith in my god.” Although such 
people may well exist, I personally have yet to meet a theist who would 
acknowledge even the possibility that his belief was in error. Many theists, by 
their own admission, structure their beliefs so that no evidence could possibly 
disprove them.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/small&gt; Atheists, on the other hand, are easy to convince - 
all it requires is for God to show himself in some unfakeable way - say, for 
instance, by doing any of the many things he supposedly did in the Old 
Testament… 
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atheists make bad parents.&lt;/b&gt; Again, there are good and bad atheist 
parents, and good and bad Christian parents. Atheist parents, however, would 
never do what Abraham was about to do to his son Isaac (and Christians see 
Abraham’s behavior as &lt;i&gt;laudable&lt;/i&gt;!), because, to most atheists, &lt;i&gt;our lives 
are our own&lt;/i&gt;. In fact, even if there &lt;i&gt;was&lt;/i&gt; a God, it would not follow 
that our lives are &lt;i&gt;his&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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