Favorite Proofs Of God’s Existence!

Frank’s Favorite Proofs Of God’s Existence!

Selected & Compiled from: "Hundreds of Proofs of God’s Existence"

Formerly: "Over Three Hundred Proofs of God’s Existence"

ARGUMENT FROM BEAUTY, a.k.a. DESIGN/TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (II)

(1) Isn't that baby/sunset/flower/tree beautiful?
(2) Only God could have made them so beautiful.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM MIRACLES (I)
(1) My aunt had cancer.
(2) The doctors gave her all these horrible treatments.
(3) My aunt prayed to God and now she doesn't have cancer.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM FEAR
(1) If there is no God then we're all going to not exist after we die.
(2) I'm afraid of that.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BELIEF
(1) If God exists, then I should believe in Him.
(2) I believe in God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM NUMBERS
(1) Billions of people believe in God.
(2) They can't all be wrong, can they?
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM GUITAR MASTERY
(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM AMERICAN EVANGELISM
(1) Telling people that God exists makes me filthy rich.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BLINDNESS (II)
(1) God is love.
(2) Love is blind.
(3) Stevie Wonder is blind.
(4) Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.
(5) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM FALLIBILITY
(1) Human reasoning is inherently flawed.
(2) Therefore, there is no reasonable way to challenge a proposition.
(3) I propose that God exists.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SMUGNESS
(1) God exists.
(2) I don't give a crap whether you believe it or not; I have better things to do than to try to convince you morons.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM META-SMUGNESS
(1) Fuck you.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM MANIFESTATIONS
(1) If you turn your head sideways and squint a little, you can see an image of a bearded face in that tortilla.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM INCOMPLETE DEVASTATION
(1) A plane crashed killing 143 passengers and crew.
(2) But one child survived with only third-degree burns.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM POSSIBLE WORLDS
(1) If things had been different, then things would be different.
(2) That would be bad.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM NONBELIEF
(1) The majority of the world's population are nonbelievers in Christianity.
(2) This is just what Satan intended.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL
(1) God loves you.
(2) How could you be so heartless to not believe in him?
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SACRIFICIAL BLACKMAIL
(1) Jesus died for your sins.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM INCOHERENT BABBLE
(1) See that person spazzing on the church floor babbling incoherently?
(2) That's how God's infinite wisdom reveals itself.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

OPRAH'S ARGUMENT (I)
(1) The human spirit exists.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

OPRAH'S ARGUMENT (II)
(1) Check out this video segment.
(2) Now how can anyone watch that and NOT believe in God?
(3) Therefore, God exists.

CALVIN'S ARGUMENT, a.k.a. TERTULLIAN'S ARGUMENT
(1) If God exists, then he will let me watch you be tortured forever.
(2) I rather like that idea.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM HISTORY
(1) The Bible is true.
(2) Therefore, the Bible is historical fact.
(3) The Bible says that God exists.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM LONELINESS
(1) Christians say that Jesus is their best friend.
(2) I'm lonely, and I want a best friend.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM CREATIVE INTERPRETATION
(1) God is:
    (a) The feeling you have when you look at a newborn baby.
    (b) The love of a mother for her child.
    (c) That little still voice in your heart.
    (d) Humankind's potential to overcome their difficulties.
    (e) How I feel when I look at a sunset.
    (f) The taste of ice cream on a hot day.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SUPERIORITY
(1) If God does not exist, then I am an inferior being, since I am not "special" in a cosmic sense.
(2) But I am superior because I am a Christian.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM ABSOLUTE MORAL STANDARDS
(1) If there are absolute moral standards, then God exists.
(2) Atheists say that there are no absolute moral standards.
(3) But that's because they don't want to admit to being sinners.
(4) Therefore, there are absolute moral standards.
(5) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM HUMAN NECESSITY
(1) Atheists say that they don't need God.
(2) Which just goes to show that they need God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM HIDDEN LOGIC (I)
(1) Intellectually, I know that the existence of God is impossible, or vastly improbable.
(2) But I must put on the appearance of being cool and intellectual in front of my Christian apologist peers.
(3) Therefore, I must pretend that (1) is false.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM HIDDEN LOGIC (II)
(1) Atheists say that God doesn't exist.
(2) But they only say that because they want to look cool and intellectual in front of their peers.
(3) They don't fool me!
(4) Therefore, God exists.

