Comments on: 25 Random Things About Me http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/ Linux. GNU. Freedom. Fri, 17 May 2013 20:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6-beta2-24176 By: Clint Checketts http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109559 Clint Checketts Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:08:46 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109559 No way! I actually wasn’t aware! It is indeed a small world.

Now my wife is calling him to relate the story.

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109515 Aaron Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:11:09 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109515 Ahh, then in that case, as you are probably aware, he and I were companions for 3 months. :)

]]> By: Clint Checketts http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109512 Clint Checketts Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:47:55 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109512 I was in Mexico. :) It was my brother-in-law Elder Thiebaud from Kansas who was in Toronto.

]]> By: Marex http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109495 Marex Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:01:58 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109495 From an European perspective, it’s interesting to see that someone with an reasonable attitude can still be religious. I rarely see someone who claims to be religious taking left-of-center (even liberal) positions.

In general I think religion is something very personal and I hate it when people try to impose their believes (whatever they might be) on me. The connection between religion and politics today really gets on my nerves…

Thanks for sharing your opinions with us. Very refreshing. :-)

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109479 Aaron Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:35:13 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109479 Yessir. June ’96 to June ’98, under President Handley. I must say, however, that I don’t recall an Elder Checketts. Then again, my memory on names is horrible. I don’t remember anyone from high school either.

]]> By: Clint Checketts http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109472 Clint Checketts Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:18:17 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109472 Toronto East? That wouldn’t have been from 1996-1998 would it? If so, small world.

Also, excellent explanation to Ploum. I totally agree with you.

]]> By: Ploum http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109468 Ploum Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:37:25 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109468 That’s interesting and reply perfectly to my comment. So we can imagine a god that would be the same for all humans and aliens. It makes sense. It makes a lot of sense. But then, what about religion ? There are already so many religions on the earth itself, many disagreeing with others for some point. Do you think that the aliens would follow the sames religions ? If yes, then I understand your position. If no, I logically don’t see how the religion can be justified. (I’m not speaking about god’s existence but about the “religion” concept. Many humans believe in a god or multiple gods without having a religion at all, like many deist)

]]> By: Damien http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109467 Damien Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:59:39 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109467 I am not American and am against the form of “fundamental” atheism that has spawned from the USA (no doubt as a reaction to your previous government) so please do not think I am a nut who simply bashes the faithful.

Something that has started to interest me greatly recently is the relationship between liberal political views, faith positions and software freedom. I myself point in the left politically (much like yourself), am a staunch atheist and believe in software freedom. For the most part, the people I meet follow liberal politics (supposedly), are atheist/agnostic (temporary agnostic in principle) but always falter when it comes to software freedom.

You are the first example I have come across of someone who swings the proper way for politics and software (in my eyes the two must be combined) but follows this with a erroneous faith position. I understand that you wish to keep your faith close to your chest but I find it almost impossible to see how you can realise all three and not come under a deep personal conflict.

I hope that at some point you will realise a freedom that stretches its arms across your entire life. But until then, I hope you enjoy the freedoms that you already hold dear!

Sincerely,
Damien

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109466 Aaron Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:45:46 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109466 I don’t fall into the trap that there is either logic or religion, but neither can exist simultaneously. I believe in God. I believe in evolution. What does this mean? This means I believe God was the orchestrator and director behind evolution. I am both a creationist and an evolutionist. Math and science don’t conflict God, but are part of His greater design.

Further, I don’t believe we are the only planet God created with life. The Universe is a large place. It makes sense to me that God would create other solar systems and planets with life, where His children can reside. However, I also believe that God will not allow us to communicate or make contact. If we did, and they were as humanoid as we are, then certainly a higher power, such as God, created us in His image. God wants us to believe Him based on faith. So “aliens” and “UFOs” exist, they are just more of Gods children that exist elsewhere in our Universe or other Universes.

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109464 Aaron Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:38:10 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109464 ^5 for LDS hackers! :)

Unix itself is sexy too, no doubt.

]]> By: Aaron http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109463 Aaron Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:37:32 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109463 I keep this belief pretty close to the chest. Sorry.

]]> By: Ploum http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109460 Ploum Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:26:22 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109460 That’s interesting. You seems to be a religious person believing in some form of ghost and, at the same time that “I believe what a person says first through logical thinking and argument, then through authority and ethics, and lastly through emotion.” which is, from my point of view, a contradiction. I’m a logical person and, as so, I don’t believe in any form of god because I find it illogical. Most religious people that I know reply me that “faith is not logic, you cannot explain it” so I see a contradiction in your personnal description which is intruiging to me.

disclaimer : I don’t want to criticize or that you take it bad. I just think that, if you speak about that on your blog you might appreciate sharing ideas and point of view. No offense intended (I’ve seen religious people so frequently outraged because I told them that I found religion illogical that I prefer to warn)

As for the UFO : if they don’t have visited us yet, they are not UFO. Just an alien lifeform somewhere in the universe (or didn’t I understood you correclty). As you are a logical person, I would be curious to hear how you concile an alien intelligent life form with our human religion. I find this question really interesting :-)

Thanks for sharing that with the ubuntu community, I appreciate some personnal insight on the life of the Ubunteros :-)

]]> By: Jared Spurbeck http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109456 Jared Spurbeck Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:47:32 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109456 Whoo, an LDS hacker ^.^

And it’s not just women who use Unix — Unix itself is just awesome!

]]> By: João Trindade http://pthree.org/2009/02/01/25-random-things-about-me/#comment-109455 João Trindade Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:14:57 +0000 http://pthree.org/?p=892#comment-109455 “I believe in dinosaurs (although I have a different view of their existence).”

Can you develop on this?? I’m curious.

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