tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post1439441851097159513..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: Once again, a vision of the future related after the factSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-89273575879019150612008-07-14T20:53:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:53:00.000-07:00The commonest reason for such feelings is not a ch...The commonest reason for such feelings is not a cheap feint at self-importance. Although that does happen often enough, those who harbor genuine guilt about things they believe they control or could cotrol is...brace yourself: control issues. That is, many people are not comfortable with the idea of living in an indifferent universe in which even everyday events are so complex as to be unfathomable to the human brain designed for much simpler activities.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has control issues, of course. It is usually only the ways in which we resolve those issues that differs. For certain people guilt is familiar, and more comfortable than nihilism. Much more socially acceptable is a veneer of bravado based on strict materialism and a casual disregard for questions that can't be answered.<BR/><BR/>Either way, if it works, it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-44693464065090888062007-04-28T12:02:00.000-07:002007-04-28T12:02:00.000-07:00Damn straight.Damn straight.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.com