KENT HOVIND'S ARGUMENT
(1) I don't want to work for a living.
(2) I don't want to pay taxes.
(3) I can get gullible fundamentalists to send me money.
(4) I can use religious exemption claims to tie the IRS up in court.
(5) The IRS can't send me to prison.
(6) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM KENT HOVIND'S CHALLENGE
(1) Kent Hovind offers $250,000 (which may or may not exist) to anyone who can demonstrate evolution (defined as a natural, acausal origin of the universe) to a reasonable doubt (meaning with 100% certainty, allowing for no other possibilities whatsoever) in front of a neutral committee (handpicked by Hovind himself) and according to certain criteria (carefully worded so as to rule out any possibility whatsoever of the challenge ever being met).
(2) No atheist has ever met this challenge.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PERSONAL SANITY
(1) I've had religious experiences that can't be explained unless I'm insane or God exists.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM INSTITUTIONAL LONGETIVITY
(1) The Roman Catholic Church has been around for a long time.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BIBLICAL HISTORY
(1) Many modern historians think that there probably was somebody named Jesus, maybe.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

BENDER’S ARGUMENT (I)
(1) One day, demons were tap-dancing on my roof.  I prayed and they went away.
(2) Therefore, demons are really good dancers.
(3) Also, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SPEAKING IN TONGUES
(1) My friend here, once started spontaneously speaking some jibberish that sounded to me kind of like Russian.
(2) But neither he nor I know anything about Russian.
(3) The only explanation is God.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM OFFENSE
(1) God exists.
(2) [Atheist makes counterarguments.]
(3) You know what?  I am offended.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM NEUROSCIENCE
(1) Scientists say a portion of our brain may be responsible for mystical experiences.
(2) God must have created our brain like that.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM EYEWITNESS (SOMETIMES FOLLOWS OR COMBINED WITH LACK OF EYEWITNESS I)
(1) Someone wrote the creation story in the Bible.
(2) That someone must have been an eyewitness to the described events.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PREFERRED ANCESTRY
(1) I don't want to be related to monkeys.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM JESUS SAID STUFF
(1) Jesus said some really cool stuff.
(2) No one else had said that stuff.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM LACK OF EVIDENCE (II) (MODIFIED SIMPSON’S ARGUMENT)
(1) God, if you exist, please give me absolutely no sign.
(2)
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM TERRORISM (I)
(1) Terrorists destroyed the WTC, killing thousands.
(2) One piece of the rubble sort of looks like a cross.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM TERRORISM (II)
(1) A plane was hijacked by terrorists.
(2) The passengers prayed and attacked the terrorists.
(3) The plane crashed into a field, killing all aboard.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SPAGHETTI
(1) A few people saw something weird in a bowl of spaghetti.
(2) Some Catholics believe that it is the Virgin Mary.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM MONEY
(1) All U.S. currency contains the motto "In God We Trust."
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM A BAD TRIP
(1) I went to a party and took LSD.
(2) I saw demons attacking me.
(3) Then Jesus came and drove the demons away.
(4) So I joined the Assemblies of God.
(5) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM A GOOD TRIP
(1) I went to a party and took LSD.
(2) I saw God and Jesus, and they love me.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PRAYER (II)
(1) When I pray, either it comes true or God has a better plan.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PAIN AVOIDANCE
(1) If I don't believe God exists, I'll go to Hell.
(2) Please don't hurt me.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM MOUNTAINS
(1) People used to think gods lived on Mt. Olympus.
(2) We've climbed Mt. Olympus and there were no gods there.
(3) Therefore, pagan gods are false.
(4) Therefore, the Christian God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM INVISIBILITY
(1) God is invisible.
(2) I can't see God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM FALWELL
(1) Jerry Falwell said some really stupid things after September 11th.
(2) Then he apologized!
(3) He was inspired by God to repent!
(4) No, it had nothing to do with the public outcry!
(5) Why?  Because God told me so!
(6) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM QUANTUM PHYSICS
(1) Quantum physics uses an uncertainty principle.
(2) There is room for God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SONG
(1) The song "America the Beautiful" has the line "God shed his grace on thee."
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM COMFORT
(1) All kinds of people have found comfort in religion.
(2) That means there must be something there to give comfort to them.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM LACK OF IMAGINATION
(1) I couldn't imagine not believing in God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM WOW
(1) When I look into the sky and see all the pretty stars, all those galaxies...
(2) Wow.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM ARMCHAIR PSYCHOANALYSIS
(1) You say there's no God?
(2) Ah, someone calling themselves Christian must have really hurt you in the past.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM THE BIBLE (II)
(1) The Bible says the Bible is true.
(2) Therefore the Bible is true.
(3) The Bible says God exists.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BIBLICAL PRESERVATION
(1) The Bible hasn't changed much since it was written.
(2) Therefore everything in it must be true.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM CHURCH
(1) Lots of people go to church.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM FALSE MYTHOLOGY
(1) The old religions were myths and were wrong.
(2) And, they didn't believe in the same god as me.
(3) Therefore, I must be right.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

