Comments on: F— G-d http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/ by Jeff Jarvis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sacred profane « John McQuaid http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/#comment-378094 sacred profane « John McQuaid Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:03:15 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3699#comment-378094 [...] and “God” consistently occur at about the same volume. H/T Buzzmachine, a post on George Carlin. [...] [...] and “God” consistently occur at about the same volume. H/T Buzzmachine, a post on George Carlin. [...]

]]> By: Anders Hofseth http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/#comment-378077 Anders Hofseth Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:37:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3699#comment-378077 Great research! It gets even more mesmerising if you observe it on a 30-day scale: http://tinyurl.com/5c77hc googling for both increases regularly in the weekends. May I suggest there's a probable co-variation with blood alcohol levels? Great research!

It gets even more mesmerising if you observe it on a 30-day scale: http://tinyurl.com/5c77hc

googling for both increases regularly in the weekends. May I suggest there’s a probable co-variation with blood alcohol levels?

]]> By: F*** & God « fanfanita http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/#comment-378071 F*** & God « fanfanita Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:54:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3699#comment-378071 [...] 27, 2008 by kathryn You need to read this Buzzmachine [...] [...] 27, 2008 by kathryn You need to read this Buzzmachine [...]

]]> By: F*** & God « fanfanita http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/#comment-378068 F*** & God « fanfanita Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:51:21 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3699#comment-378068 [...] 27, 2008 by kathryn You really need to read this Buzzmachine [...] [...] 27, 2008 by kathryn You really need to read this Buzzmachine [...]

]]> By: robertdfeinman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/06/27/f-g-d/#comment-378067 robertdfeinman Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:42:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3699#comment-378067 What does "indecent" mean? Why is the government involved in deciding what is indecent and whether it can be broadcast over the public's airwaves? I think this mindset can be traced back to the idea of blasphemy. Just saying certain things can bring down the ire of the gods and must be prohibited for the safety of society. Like much public policy the basis of behavioral norms comes from unexamined beliefs that stem from religious precepts. Why can one say "n-word" on TV, but not the word itself? Is the word magic? Carlin understood this and that's why much of his ire was directed at organized religion, an aspect of his work that isn't getting as much notice. There is a discussion going on in Europe right now about the right of speech to offend the sensibilities of people - this was sparked by the Danish cartoons, but other cases come up frequently. In the US (so far) free speech means the ability to offend someone, the issue is not so clear elsewhere. Blasphemy is punishable by death (at least in principle) in parts of the Muslim world. Censoring speech leads to suppressing thought, and we all know how that turns out. What does “indecent” mean? Why is the government involved in deciding what is indecent and whether it can be broadcast over the public’s airwaves?

I think this mindset can be traced back to the idea of blasphemy. Just saying certain things can bring down the ire of the gods and must be prohibited for the safety of society.

Like much public policy the basis of behavioral norms comes from unexamined beliefs that stem from religious precepts. Why can one say “n-word” on TV, but not the word itself? Is the word magic?

Carlin understood this and that’s why much of his ire was directed at organized religion, an aspect of his work that isn’t getting as much notice.

There is a discussion going on in Europe right now about the right of speech to offend the sensibilities of people - this was sparked by the Danish cartoons, but other cases come up frequently. In the US (so far) free speech means the ability to offend someone, the issue is not so clear elsewhere.

Blasphemy is punishable by death (at least in principle) in parts of the Muslim world. Censoring speech leads to suppressing thought, and we all know how that turns out.

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