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Audio from the Singularity summit.

It makes me happy, for the obvious reasons.

Dreams involved trying to escape from a futuristic alien society, like a combination of Portal and the Borg, and the janitor helped us out, by providing the travel accessories (toothpaste, hair gel, mouthwash, etc) we'd need, while i stole food from their many refrigerators. Including cinnamon roll bread. Delicious.

There were other more important things to remember, but I've forgotten them, now.

Various "Christian" groups, against the "Golden Compass"

'Catholic League warns of "Atheism for kids" movie, book series'

Firstly its not Atheism, it's about recognition of the ability to Exercise The Free Will God Gave You.

'Christian groups slam new Kidman children's movie'

'The US Conference of Catholic Bishops however has been more nuanced in its approach warning in a review of "The Golden Compass" of its "anti-clerical subtext, standard genre occult elements, character born out of wedlock, a whiskey-guzzling bear."

'But it adds that "taken purely on its own cinematic terms, (it) can be viewed as an exciting adventure story with a traditional struggle between good and evil, and a generalized rejection of authoritarianism."'

See that? The USCCB itself put out a statement saying that it's perfectly valid to see the book as standing not against The Church, but as standing against misguided Authoritarianism. Of taking the view that institutionalised dogma without interpretive thought and individual meaning can be a very bad thing.

Now think about what that means, if you say you're against that, to people who take that view of the books and movie.

I'm just saying.

D-Fens

Does one of you have my copy of Falling Down?

Because I want it back.

Nowish would be good.

Thanks.