That sanity's left us all blind, and dragged us all behind

The problem with reading GP content packages, besides the fact that they are thick enough to kill people with (and you will feel the urge to after reading through those monstrosities), is that they always send your brain into overdrive with all the new facts, and more importantly, all the subtle ideas they try to plant into your head. that's right, even though they are supposed to be neutral, they do sometimes slant towards one side or the other. the science, technology and medicine package, for example, is quite obviously slanted towards pro-science. the way that opponents of genetically-modified organisms are portrayed seems to hint that they like to harp on a minority of failed scientific forays and exaggerate them until it seems like all future research will undoubtedly fail like those few examples have, with the obligatory doomsday message sandwiched somewhere in between. even though it's supposed to a neutral package with the sole aim of providing content with which to base your GP essays, i found myself becoming pro-GMO at the end of the package (i was already pro-GMO before, but it basically cemented my stance).

ok, i digress. the point is, people can believe in completely contrasting views and make sense to themselves while simultaneously appearing absurd to each other. just as how a pro-GMO individual sees all the reason in the world to support further research and laughs at the foolishness of anti-GMO sentiments, so does the anti-GMO advocate assure himself with the simple logic by which he denounces pro-GMO actions. in spite of the fact that either would spit on the logical thought process of the other, we still come to the general consensus that both are sane because, at the very least, they follow some sort of logic. the hallmark of sanity, after all, is logical thinking, even if it's logic that only you can see. it really begs the question, why are crazy people deemed crazy? is it because us sane people cannot see their logic? that seems a bit hypocritical, doesn't it?

ok, here's a random thought i've had in my head for a few days. it's got to do with justin bieber. yup, that guy. some of us love him, most of us hate him. personally, i cannot stand his music at all. notice how i said that i hate his music, not him. i've seen some pretty unflattering things about justin on the internet, ranging from rage-fueled spam comments on his youtube videos to footage of him accidentally walking into a door and whatnot. most recently, someone threw a bottle at his head during one of his concerts. like i've said, i hate his music, but i draw the line at personal attacks. if he was any other 16-year-old, would random strangers really be merciless enough to exaggerate his every mistake on a public medium like youtube or even attack him with a thrown projectile? probably not. but because he is justin bieber, he has to put up with that and more. remember that underneath the pop star wannabe is a 16-year-old kid who's living his dream. if you're not going to support him, at least don't throw bottles at his head.

random: i am addicted to this song right now, Pussyfoot by Sikth. mindblowing everything, including lyrics:

Sheep-ridden country
They pretend that's it's so free
Falling, they're bleeding, never really question
Why they die

Swim in the lake of death
Eaten by crocodiles
So
No one saw, no one cares

Can you see beyond this?
Or does everything swamp your mind?

I don't like the way
Tradition makes people believe
Like a robot saying: "All be happy"
My point exactly

You see,
You're all the same
Dirty, f**kers gone insane
Hope there's an earthquake and it swallows all evil

Open (your mouth)
Maybe
You'll find life
One day
You may see

Listen, these words may well
Teach you (to appreciate)
Yourself
And not to follow (live before dying)
But don't-be-a-lone

This is not life you're living now
Don't let the f**kers make you frown
Look in their eyes, there's nothing true
It's up to you what you're gonna do
This is your life, do not ignore
Look deep within, is there something more?
Think what to do before you act
Bleed on the floor 'til you...

Just try
To think your
Own thoughts

Sheep-ridden country
They pretend it's so free
Falling, they're bleeding
But never really question why they die

So when you fall people watch you as you start to bleed
No pay per view, this show is free

You must ask yourself,
Why am I here and what for..?

And when you die,
People, they will always cry
Only one thing is that you must be
Yourself while you're living

Live life live life now!

To be like all the same
Dammit, there's no use
For you to have a name
Sheep 1 and sheep 2
The 2 of you

You really need to speak
I'll listen to you
Before you bleed
To be untrue
Bleed...

Live life live life...

Stand up
On your two feet
Nobody's piece of meat
Don't listen to the fashion f**kers on TV

So now you spit
Back in the face
Of things that control and dissolve your mind

Why can't you shout out
And why can't you
Be yourself, f**k what others think
To be proud, to be you, must be
You
Don't need to follow

Too lazy to look within yourself
Is there something you don't want to know
Or don't want to see?

Why not let your mind grow?
Why exclude the unknown?
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