Grind

Nope, not the grinding that you find amongst supposed dancers in night clubs that are a testimony of human progress. We're talking about the daily drudge, or means of subsistence. Seven million humans inhabit the 3rd rock from the Sun. Such a vast number implies the wide variety of individuals present at one time on a floating rock in space. Astronomical numbers such as this are meaningless though when every born individual is put into a quotidian box and mentally conditioned from an impressionable age . The architects of human civilization are terrifyingly oblivious of existent immense variation in individual traits. An appropriate analogy would be considering a scenario in which different animals with varying skills are all evaluated on their ability to fulfil a predetermined common task. The task in question has been determined in advance and all the following generations are expected to fulfil the task no matter what changes may occur in environmental parameters and also being inconsiderate of intrinsic conditions prevailing in an individual.

Freedom is an imaginary concept that's dangled in front of a subjugated population much like a carrot in front of a donkey, sustaining motion in a fractured turning wheel. When you consider the fact that there are legal consequences to every one of your actions, life is moving forward under a police baton that works on arbitrary principles on it's own. It does not matter how much so ever progress that can be attained. All of it is rendered absolutely useless when accomplished under an atmosphere of police enforcement. Civilization in it's true and productive nature can only flourish when individual units of a population absorb and acknowledge impacts of their actions surrendering  themselves entirely, completely and utterly to free will. The present porpaganda of free will as well as freedom which is publicized by your Government, or the Church is a fallacy. They desire nothing less than complete and thorough obedience.

Evidences of polity and clergy dealing with dissent can be found strewn about every corner and turn in history. The present uprising in North-Eastern states of India is an example of this. Spiritual thought imprinters or conditioners used to latch on to the general psyche of a population but now have their work reduced with officers in general polity gradually but definitely garnering a similar clout of power. The present economic foundation of our civilization sustains itself on exploitation of one section of the human population by another.


What we should aim for is absolute freedom.

Freedom from conditioning.
Freedom from religion.
Freedom from subjugation.
And unconditional freedom from this infinite drudge of cosmic ignorance.

Civility

Previous post was on the frailty of human existence on a floating planet and questions were raised on the purpose of the veil of civility exhibited. No sooner was this published and lo behold, we have murders happening all around the globe due to really bad movie-making. The author himself was unfortunate enough to watch a teaser for this controversial film titled, 'Innocence of Muslims'.

There are such a vast number of us on this planet right now, that the amount of ideas are beyond comprehension. One man's idea is another man's blasphemy. What we have with 'Innocence of Muslims' is awful film-making coupled with self-serving ideas that do not hold true at any level. The director, an Egyptian immigrant in America, Nakoula B. swindled the whole crew into making the film. Any idiot can see that he had the lines dubbed over in post-production. The muslim community on the other hand was waiting for just about any kind of teeny-tiny provocation to go on a rampage. Almost all of them haven't even seen the film because it is blasphemous to watch it too. The vicious cycle is self-propagating mainly due to a muslim community who want to stamp their self-worth on the world by creating havoc and murdering innocent humans elsewhere.

US Consulate Compound in Benghazi, Libya

Lets get real about this. Religion is just a tool used to master control over huge populations. On top of this, now humanity's only aim appears to be self-reproduction over and over again. When you make copies of so many people it is only a matter of time when ideas in one part of the globe will be considered barbaric in another part. Pacifists will not survive in this dog-eat-dog world, not by a long shot. Just the other day, I was jolted into reality when during a seminar, the host vehemently proclaimed that Gandhi's principle of non-violence does not hold in our modern world. We are back to an eye for an eye.

All hail progress.

Rantings

God, the omniscient being. He created the universe and everything in it and sadly his pastime is scrutinizing everyday misdeeds and workings of the non-sensical creatures inhabiting earth known as Homosapiens.

Is everyone pretending to believe in all these religious stories? Am I missing some huge part of this puzzle? But how can normal human beings who go through life understanding that miracles do not happen on a daily basis actually give into all the religious hallaa-balloo. This one thing keeps nagging though, its majority of the human race that give in to this. Ready to accept someone as their master and of course theres the middlemen who are 'the enlightened ones', they stand between the puny mortal and his 'savior'.

The Reverands, the Bishops, the Chaplains, the temple-priest. Apparantly the almighty God does not listen to the ordinary earthling, he needs all the prayers and thanksgiving to be channeled through 'holy people'?? Considering the number of churches and 'holy people' spread out throughout this world together with the frenzied media its kind of surprising that one doesnt get to hear about any individual who has the same qualities as our dear, departed Mother Teresa.

Religion appears to be an extension of the familial architecture. Just another exclusive group that these social creatures want to be a part of. A group of humans led by clueless patriarchs, coupled with primitive rituals.

'Religion is the opiate of the masses' -Karl Marx

Hell P.O.

The cover of Discover magazine, August 2002, asks the question — "What's Really at the Center of the Earth?".

