The Enemy is cunning indeed. While we have been doing our work to corrupt neutral technologies to spread our sundry temptations (e.g. T.V., the Internet, Xbox) THEY have been working on weapons of Mass Salvation. Apparently there are competing rapid-fire, germ-free communion wafer dispensers in development. So heated is this burgeoning field in the wake of Swine Flu and other pandemic paranoias, there are patent infringement lawsuits flying among the developers (story here).
Nu-Life Products of Minnesota has upped the ante in THE WAR by developing technology known as the “rapid reload system” for fast wafer loading and the “quad-rotator technology” allowing up to 400 wafers to be dispensed without refilling. Former company president of Nu-Life went off to form his own Sacrament Shooter company, hence the lawsuit.
I shudder to imagine these things deployed in the field. Thirteen of such devices could easily be used to give communion in a "5,000 came to believe" worst-case scenario. And in case of a real miracle you wouldn't even need to refill them! I have images of believers strafing above the heads of demons trying to crawl through the mud, like in WWII. Oh the de-humanity!
Well, no matter. We shall press on with our distractions and our temptations. The most difficult enemy to conquer is the one within oneself! As long as we can convince those who have yet to come to The Kid that it is an impossible task, we shall prevail.
Now back to working on the Jonas Brothers,
-- Brackish
Showing posts with label swine flu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swine flu. Show all posts
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday, July 27, 2009
Absolut Nonsense
It is known by many names: booze, hootch, grog, spirits and my favorite demon rum. This normal product of decaying natural sugars has both enhanced and plagued the house of man for centuries. The Kid Himself used it as a powerful symbol of the blood He shed for sins while knowing the sins that over-imbibing can cause. The apostle Paul once gave medical advice to his friend Timothy, saying that he should avoid a sour stomach by taking a little wine with his water. And knowing that Evian was centuries away yet, who could blame him?
Americans tried to ban it in the 1920's creating a bigger problem than before, by giving organized crime a sure-sale product to fund their organization. Well, the next battleground for good ol' C2H5OH isn't about what passes over man's lips, but what he slathers on his hands. (story here)
Some Muslim healthcare workers in Britain are refusing to use alcohol based hand gels to fight the spread of swine flu, on the basis that it is against their faith to even touch the "hard" stuff. And getting seriously ill from an "unclean" pig disease is a better alternative? Silly humans, it's not like the workers are throwing "keggers" with the stuff.
Muslim leaders actually criticize the legalistic move, but encourage people to "accommodate their beliefs". Pity. As long as they don't realize it isn't what you put in the body, it's what comes out of one's heart that counts. Keeping believers dancing to this tune is how we can make bombing innocent people acceptable, while ditching the Purel.
Giving a VERY warm toast,
- Brackish
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Antivax Populi
I've always loved a good ol' fashioned plague! The masses of people quarantined in their homes, the sense of despair, and the solemn cry of "Bring out your dead!" echoing in the still morning air...ahhhhhh! It's always so easy to get a good seat in a restaurant! Good times, good times.
Imagine my disappointment when I discovered how milquetoast the current contender, H1N1, turned out to be. Better known by it's catchier name, the Swine Flu, this catchy but not often fatal version of influenza seemed promising at first but quickly showed it's true colors. As of this writing there have been 3009 cases in the U.S. and ONLY THREE DEATHS! What happened? It all seemed so promising with the early reports out of Mexico claiming over 150 unconfirmed deaths and countless images of people wearing masks. It felt like Christmas! Well, it would have if I wasn't a demon and would have actually benefited from the birth of the Messiah, but you get my drift. Hand sanitizer sold out and schools closed but sadly this flu didn't even come close to killing the 36,000 people the regular flu does every year. The CDC is even already talking about having a vaccine by Autumn. What a bust! I bought a new walking stick and had my hooves re-shod in anticipation of taking a walking tour of the great plague ridden wastes. I guess I'll be staying home this summer. Sigh.
So what happened? Well, microbiology is not my area of expertise, but I suspect something even more virulent to be behind the bravado of this porker peril...FEAR. The animal mind of man instantly jumps into "fight or flight" mode with every perceived threat. They so readily ignore those big ol' brains their Creator endowed them with and react without thinking. Swine flu, stock market, it's all the same. Put a bunch of panicked people together and they will infect and re-infect each other with such intensifying levels of fear that nothing but destruction of some kind will result. This is evidenced by the bloody wounds of red ink slashed across many businesses and homes across the globe. The Mexican economy alone was shut down for five days as people braced themselves against the virus.