RAY COMFORT'S ARGUMENT FROM BANANAS, a.k.a. DESIGN/TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (VIII)
(1) Bananas have many characteristics that make them attractive as primate food.
(2) They couldn't be used by women for that!
(3) They're so good that they must have been designed, just like Coke cans.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM COAL MINERS (I)
(1) A bunch of miners got trapped.
(2) A bunch of people worked around the clock for a week to rescue them.
(3) They were all found alive.
(4) It must have been a miracle!
(5) Only God could have done that.
(6) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM COAL MINERS (II), a.k.a. YOU ONLY HEAR FROM THE SURVIVORS (I)
(1) A bunch of miners got trapped.
(2) A bunch of people worked hard to rescue them.
(3) One was found alive.
(4) He thanked God for his survival.
(5) Only God could have done that.
(6) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PERSONAL INABILITY
(1) The Bible says Jesus turned water into wine.
(2) Can you turn water into wine?
(3) No?  Well there ya go.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM TAXATION
(1) Churches don't pay taxes.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM HOSPITAL, a.k.a. ARGUMENT FROM MIRACLES (II)
(1) A dear relative of mine was terminally ill and undergoing extensive surgery in the hospital.
(2) My whole family sat outside the O.R. and prayed through the entire eight hours of surgery.
(3) He lived.
(4) No, the highly trained physicians had nothing to do with it, unbeliever!
(5) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM COLTRANE
(1) John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" is dedicated to God.
(2) John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" is full of passion.
(3) Atheists cannot explain Coltrane's passion in "A Love Supreme."
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM GEORGE HARRISON
(1) George Harrison wrote "My Sweet Lord."
(2) It's one of the most beautiful pop songs ever, and one of the only pop songs devoted to God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BEING A CATHOLIC
(1) The pope believes in God.
(2) The pope is infallible.
(3) I am Catholic and like the pope.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM ELVIS (ADAPTED FROM A CHURCH SIGN)
(1) Some people call Elvis the King.
(2) But we know Jesus is King.
(3) Even non-believers can have a glimpse of wisdom.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM ALIENS
(1) Everyone knows that aliens don't exist.
(2) Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
(3) Oh, but God's different!
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM PULP FICTION
(1) God came down from heaven, and stopped those motha-fuckin' bullets.
(2) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM ABSURDITY
(1) Let's imagine that God doesn't exist.
(2) That's absurd.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA
(1) I hear voices in my head.
(2) The voices say they are God.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM BATHROOM
(1) I have to pee.
(2) Our bodies are perfectly designed so that we can do this.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM RESPECT
(1) You have to respect my right to believe that God exists.
(2) You also have to respect my right to believe that I don't have to respect your right to believe that God doesn't exist.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM JOHN LENNON
(1) John Lennon once said that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
(2) I didn't like that.
(3) Somebody killed him for saying that.
(4) Obviously, God didn't like him saying that, either.
(5) Therefore, God exists.

