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Rantings of a Mad Man Part XIII: Unlucky Thinkings

This is the thirteenth installment of the Rantings of a Mad Man Series, and being said part, I figured nothing would be as fitting as an essay on unluckiness and eccentricities. For instance, the number "13" is unlucky because Judas would be the 13th Apostle. And we all know how well that supposedly turned out. Though on closer inspection, I would think it would be the luckiest number of all. After all without his betrayal, man wouldn't be allowed into Heaven, right? Well, that's how the story goes at any rate. And maybe I'll start believing it when the Church stops asking for money and opens up the decaying Vatican Archives to the public. Meh, it'll never happen; I'm safe. Broken mirrors cause bad luck? Well I suppose this comes from some base root of the Amish not liking their photo taken, as they believe it steals their soul. Break the mirror, destroy your soul. Now THAT is worth bad luck. Well, if it were real. Opening an umbrella in the house. Well th...

Alien Invaders?

This country is overrun by aliens! And I don't mean the illegal ones. But relax, they come in peace... right? The real question is would they come in peace? I foresee two options if we are ever visited by extraterrestrial visitors. Either they come in peace or they don't. Simple as that. And I would like to argue that there's little chance that they'll come in peace. Of course the universe and logic hold in infinite number of possibilities, but the only ones we've yet to understand to be proven are those we've proven ourselves. So it is logical that we should put ourselves in the place of the visitor. What would we do? I would like to claim that we would come in peace, I know I would, but I can't bring myself to believe that. History is against us on this one. Can you not think of a time when we've discovered a new world complete with sentient beings, laws, culture, in short a system similar to our own? In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed ...