100th post

I have to admit, blogging amuses me. I'll prolly do another 100.

To commemorate , I'll give a little backstory on the name of the blog.

What the hell is a Cognitive Apostate? I think people tend to think in a certain way, and that certain way is generally whatever enables them to think less. So much of what we see and read whether it be in the news or on blogs boils down to regurgitated talking points. People choose sides and stick to them, even when they start saying things that don't make sense. Conventional wisdom could do with some apostacy because it is frequently wrong. Any desire to bring our troops home so they can't be killed shows a lack of support. Is consideration of their lives disrespectful? We're told the government needs access to internet transmissions to fight terrorism but would they see the message hidden in these photos?

Cognitive Apostate is about breaking down the barriers and stereotypes we too willingly subject ourselves to. Say you're a scientist: you know for damn certain that the world is more than a few thousand years old. You've got a pretty good grasp on this whole evolution thing. But what does that say about God? Probably nothing How about the Bible? Well, here we know of at least one glaring error, but maybe parts are right...why not look into it? And just just for kicks, see whether you can break the routine mundacity of human thought and recognize a pattern.

It's about countering hysteria and making sensible predictions. It's about asking the obvious questions we always forget to ask, and noting why things go unseen. But mostly, (as exemplified here) it's about the wandering thoughts and opinions of one Lanky Bastard. Agree? Disagree? I don't care. It's enough for me if I get you to think.