EVANDER HOLYFIELD'S ARGUMENT FROM BOXING DEFEAT
(1) I prayed to Jesus for help in knocking out my opponent.
(2) I lost.
(3) Therefore God wanted me to learn something / build character and / or God works in mysterious ways.
(4) Therefore, God exists.

ARGUMENT FROM RISK AVERSION, a.k.a. PASCAL'S WAGER (IV)
(1) Some people said I’d suffer for eternity if I don’t believe in God.
(2) I don’t like risks, no matter how minute.
(3) Therefore, God exists.

Faith!

There are many definitions of faith. But for me, faith is the ‘Excuse Label’ people give for justifying a belief that they don’t have a justification for. Some might say it’s the justification for believing something when you don’t have sufficient evidence. I’ve met believers that accept that this is the case and they actually admit they don’t have sufficient evidence. They have openly admitted their religious beliefs are irrational. They went a step further and said it’s probably some sort of brain chemistry that had led them to their conclusion. I can’t for the life of me, comprehend this on any level. I understand the concept of compartmentalization and understand how it might occur. I understand we evaluate things based on different criteria from time to time. This whole thing rolls back on the concept of belief! Belief is an acceptance, a legitimate acceptance if a claim is true. You can act as if you believe something, but when you get down to it, people act in accordance with their true beliefs. The problem is that we can weigh beliefs differently and use them in different ways. 

If one says “I believe God answers prayer!”... It might lead others to wonder, if that were true, why would that person go to a doctor? It’s not that they don’t believe God answers prayer although it might be! It’s because they have another belief that they believe more strongly that over-rides it! Logically, one believes the best course of action to take when you’re sick is to see an expert and not to just rely on prayer. The belief that is more strongly weighted is the one that we act on. So, you can observe people and their actions will betray what they really believe. This is true, even if they don’t completely understand it! So, how could one say “I believe this as a natural explanation but I believe it’s super-natural anyway!” ... That’s the one that always gets me! I don’t think these people actually believe. I think instead, they’re professing belief in order to act in accordance with a different belief. This different belief might be that it’s good to profess belief! Or, it might be because they don’t have an explanation or an answer for something, leaving their minds open to possibilities and becoming more comfortable by just saying “Whatever!”

So, what belief do they actually hold? What belief is overshadowed by some other belief that’s more strongly weighted? For lack of any other options, we have to look at what they do and see the actions they take. The vast majority of people, regardless of what they profess and regardless of what they’re convinced they believe, act in a relatively rational secular fashion most of the time thru most of their lives. (i.e. ‘Bulletproof Glass on the Pope Mobile’) So, when they give this excuse of faith, I have to ask “What is it that makes you think that faith is a good thing?” The one belief that seems to be ubiquitous in the people who profess faith is that they think that this is something good. Any rational evaluation of what you actually mean by faith would demonstrate that faith is clearly inferior to reason when it comes to discerning reality! I think the reason they think that faith is a good thing is that they’re acting in accordance with yet another belief. They think it’s a good thing to say that faith is a good thing!

Is it that they believe faith is a good thing because they’ve been taught that from day one? Is it that, if they dare question their faith they might be betraying something? I think they’re confusing ‘Faith that...’ with ‘Faith in...’ (i.e. ‘Faith that a fact is true!’ .vs. ‘Faith in someone you love!’) They can manipulate the many definitions of faith into one word to serve whatever cognitive purpose they happen to have at the moment! ... It’s the “God Done It!” of motives!

Energy Drinks!

DISCLAIMER: I was in a bad mood the day I began framing this piece and I apparently remained so throughout! That said, the expletives and their execution herewith, may offend some more than the content! So, in the true Stratton tradition (a.k.a. 'Adding Insult to Injury')... I decided to post it anyway! ... Approach with caution!

