Catholic Church Morally Confused.
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke (formerly of St. Louis, now at the Vatican) said today that, "At this point the Democratic Party risks transforming itself definitely into a ‘party of death’ because of its choices on bioethical questions."
Once again the Catholic Church has demonstrated its inability to distinguish moral from immoral, good from bad. (Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil - Isa 5:20) In this case, they confuse being pro-fetus with being pro-life. Standing up for the fetus when it contributes to the destruction of the mother's life, the life of the family, and damages society, is not pro life. It is putting the life of the unborn ahead of the lives of persons who are our neighbors and friends. To ruin the lives of the mother and her family and to multiply suffering in order to bring into this world another mouth that cannot be fed or clothed, another child who will suffer from lack of health care, lack of education, and lack of opportunity is neither moral nor favorable to life.
If the Catholics were defenders of life, they would promote contraception and family planning throughout the earth, they would energetically take up the cause of universal health care, and they would demand that the wealthy contribute from their surplus to alleviate the suffering of the poor.
Until we see that day, they are simply morally confused.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Exercise can be a total waste of time.
There's this guy who "works out" at the same gym I do. He has a handsfree bluetooth headset in his ear when he walks in the door. He talks on his phone the whole time. He is in the locker room changing clothes talking to a series of people ("I've got another call coming in, I'm going to have to let you go"). He talks loud enough that everyone can hear his side of the conversation. Then he goes to work out. He sits on the machines talking on the phone between sets ("Hold that thought a minute, I've got to do another set"). Then when the conversation gets intense, he just leans on the machine for fifteen minutes trying to explain to somebody on the other end of the line why the contract is delayed and they are loosing money on the deal. Then after his workout it's "I'll get back to you, I'm standing here without any clothes on, I've got to go take a shower." I've even seen him talking on the phone while he is in taking a piss.
It is a complete waste of time for this individual to come to the gym. He is getting zero benefit from his workout. In fact the workout is an additional stress in his day that is damaging his immune system and is likely to make him sick.
Ninety percent of the beneficial effects of exercise are associated with being focused. The physical benefits (strength, endurance, etc.) come from the intensity of the exercise and the form. If you can easily carry on a conversation through it, it's not intense enough to produce a benefit and there is no way you can be focused on the form if your mind is off on a cell phone someplace. A significant component of every lift is psychological. You have to psych yourself up for every rep in every set. To lift enough weight to produce improvement requires concentration.
Ninety percent of the stress relief benefits of exercise are associated with being focused on the here and now. Exercise helps with stress because it takes you away from the stressors of work, family, and society and takes you to a place where it is just you and that weight. It works because you stop thinking about everything that is stressing you out if even just for an hour; you focus on a simple goal, and with concentration and effort you can reach it.
Ninety percent of the social benefits associated with exercise are lost if your workout partner has to stand and listen to you talk on the cell phone instead of interacting with you and developing that relationship that becomes the important social aspect of exercise. Yeah but this guy doesn't have a workout partner. (I wonder why.)
But I forget. This guy is not there to gain the benefits of exercise. He is there to show the world how important he is. He cannot be out of touch with his people for even an hour. His opinions are so vital to his co-workers, family, and friends that they have to have constant access.
What an ass hole.
There's this guy who "works out" at the same gym I do. He has a handsfree bluetooth headset in his ear when he walks in the door. He talks on his phone the whole time. He is in the locker room changing clothes talking to a series of people ("I've got another call coming in, I'm going to have to let you go"). He talks loud enough that everyone can hear his side of the conversation. Then he goes to work out. He sits on the machines talking on the phone between sets ("Hold that thought a minute, I've got to do another set"). Then when the conversation gets intense, he just leans on the machine for fifteen minutes trying to explain to somebody on the other end of the line why the contract is delayed and they are loosing money on the deal. Then after his workout it's "I'll get back to you, I'm standing here without any clothes on, I've got to go take a shower." I've even seen him talking on the phone while he is in taking a piss.
It is a complete waste of time for this individual to come to the gym. He is getting zero benefit from his workout. In fact the workout is an additional stress in his day that is damaging his immune system and is likely to make him sick.
Ninety percent of the beneficial effects of exercise are associated with being focused. The physical benefits (strength, endurance, etc.) come from the intensity of the exercise and the form. If you can easily carry on a conversation through it, it's not intense enough to produce a benefit and there is no way you can be focused on the form if your mind is off on a cell phone someplace. A significant component of every lift is psychological. You have to psych yourself up for every rep in every set. To lift enough weight to produce improvement requires concentration.
Ninety percent of the stress relief benefits of exercise are associated with being focused on the here and now. Exercise helps with stress because it takes you away from the stressors of work, family, and society and takes you to a place where it is just you and that weight. It works because you stop thinking about everything that is stressing you out if even just for an hour; you focus on a simple goal, and with concentration and effort you can reach it.
Ninety percent of the social benefits associated with exercise are lost if your workout partner has to stand and listen to you talk on the cell phone instead of interacting with you and developing that relationship that becomes the important social aspect of exercise. Yeah but this guy doesn't have a workout partner. (I wonder why.)
But I forget. This guy is not there to gain the benefits of exercise. He is there to show the world how important he is. He cannot be out of touch with his people for even an hour. His opinions are so vital to his co-workers, family, and friends that they have to have constant access.
What an ass hole.
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