Finally Learning

Dear Internet,

   For a while, I was afraid to ask questions.  I thought that asking questions meant that I was stupid.  I thought that revealing I didn't know something would make me look bad.
   I realized about a year ago that this was stupid and I started questioning everything.  I found I had curiosity pent up inside me from months, possibly years of not asking any questions.  And then I began to realize that I doubt everything about the religion I was raised on.
   Now that I've gotten into heavily questioning religion in general, debating metaphysics, researching philosophical debates, and looking into the viewpoints of atheists versus theists, I've realized that the religion I had was partially responsible for the hibernation of my curiosity.  Remember the tree of knowledge in the creation story?  Remember how they were told not to eat from the tree of knowledge because it was a sin?  I just realized that the Catholic church, heck- the Christian church in general- has been telling me since I was born that knowledge is bad.  More specifically, that the pursuit of knowledge is a sin.
   Well, since I don't believe in sins anymore, I'm finally learning.  I'm finally finding the answers to so many questions I've built up over the years.  And do know who's answering them?
  Scientists.

Thanksgiving

Dear Internet,

   Thanksgiving is in just a couple of days, and I have never looked forward to it less... but then, I've never really looked forward to it at all, so I guess that's not saying much.  I just never really understood the appeal- all your relatives get together under one roof, which never has enough room to fit you all, and all the family drama breaks out, certain relatives that can't stand each other make it very obvious to the most casual observer so that even children are sucked into the drama, and in general it's just melodramatic and frustrating.  In addition to that, I don't even like cranberry sauce, and I'm a vegetarian, so I don't eat the turkey.  I couldn't care less about the turkey.  And the turkey is the central part of the meal.
   Do you want to know what else I don't like about Thanksgiving?  The whole premise of the holiday is to eat.  That's America for you.  And the food isn't even authentic- they ate completely different food at the first Thanksgiving.  (I don't remember what it was, but I'm sure google has it somewhere.)
   I just don't see the appeal.

Politics make me sick.

Dear Internet,

   Why do people insist on bashing Sarah Palin left and right?  I don't understand.  Most of these people don't even know what her real stance is on any political issues, and it's out of sheer ignorance.  Too many people are content with listening to the mainstream media, which has a heavy liberal bias, and which seriously misrepresents practically everything when it comes to politics.  What the fuck is the mainstream media's problem with conservatives anyway?
   I support Sarah Palin.  I also support gay rights.  Do I back her on her stance against gay rights?  No.  Do I think she is going to ruin America if she becomes President, just because of her stance against gay rights?  Well of course not!!
   I wrote an entire 5-page essay on this topic last year, about how the mainstream media is muzzling conservatives, misrepresenting our ideals and values, and ignoring anything which does not suit their views.  They demonize conservatives, attack them left and right with so many logical fallacies, I'd need to use tally marks to keep score, because I can't write down the names (of the fallacies) that quickly.  (And I'm a pretty damned fast writer, too!)
   People of America: WAKE UP, do some research, and do some soul-searching, for goshsakes!!  Sarah Palin is not who the media has made her out to be!