I'm such a cynic.

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Comes with the depression, I guess. I see everyone as inherently evil; everyone is deceitful, narcissistic, apathetic. We're fighting in the Middle East just to get oil. Heartless parents manipulate their children for money. Killers get off scot free, and they go on and on and on. The big thing is, there's nothing we can do about it. Imagine if Zelda was a slut, and was already dead when Link got to the castle. Link's sole purpose was to score, but he came to late. Then he gets crushed by Gannon. Imagine if Princess Peach faked her kidnapping, and was in cohoots with Bowser all along.

I've caused some controversy with my ability to see things in darker shades here. My reaction to the idealistic concept of adoption was well-reviewed. My masterpiece, they said. Sometimes, I ask myself if there's any humanity in me. And I shrug.

Me too, a little bit. You should become a Rotteneer.

Here's some other things to look at.

http://www.nobeliefs.com/communion/communion.htm
http://7deadlysinners.typepad.com/photos/creepy_easter/index.html
http://www.muft.tv/watch/Video,Item,2910529334.html

Maybe you should write novels. You sound pretty creative.

I am trying to write one, but the road is filled with blocks.

Just bought some cutsie-book from a CVS: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. I doubt it'll do anything. Sentimentality was never much for me. It's a means of fooling yourself.

I wish Zelda gave Link something, seems he did everything for free. I mean Hyrule was an entire kingdom, they can't spare Link anything? Sheesh.

My mom used to buy those books. They never worked, but a single effort for me normally never does. Also all people have evil in them no doubt, the "good" people or people who are commonly perceived as good who aren't mean to anyone, are rarely nice to anyone because they're so afraid of fitting in. Don't get me wrong, they aren't "bad" and that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing but they're weak and don't have the strength conditioned to be good.

Well, thats one view anyway, the real question is-- are THERE good people overall? Yes they exist , they are just very hard to find. Also we've conditioned ourselves (in my mind anyway) that conditions such as narcissism and personality traits are evil.

Why do over 50% of marriages fail, when analytically speaking men and women have things usually stereotypical to their gender that fit each other? I'm not saying there aren't exceptions here-- but ask anyone why their relationship ended and they are the victim 9 times out of 10. Not even exclusive to relationships, but society in general takes a lack of responsibility for themselves--On things that they CAN help and influence.

We've come to stop accepting differences, people retaliate needlessly because of the survival mechanism that when we're called out or something or verbally disrespected our brain reacts to it as if we're in danger. We insult/cut/distance ourselves as a form of mental safe guard so when others hurt us, we've grown predisposed to it.

The truly sad thing is-- there are enough people around to make a positive change, but they hide in fear and distrust of each other and prejudge one another.

People use and abuse me. You have no idea what its like.

I see people (and myself) as automata that reconfigure based on stimulus. Some people are conditioned such that they take advantage of people (there are probably genetic factors as well). When a person causes harm, it is nothing more than an out of control machine.

Of course, I also believe that others have mental states, and I know how painful many of these states can be. My mechanical view of the human mind doesn't change my desire to make life for the people around me as pleasurable as I can.

I also believe that law enforcement is necessary to prevent problem situations from escalating, to remove problem individuals, and to ensure equity. Even so, I loathe the local police.