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[chickenfeet]

rparvaaz asked:

1. What do you think about religion?

I'm an atheist. At least in the sense that I do not believe in a god or gods who take an active interest in whether their worshippers are homosexual or eat lobster or even kill each other in various horrid ways. If there is some metaphysical 'first cause' or whatever then I'm sure it will be profoundly uninterested in me singing its praises. I find it surprising that people find some comfort in neolithic goat herder superstitions but evidently they do. Fair enough. Just don't use them as an excuse to ban me from eating lobster or for perpetuating AIDS in sub Saharan Africa. k thx.

2. Do you have any 'guilty pleasure' books?

Yes, apart from the pr0n stash of course, I compulsively reread books about Stalingrad and the detailed design of various kinds of WW2 weaponry.

3. What is your level of interest, if any, in India?

I'm quite interested in an abstract, intellectual way. The history is fascinating. I'm not drawn to the 'exotic' side in the way the lemur is for example. I suspect that were I to visit I would be rather horrified.

4. Has life been as you expected it to be, or did it happen while you were busy making plans?

Certainly not as I expected but then I always had a hard time imagining life past about 35. I think I really, really expected to die young. I think things sort of happened without me either planning or not planning them.

5. Why do you read my journal? Not complaining, but am curious as I would have judged most of it as 'too frivolous for you'. :)

We all have a frivolous side. I read you mostly for the occasional insights into a number of Indian and international affairs I wouldn't see from anyone else. Your comments on the history of the independence movements in India are especially interesting. What is the Indian equivalent of "Fenian bastard"? Just kidding!

Comments

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

Whereas I am a Fenian c**t, apparently. If you ask very drunk squaddies, at least. Although I haven't been called that in a long, long time...either tempers have cooled or my accent has softened. I'm hoping it's the former.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Ah dear, that one never made much headway here - probably since I only usually heard it at football matches, where women used to be notable by their absence (except for the wee herries of course).

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

I guess the usage is somewhat different between football supporters and English squaddies that have been stationed in the North. This would've been in the mid-90s, well before the Good Friday agreement.