in truth, only atoms and the void
which is an ideological statement, not something that can be demonstrated by scientific method or rigorous logical argument. It's an atheist-materialist motto. Carroll is old for a theoretical physicist, it's not uncommon for them to take up a career in pro or semi-pro atheism after they see their quest for making legendary discoveries fading into the past. That's almost as common as old Marxists who take the baby step into right-wing and far more profitable demagoguery. I would imagine Carroll, like Coyne, Krauss and Christopher Hitchens became far more famous as atheist hacks then they ever were in their legit careers. Carl Sagan was an atheist hack with a slogan, as well, but his media celebrity was more through his pop-science than through his CSICOP involvement. I was originally fascinated by him but only for as long as he spoke within his professional competence, astrophysics. As soon as he left that, he was an annoying hack. I've never found the others listed fascinating.
Love is atomic. Or it's just delusion.
ReplyDeleteHelluva philosophy. Don't know why it's not more widely followed.
"Life is like a beanstalk. Wait -- you mean it isn't?"
ReplyDeleteThe sad thing is you guys don't get the joke. But you don't get any jokes.
I'd say you have the intelligence of a beanstalk but at least beans know which way is up.
DeleteThat must have been from a movie I didn't see. Or was it a TV show? Otherwise how would you know it was an alleged joke.
Good lord, you really are claiming you never heard that joke before?
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJG2mblwfYo
You think I listened to Procol Harum. Well, it's not a joke but it is absurd. The one and only song of theirs I could even barely remember is Whiter Shade of Pale and that's only because it was incessantly played in my presence. I'm sure at least some of those occasions I left the occasion because of that.
DeleteThey bored for England.
"You think I listened to Procol Harum. Well, it's not a joke but it is absurd. The one and only song of theirs I could even barely remember is Whiter Shade of Pale and that's only because it was incessantly played in my presence. I'm sure at least some of those occasions I left the occasion because of that.
ReplyDeleteThey bored for England. "
Will somebody please tell this pathetic schmuck that the above paragraph proves he's a) a moron and b) the worst writer who ever fucking wore shoe leather? Thank you. Oh, and also c) he has the worst crap taste in music of any sentient mammal alive? Thank you again.
It's so funny when you go all Margaret Dumont over me dissing crap pop music. Procol Harum adding pretense to no substance since c. 1970. It's what pop music would be like if Elgar wrote pop music in the 1970s only if he hadn't had musical training.
DeleteAh, Elgar. Another genuine artist you inexplicably feel superior to. The list is fucking endless.
ReplyDeleteNo, another of the long series of false claims you've made about what I said.
DeleteIt is hilarious for a hack who made their money as a "music critic" and who also managed to be adjudged "The Snob" in a raking of critics, as I've pointed out to you before.
Elgar had his moments because he had musical training, Procol Harum didn't.
Honestly, Simels, when you have nothing to say, doesn't silence occur to you?
ReplyDeleteI'd say you should be ashamed of yourself, but obviously that's impossible. You're certainly incapable of saying anything intelligent.