I opened the refrigerator at work the other day and there was something in there that was glowing, blue and pulsating! There it was! ... Some sort of new flavored energy drink! A bottle of ‘Super Rocket Extreme Frigid Arctic Blasted Gatorade!’ Hey, I don’t need extreme and I certainly don’t want to feel like my sports drink is going to rape me! I just want to drink the fucking shit!!!! When did we start with all the arctic stuff? Did anyone formally announce “I’m tired of the flavor orange!” ...or... “I no longer like the flavor of lemon!” 

I don’t know what a fucking ‘Super Rocket Extreme Frigid Arctic Blast’ is and I know there are things that I definitely don’t want! I don’t want colors that don’t seem to exist in nature to be in my energy drink. First off, here’s the active ingredient... Caffeine! That’s number one, and coffee has caffeine in it the last time I checked. I don’t know what happened to caffeine but let’s face it, none of this shit can be any good for you! 

Here’s the thing... These drinks attract assholes and then super-sizes them! There should be a class action lawsuit against all this shit like... ‘Rock Star’ and ‘Red Bull’ and the rest of this kind of stuff! Face it, cool people are not attracted to these kind of drinks! Here’s the math: Picture the coolest person you know... do you see that person with a 22-oz ‘Rock Star’ in their hand? ... No! ... That person drinks water and sometimes has a cup of coffee! ... Now, picture an asshole that you know! ... See? ... Get it? ... The assholes drink the energy drinks and turn themselves into super-sized asshole monsters! They were assholes when they were tired but now they have all this shit flowing thru their veins, now they’re turbo-charged assholes!

Essentially what we did with these energy drinks is we took two animals... a Chawwawa and a Saint Bernard. We took the Chawwawa who was already a loud mouth and said “Ya' know what? We got to speed him up and make him even stronger!” ... No we don’t! ... That guy is already loud enough! That guy already needs to shut the fuck up! So, not only are these energy drinks ridiculous but the assholes who are attracted to these drinks are even more ridiculous!

Just look at the packaging on those drinks. Look at all the bright colors and shinny things! Think about it... I you were marketing your product to mentally indigent people, how would you do it? Plenty of ‘BRIGHT COLORS AND BIG SHINEY THINGS’ for the stupid assholes to supercharge themselves with. Do these idiots think they can fool mother nature? Like having more energy when they should be tired or being more alert when they should be resting their brain. The answer is no! Show me the guy who drinks the energy drink who’s any smarter or anymore focused then the guy who doesn't.

We’re going to look back on this era of energy drinks and history will not be kind. It’s all sugar, caffeine and a bunch of weird coloring and they all taste exactly the same. 

The best energy drink is:

• 1.) Water
• 2.) Get 8-hrs of sleep
• 3.) Shut the fuck up!
• 4.) Thank You!

Pope Science

Let’s face it, nobody in their right mind believes the Pope is totally infallible in all things.  I’m pretty sure if we put him on Jeopardy, he’s not going to be the grand prize winner! Although, I’m sad to say, there are many out there that would strongly disagree! To be fair, the fact is, the Catholic Church doesn't claim that the Pope is infallible in all things, only when speaking ex cathedra. He can't make a mistake when it comes to doctrine and matters of faith and morals. It is said and truly believed by millions this is because he is clarifying God's teachings. To me, this is incredibly arrogant and offensive! Let’s say for a moment, the God of the bible really does exist! The Pope doesn't know what God wants any more than you and I do! It’s impossible to know what ultimately is unknowable! The sad fact is, if one is faith based and a weak minded follower of Catholic School of Dogma, then one is forced to believe in the total infallibility of The Holy Father! 

The latest statements coming out of The Vatican in last few months are indeed frightening! I refer to ‘POPE SCIENCE’, a consolidation of disturbing statements recently made by The Vatican. The danger is that the weak minded & delusional do in fact interpret these statements to be true! The Pope makes statements twisting personal ethics, subjective morals and a total ignorance of science into something that resembles a new set of Commandments For The 21st Century! Could it just be, that the Pope in all his ignorant glory is confusing the arguments of Ethics vs Morals and Science Facts vs Moral Judgments?