"There is a lake of fire — with millions of people burning, weeping, screaming, wailing, gnashing of teeth".

The following article appeared in the well respected Finland newspaper, Ammenusastia

"As a communist I don’t believe in heaven or the Bible but as a scientist I now believe in hell," said Dr. Azzacove. "Needless to say we were shocked to make such a discovery. But we know what we saw and we know what we heard. And we are absolutely convinced that we drilled through the gates of hell!"

Dr. Azzacove continued, ". . .the drill suddenly began to rotate wildly, indicating that we had reached a large empty pocket or cavern. Temperature sensors showed a dramatic increase in heat to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit."

"We lowered a microphone, designed to detect the sounds of plate movements down the shaft. But instead of plate movements we heard a human voice screaming in pain! At first we thought the sound was coming from our own equipment."

"But when we made adjustments our worst suspicions were confirmed. The screams weren’t those of a single human, they were the screams of millions of humans!"

Kevin Smith's Dogma

Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo and Alanis Morissette.

The film is a satire of the Catholic Church and Catholic belief, which caused organized protests and much controversy in many countries, delaying release of the film and leading to at least three death threats against Smith. The film follows two fallen angels, Loki and Bartleby, who attempt to get back into Heaven - however, as God is infalliable their success would prove Him wrong and undo all creation. Thus, the last Scion and two prophets are sent by the Voice of God to stop them.

THEME

The major theme of the film is about modern people regaining their faith in God, and the danger in faith being confused with dogma. The film also is critical of the usage of religion to justify greed, war, racism, and homophobia. It also states that Heaven is for everyone, not just one religion, and that a person's race, religion, sexuality, and upbringing will not condemn him/her to eternal damnation, as long as s/he is a purehearted, good person.

Disclaimer

The film opens with the following disclaimer:

Disclaimer: 1) a renunciation of any claim to or connection with; 2) disavowal; 3) a statement made to save one's own ass.

Though it'll go without saying ten minutes or so into these proceedings, View Askew would like to state that this film is from start to finish a work of comedic fantasy, not to be taken seriously. To insist that any of what follows is incendiary or inflammatory is to miss our intention and pass judgment; and passing judgment is reserved for God and God alone (this goes for you film critics too... just kidding).

So please before you think about hurting someone over this trifle of a film, remember: even God has a sense of humor. Just look at the Platypus. Thank you and enjoy the show.

P.S. We sincerely apologize to all Platypus enthusiasts out there who are offended by that thoughtless comment about Platypi. We at View Askew respect the noble Platypus, and it is not our intention to slight these stupid creatures in any way. Thank you again and enjoy the show.

QUOTES

Liz: You need to get laid, Bethany Sloane, you need a man, even if only for ten minutes.
Bethany: It has been my experience that the average male is never a man in his whole life, even for ten minutes.
Liz: That sounds a little bit militant. Are you thinking of joining the other side?
Bethany: Couldn't do it. Women are insane.
Liz: Then you need to go back to church and ask God for a third option.
Bethany: I think God is dead.
Liz: The sign of a true Catholic.
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Bethany: Wait, Christ? You knew Christ?
Rufus: Knew him? Shit, nigga owes me 12 bucks!
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Serendipity: You've got that Divine Heritage. Sanctifying things is just one of the fringe benefits.
Bethany: Remind me to try that "Water into Wine" thing at my next party.
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Metatron: So, one day Loki's wiping out all the firstborns of Egypt...
Bethany: Ah, the tenth plague...
Metatron: Tell a person that you're the Metatron and they stare at you blankly; mention something out of a Charlton Heston movie and suddenly everybody's a theology scholar! May I continue uninterrupted?
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Jay: Yo man, tell me something about me.
Rufus: You masturbate more than anyone on the planet!
Jay: Aw, everyone knows that! Tell me something nobody knows!
Rufus: When you do it, you're thinking about guys.
Jay: (to a shocked Silent Bob): ...Dude, not all the time.

Controversy

Although there was no opposition to the film while the actual filming and pre-production was taking place, the following months of post-production and publicity were plagued with controversy over a perceived anti-Christian message in the film.

In an interview, Smith said: "You gotta find the line, and then cross it."

Over time, the filmmakers received over 300,000 pieces of hate mail, which Smith posted on his website. Among these were "two-and-a-half" death threats. Smith explained this in his movie An Evening with Kevin Smith: One of the letters was threatening to start with, then became more friendly further on. The Catholic League in particular attacked Disney and Miramax, the original distributors, for being anti-Catholic. The film was originally scheduled to come out in November of 1998, but was pushed back to November of 1999 in the hopes the controversy would die down. When that didn't work, Disney sold the film's distribution rights to Lions Gate Films.

When the film actually came out, Kevin Smith and his friend Bryan Johnson participated in a protest at the Sony Multiplex in Eatontown, New Jersey, carrying a sign which read "Dogma is Dogshit." A news crew captured the incident and broadcast an interview with a disguised Smith on News 12 New Jersey that can be found on Youtube.