February 6, 2006
Silly human constructs in which I have either lost my faith or never believed at all:
- Santa Claus
- Divine authorship of the Bible
- The Tooth Fairy
- Free-market economics
- Organized religion
- All religion
- Horoscopes
- Nutritional supplements sold by my gym
- The intelligence of George W. Bush
- The moral character of George W. Bush
- The leadership of the Democratic Party
- Royalty
- Reality television
- High fashion
- Original sin
- Miracles
- Angels
- Demons
- The Dewey Decimal System
- The dignity of the presidency
- Just-war theory
- White supremacy
- The healing power of crystals
- Creationism
- Intelligent design
- The spirits of Christmas
- Fox News Channel
- Valentine’s Day
- American exceptionalism
- Love at first sight
- Living happily ever after
- Soul mates
- Sin
- Saints
- Prayer
- Alchemy
- Indigo children
- Faith healing
- Witchcraft
- Time travel
- Capital punishment
- Tax cuts
- Papal Infallibility
© 2007 Edward F. Gumnick
Of all these, I still passionately (and inexplicably) cling to the Dewey decimal system. It appeals to me on so many levels. Anything that can create order out of chaos, then describe that order in a manner both numerical AND chaotic, must be akin to quantum theory. But beware: if you stop believing in Chair, your ass hits the floor! If I were you, I’d stay out of libraries.