Ironically while fear has caused many people to take extreme precautions against an illness with no known vaccine, it has also been causing parents to expose their children to deadly diseases that DO have vaccines. Autism is a real threat, affecting 1 out of 150 children each year. There is no standard test for autism and doctors still have no clear idea of the cause. All of this uncertainty becomes a veritable petrie dish for irrational thought. The perceived culprit singled out as the scapegoat...childhood vaccines. Since 2000 there has been a growing concern of the safety of the concoctions injected into little "Johnny" and "Jane". Basic confusion involving causation with coincidence along with poorly conducted (and possibly falsified) research has fueled the fire. So much so that many parents FORGO the very things that will save the lives of their children to protect them from a disorder that could leave them alive but developmentally challenged.
Early evidence suggested mercury, more specifically the organomercury compound "thiomersal" added as preservative, caused autism because the symptoms appeared in some developing children soon after being immunized. The FDA had already conducted studies in the 70's and found thiomersal to be safe, but due to growing pressure it recommended that the substance be removed from all infant vaccines except flu vaccines. This was completed in 2001. Autism is still prevalent despite the actions of the FDA, and studies done by doctors and scientists that find no link between vaccines and the disorder. However facts mean very little to panicked parents. The Enemy warns against this in the book of Proverbs, "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way." Thanks to the "vigilance" of frightened parents, there is a growing number of children who aren't getting vaccinated, leading to an increasing number of deaths from oldies but goodies like the measles and whooping cough. This is the glorious result when people are influenced to make decisions based upon emotions rather than rational thought.
Can another plague be far behind? Where is that walking stick?
Brackish
Imagine my disappointment when I discovered how milquetoast the current contender, H1N1, turned out to be. Better known by it's catchier name, the Swine Flu, this catchy but not often fatal version of influenza seemed promising at first but quickly showed it's true colors. As of this writing there have been 3009 cases in the U.S. and ONLY THREE DEATHS! What happened? It all seemed so promising with the early reports out of Mexico claiming over 150 unconfirmed deaths and countless images of people wearing masks. It felt like Christmas! Well, it would have if I wasn't a demon and would have actually benefited from the birth of the Messiah, but you get my drift. Hand sanitizer sold out and schools closed but sadly this flu didn't even come close to killing the 36,000 people the regular flu does every year. The CDC is even already talking about having a vaccine by Autumn. What a bust! I bought a new walking stick and had my hooves re-shod in anticipation of taking a walking tour of the great plague ridden wastes. I guess I'll be staying home this summer. Sigh.
So what happened? Well, microbiology is not my area of expertise, but I suspect something even more virulent to be behind the bravado of this porker peril...FEAR. The animal mind of man instantly jumps into "fight or flight" mode with every perceived threat. They so readily ignore those big ol' brains their Creator endowed them with and react without thinking. Swine flu, stock market, it's all the same. Put a bunch of panicked people together and they will infect and re-infect each other with such intensifying levels of fear that nothing but destruction of some kind will result. This is evidenced by the bloody wounds of red ink slashed across many businesses and homes across the globe. The Mexican economy alone was shut down for five days as people braced themselves against the virus.
Ironically while fear has caused many people to take extreme precautions against an illness with no known vaccine, it has also been causing parents to expose their children to deadly diseases that DO have vaccines. Autism is a real threat, affecting 1 out of 150 children each year. There is no standard test for autism and doctors still have no clear idea of the cause. All of this uncertainty becomes a veritable petrie dish for irrational thought. The perceived culprit singled out as the scapegoat...childhood vaccines. Since 2000 there has been a growing concern of the safety of the concoctions injected into little "Johnny" and "Jane". Basic confusion involving causation with coincidence along with poorly conducted (and possibly falsified) research has fueled the fire. So much so that many parents FORGO the very things that will save the lives of their children to protect them from a disorder that could leave them alive but developmentally challenged.
Early evidence suggested mercury, more specifically the organomercury compound "thiomersal" added as preservative, caused autism because the symptoms appeared in some developing children soon after being immunized. The FDA had already conducted studies in the 70's and found thiomersal to be safe, but due to growing pressure it recommended that the substance be removed from all infant vaccines except flu vaccines. This was completed in 2001. Autism is still prevalent despite the actions of the FDA, and studies done by doctors and scientists that find no link between vaccines and the disorder. However facts mean very little to panicked parents. The Enemy warns against this in the book of Proverbs, "It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way." Thanks to the "vigilance" of frightened parents, there is a growing number of children who aren't getting vaccinated, leading to an increasing number of deaths from oldies but goodies like the measles and whooping cough. This is the glorious result when people are influenced to make decisions based upon emotions rather than rational thought.
Can another plague be far behind? Where is that walking stick?
Brackish
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