hell’s handmaiden

An american citizen is arrested and held for four years based upon claims that largely turned out to be untrue. During his captivity… well…

According to court papers filed by Padilla’s lawyers, for the first two years of his confinement, Padilla was held in total isolation. He heard no voice except his interrogator’s. His 9-by-7 foot cell had nothing in it: no window even to the corridor, no clock or watch to orient him in time.

Padilla’s meals were delivered through a slot in the door. He was either in bright light for days on end or in total darkness. He had no mattress or pillow on his steel pallet; loud noises interrupted his attempts to sleep.

DJ, of Friendly Neighborhood DJ, pointed out a recent bit of Noonan madness. Mark has taken issue with the Pub Philosopher over the statement that “she has studied enough science to know that much of what is written in the Bible cannot possibly be true”. Mark objects that he’s found…

… absolutely nothing in the Bible which is indicated by science to be untrue.

Why Believe in God?

I see only a few possible ways, and a few variants, that a person can come to such a conclusion.

Mark either:

1. Hasn’t read, or doesn’t understand, the science.

The Categorical Imperative of Shagging: Doing your sexual duty means taking responsibility for your own sexual fulfilment. This admonition should not be taken as a standing invitation to become citizens of Wanktopia. (That’s what the discipline of analytic philosophy is for!)

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