You can make a distinction between ‘Ethics’ which is a system of behavior. It’s deciding what’s right and wrong based upon reason, knowledge and facts. An internally consistent logical system that can be applied broadly and universally. We can make an argument for why people should not kill other people. One does not have to have faith or a belief system to illustrate this argument. Based upon first principles, we can arrive upon ethics that we can all agree upon that are reasonable and base our laws in our society on that!

On the other hand, ‘Morals’ are things that people choose for themselves and they sometimes involve, ‘Naked Value Judgments’. Value judgments are just that! They might be informed by facts, logic or reason. However, they don’t have to be because they are in fact, personal choices!

Human dignity demands that people have the right to their own sexual preference and to not be interfered with! The facts don’t have to support ethical decisions that we think are correct, the facts are what they are! We shouldn’t mix the two or demand that the facts support our ethics or say that they derive entirely from scientific facts free of value judgments, because they don’t!

We still have to be allowed to make those value judgments and I think that’s a very critical distinction to make!

200 Year Old Insult!

What are insults anyway? In this day and age, we are insulted or we choose to insult, practically every moment of a normal day. In this modern age can we can easily insult somebody by saying "You're an asshole!" or, by screaming out at the top of ones voice, the ever popular "Go fuck yourself!" Who can ever forget the expression, which is a combination of the two, "Fuck you Asshole!" These colorful sayings, used creatively by so many with unmeasurable variation, have become the trademark of our society!

However, 200 years ago, the greatest insult you could hurl at somebody was by saying "I SAID, GOOD DAY!!!" You would actually wish the person well, except you said it one more time! Think about that... The greatest slap in the face was saying, `Have a Good Day`, one more time a little bit louder!

The Irony of Hypervigilance

The older I get, the more my hypervigilance kicks in! Hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats. Hypervigilance is also accompanied by a state of increased anxiety which can cause exhaustion. Other symptoms include: abnormally increased arousal, a high responsiveness to stimuli and a constant scanning of the environment for threats. 

I get to feeling everyone around me is going nuts and I feel like the David Bowie character from 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'. I seem to be just standing around observing everyone going nuts... in slow motion! Don't get me wrong, I'm active and very much involved but it's strangely relative. 

The first thing that comes to mind is that I'm going to be dead in 15 years! That thought constantly goes through my head daily! I'm obsesed with my own mortality and I'm thrilled hear that most people are too... even though many people here on planet Earth refuse to admit it! For example... someone might say to me, "They have decided to use your music behind (famous product line) and will pay you a generous amount of money!" My first response is "I'm going to be dead in 15 years!" I then think to myself "Wait a moment, that's an inappropriate response... paint a stupid smile on your face and tell them how exciting it is!" ... Then a person says "Frank, isn't that fantastic?" I think to myself "I'm going to be dead in 15 years!"... Then I'll smile and say "Yes! That's fantastic!" . . . Oh, The Irony of Hypervigilance!

That Person Hates You!

If you think about it, you do know the people in your life who really like you. People who hate you will actually be nicer to you! For example, if you work with someone who really doesn't like you, and they don't want you to know it, they'll pour the bullshit on a little more. It's like "Hey! Did you get a hair cut? ... You look good! ... You look sharp!". They will always over compensate!

If you think about the people you secretly hate, but they don't know you hate them, you work a little harder. If someone you didn't like that much gave you a call and said "Hey, you want to grab some lunch Wednesday?" You wouldn't be short with them and say "Nah! I don't think so, I'm pretty busy, we'll do it some other time!" and hang up! On the contrary, you would say "Do you know what?... Normally, I would love too!... I would absolutely love too!!... I mean it would be awesome!!!... but this Wednesday I can't, I'm so sorry!" Compare that with someone you just know, are just friendly with or just like. If they called and said "How about Wednesday?" You would just say "Wednesday's not good for me, I'll give ya' a buzz." You automatically over compensate when you don't like people because you don't want them to find out about it.

So next time when someone is too nice to you, know that person hates your fucking guts!