It's that time of year again. Those infrequent Christians pack into ancient buildings to thank god for their misfortunes and the promise of a better afterlife. So I sit here now and could ramble about the idiocy of such a lifestyle or the illogicality of religious devotion in general, but I won't. Frankly, it's gotten too much publicity as it is and I have no desire to feed the beast. That said, I will make a few observations. Those who believe in god get to go to heaven. Isn't that like saying those who are faithful to the president get cabinet positions? I prefer a merit-based system myself, you know, where you are rewarded with a position for revolutionary thinking or a little something called skill. But by all means, an all-knowing god would certainly choose the low road. After all, whose god doesn't show favoritism nowadays anyways? How about Noah and his magical ark? You know, the one that he fit two of each animal on? Two animals, one male and one female, of ...