E-Monk's Live Blog

It's not for me to decide if god exists, I can only choose whether to believe in its existence or not. One of my main issues with any organized religions is the idea that ordinary human beings assume the authority to speak for god and interpret its meaning. Hence if I decide that god doesn't exist and try to convince others, I'm not better than any of those rabbis, priests, qadis and ayatollahs who do the opposite. I don't believe god exists. I don't think god exists, but co-existence is a more important than the question of god's existence. I see no reason act like a jerk during religious ceremonies, in the same way that I hate the fact that as a Jew in Israel I cannot marry in a civil ceremony. The status quo between religion and secularism in Israel has to change and become more flexible and understanding for the sake of both sides.

Some people will understand you if you talk to them and say what's on your mind. Others will not react to words, but will react to actions. The people who are close to you will understand that something is bothering you just by observing your behavior. And a few will simply not get it. They think that they have a synaptic connection to everyone, and if they get no information through this connection, then everything is alright. Regardless if you talk to them, behave strangely or even go through extreme measures. Maybe they do understand that something is wrong but choose to ignore the problem, maybe they think it will just go away, but most probably they are too self absorbed to actually notice. Try to avoid these people. It's simply not worth your mental health.

Many times in the past 10 years I wondered how would you comment on the increasingly functional and complex gadgets that appeared during the last decade. How would you react to the metamorphose of your beloved Apple from a small and alternative computer maker into the technology powerhouse that they today. What would you say about the rise of Google and Wikipedia as the predominant providers of knowledge, the Facebook generation and the loss of privacy. How would you include references to the war terror attacks, the war in Iraq and the credit crunch in your stories. How would you try to help the people of the Indian ocean, New Orleans, Haiti and Japan. What would you write in the obituaries for George Harrison, John Entwistle, Gerry Rafferty and rock music in general? But I don't like "what if" questions. Instead, today I keep asking myself where are you? Are you working in a diner alongside Elvis? Are you playing music with your dream band? Maybe quietly typing a book on