tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post894849276042968294..comments2023-10-17T06:26:31.005-07:00Comments on Evolutionary Middleman: More from beyond the graveJohn Evohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-29152367314845816222008-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:002008-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:00As usual, I commented before reading the other com...As usual, I commented before reading the other comments. Now I want what Yunshui wrote! That's fracking awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-23929280622066471352008-09-03T09:32:00.000-07:002008-09-03T09:32:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm this far behind on reading everyone's blo...Yes, I'm this far behind on reading everyone's blogs (stupid job). But I did want to reply that my family has been instructed that if my body can't be put through a chipper-shredder and turned into mulch, than whatever is cheapest and most earth friendly would be my preference. But also, that since I wasn't going to be around at that point, they could pretty much do whatever they damn well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-67101457255263214572008-07-26T23:07:00.000-07:002008-07-26T23:07:00.000-07:00So please, please, avoid the redneck sauce and ser...<I>So please, please, avoid the redneck sauce and serve me up covered in some decadent Gallic goo that goes well with a decent Cos d'Estournel or Gruaud-Larose.</I><BR/><BR/>Interestingly, this is a big favorite of the French National Team's soccer fans. I bet you didn't know that those elitist French are even more dedicated than any KC Chiefs fan ever was. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, this is really no John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-51317170889065233822008-07-26T22:08:00.000-07:002008-07-26T22:08:00.000-07:00I'd like to have poor people eat me when I die. Th...I'd like to have poor people eat me when I die. That's why I'm keeping myself fat and juicy. <BR/><BR/>Of course, they'd have to cook me up pretty quickly, before my body began to stink. More than normal, I mean. <BR/><BR/>If someone decides to barbeque my remains, though, I'd like to state right now that consuming me won't be able to help any sports team win. So please, please, avoid the redneckThe Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-42662587503045120622008-07-26T16:05:00.000-07:002008-07-26T16:05:00.000-07:00@ John 8:53 AMLOL - that's Cosmo Phil.@ John 8:53 AM<BR/>LOL - that's Cosmo Phil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-69607767062232496862008-07-26T14:26:00.000-07:002008-07-26T14:26:00.000-07:00You won't "have" a body, yada yada...You won't "have" a body, yada yada...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-43900598973028854112008-07-26T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-26T14:25:00.000-07:00Yunshui asked, I wonder whether the ritual of buri...Yunshui asked, <I>I wonder whether the ritual of burial has anything to do with the idea of "resurrection of the body"? </I><BR/><BR/>I've actually heard Christians say exactly that. They are opposed to cremation because that means you won't a body left to be resurrected on that Glorious Day!<BR/><BR/>I can't say that all Christians believe that, but I know that some, at least, do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-6846261415802854782008-07-26T13:55:00.000-07:002008-07-26T13:55:00.000-07:00Ric said: Okay, I have no buddies.Thanks Pal. Non...Ric said: <I>Okay, I have no buddies.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks Pal. Nonetheless, you do that, I'll be there! And I don't even like Starbucks. That would be a fucking great story to be able to tell people later. I had coffee with my dead buddy, at Starbucks. Oh, hell yeah.<BR/><BR/>Philly - lot of black Jefferson families in the country...<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing he cut that out of his bible and wasJohn Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-89213359445732275872008-07-26T13:42:00.000-07:002008-07-26T13:42:00.000-07:00There are alternatives to burial and cremation. I'...There are alternatives to burial and cremation. I'm negotiating a deal with Starbucks so that after I die my body will be taxidermized and put into its favorite seat at the local Starbucks so all my coffee buddies can visit. <BR/><BR/>(Okay, I have no buddies. I just want to freak out the tourists.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-11143368165482840802008-07-26T13:36:00.000-07:002008-07-26T13:36:00.000-07:00Well it pretty much hinges on the resurrection. Th...Well it pretty much hinges on the resurrection. This is why the literalists are so anti-evolution. No original sin = no need to sacrifice. <BR/><BR/>Now it should be noted that Jefferson felt fine ripping out all the supernatural bits and having just a 48 page bible of Jesus saying nice things I guess. I don't know if the slave beating made it in. Maybe Jefferson edited that to love, which he PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-69598106574902491262008-07-26T13:22:00.000-07:002008-07-26T13:22:00.000-07:00You're too funny, Yunshui! And I like the way you ...You're too funny, Yunshui! And I like the way you can "go out on a limb" in one paragraph and "play it safe" in the very next.<BR/><BR/>Here's another one to think about:<BR/><BR/>Christianity has a bit of a rep as a "death cult" for their worship of Jesus' bloody sacrifice and his zombiish raising from the dead. Whether you want to go to all of the name-calling about it our not, you have to John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-25113010678828918252008-07-26T12:22:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:22:00.000-07:00I'm going out on a limb here, but I wonder whether...I'm going out on a limb here, but I wonder whether the ritual of burial has anything to do with the idea of "resurrection of the body"? My instinct is to say probably not, but it's a thought.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the idea that your corpse will one day rise from the dead is a bit of a turn off to some people. Me, I'm playing it safe. <BR/><BR/>The average human body contains enough sulphur to kill yunshuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304997933466961058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-2350122101150092762008-07-26T08:53:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:53:00.000-07:00@ PhilBy the way, I had assumed you took that moni...@ Phil<BR/><BR/>By the way, I had assumed you took that moniker because you are a racist. :)John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-55667594808191686082008-07-26T08:47:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:47:00.000-07:00Niggardly, you are right. I'll change that to "le...Niggardly, you are right. I'll change that to "leaves the question".<BR/>I wouldn't want to sound like Rush. More importantly, I like precision where possible.<BR/><BR/>Philly - little pyramids. I like that! Those pyramids, while serving as a memorial, were completely connected to the afterlife. I have no problem with people 4,000 years ago thinking that way. Just like I have no problem withJohn Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-20327963734089582382008-07-26T08:33:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:33:00.000-07:00I would agree that burial rituals are primarily fo...I would agree that burial rituals are primarily for those still alive. I've never understood visiting graves, and I certainly never understood talking to your dead loved on at the grave, like they'll hear you better. It's ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>To some degree it's for the dead. Some have and perhaps still believe that in order for them to go on to their special place, their bodies have to be PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15599022.post-84043120938202696592008-07-26T05:52:00.000-07:002008-07-26T05:52:00.000-07:00John,It all has to do with the still living and be...John,<BR/><BR/>It all has to do with the still living and bereaved relatives and loved ones.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, begging the question is a fallacy, petitio principi, and it shouldn't be used in the sense of makes us ask another question. If you use it that way, you sound as ignorant as Rush Limbaugh.<BR/><BR/>Now you know where I got my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com