Sunday, July 12, 2009

The Questions, The Questions*
















*Shouts to the Soulquarians and Common for rocking a cold instrumental, the music track that inspires this post.

If the first Black President allows his predecessor's sins against the nation to continue, should I blame him completely for the resulting hurts to the nation's conscience? Even if I voted for him?!?

Did Michael Jackson's family plan to dump the funeral bill on the city of Los Angeles, or is some overly reactive reporter making speculation to boost his paper's or its website's readership?

Does any layperson/non-scientist research the chemistry behind many of the current "green" projects to ensure their alleged "lower ecological impact" and "gentler carbon footprint" on Earth? Would further research verify the cult of marketing's push toward expensive means to justify the "planet-friendly" ends, or would we see a slick scam goin' on?

If religion is not faith, and faith is not religion, does either survive absent the presence of the other?

If the Bible defines love as "to obey God," do we truly love one another if we require ungodly actions to prove its presence?

Name your most endeared and enduring deadly sin.

If sound travels fastest through a solid, why can't toll booth operators hear me through their Plexiglass and steel booths?

Who trusts the Enzyte commercials? Are young men getting them on the streets as easily as they get Viagra and Cialis? Does anyone see the danger in mixing a product that warns of possible blindness, degraded heart condition and liver concerns with alcohol or Red Bull? Speaking of Red Bull, what kind of legal speed does the drink contain to keep a person awake and w-i-r-e-d for hours?

Honestly, these are NOT rhetorical questions.



2 comments:

Rich Fitzgerald said...

U got questions, I have opinions.

If the first Black President allows his predecessor's sins against the nation to continue, should I blame him completely for the resulting hurts to the nation's conscience? Even if I voted for him?!?

If you hang with dogs, don't cry foul when you get fleas. Obama doesn't have a problem going his own way, so if he rides with Bush policies, he should bear the blame that comes along with those decisions - even when I voted for him.

Did Michael Jackson's family plan to dump the funeral bill on the city of Los Angeles, or is some overly reactive reporter making speculation to boost his paper's or its website's readership?

Whose idea was it to have the memorial? The Jackson Family or the City of Los Angeles? L.A. wanted to position themselves as doing the right thing, but if they wanted to cover the cost, they should have charged for entrance. I'm sure those fans would have paid. It would have been in bad taste to do so, but so is begging the family to pay the bill just because their loved one was famous.


Does any layperson/non-scientist research the chemistry behind many of the current "green" projects to ensure their alleged "lower ecological impact" and "gentler carbon footprint" on Earth? Would further research verify the cult of marketing's push toward expensive means to justify the "planet-friendly" ends, or would we see a slick scam goin' on?

Scam or no scam, it couldn't hurt. I'm sure people are getting paid by promoting "Green", but that's just the way of the world.

If religion is not faith, and faith is not religion, does either survive absent the presence of the other?

If the Bible defines love as "to obey God," do we truly love one another if we require ungodly actions to prove its presence?

Great analysis. Love has absolutely nothing to do with participating in sex. Now, you may not be able to get it from some people without the presence of feelings, but at the end of the day sex does not equate to love.

Name your most endeared and enduring deadly sin.

Marriage cured that one for me. Thank the Lord!

If sound travels fastest through a solid, why can't toll booth operators hear me through their Plexiglass and steel booths?

LOL!


Who trusts the Enzyte commercials? Are young men getting them on the streets as easily as they get Viagra and Cialis? Does anyone see the danger in mixing a product that warns of possible blindness, degraded heart condition and liver concerns with alcohol or Red Bull? Speaking of Red Bull, what kind of legal speed does the drink contain to keep a person awake and w-i-r-e-d for hours?

If a product isn't straight poison and manufacturers feel like they can get paid selling it, then you better hope for the common sense not to take it, because the government is not going to prevent the sale of it.

Unknown said...

Thanks for your answers, Rich. One note: the question concerning love and "ungodly acts" had nothing to do with sex and all to do with a ton of other morality decisions large and small that people make daily.