Science, Satire, and the Soul

People are the strangest things I've ever encountered.

We'll drive miles to reach a nice location for running around in circles. We ask questions we already know the answers to, and solicit advice so that we might have the pleasure of completely ignoring it. We argue with ourselves, but feel awkward disagreeing with anyone else.

We strap apparatuses made of metal and wire to our chests to make our mammary glands perkier, glop sticky chemicals into our hair and onto our faces, puncture our skin with bits of metal, and call it beautiful. We eat things that we can't pronounce. We drink gallons of bitter-tasting metabolic stimulants to avoid sleep, and then complain that we're always tired. We always want to push that big red button.

Not only do we manage to walk around on just two legs without constantly falling over, but we occasionally attach wheels to the bottoms of our feet, which causes us to fall over more. (For some reason, we still seem to enjoy it.) We laugh at misery and cry over happy endings. We invented the spork.

Being part of the phenomenon of humankind can be baffling. We do so many amazingly weird things. Some of them are sad, others are uplifting, and lots are just point-blank funny.

This blog will address the unusual, the interesting, the sad, and the hilarious things about humanity. I'll share thoughts on human nature and existence, how they relate to science and faith, and the simple, funny quirks of everyday life. Things that we tend not to think about, but which merit discussion, or at least a “What the hell?”

I aim to generate good discussion, consideration, laughter, and learning on both ends. I'm new to blogging, and still getting the hang of actually using all these nifty keys and options in something resembling meaningful order. I'll be streamlining the process as we go along.

I'd absolutely love feedback and advice—this includes constructive criticism! As long as it stays on-topic, courteous, and genuinely thoughtful, I'm happy to hear what you have to say. I might not agree with you, but I'll at least give it due consideration.

Feel free to contact me at Cognitive.Chimera@gmail.com. More to come soon.