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[xenofact]

SubGenius Job Advice!

Just some good SubGenius advice! Remember living for "Bob" is better than that crappy job!

[weirdchristmas]

So, the Church of the Subgenius is an old, old love of mine. I'm back in the fold, so my soul is contractually obligated to pimp their stuff. This guy made that Kelcie meme from the other day. Go get this, too, for a taste of the faith. It's free, but you can still pay.

[xenobladehistorian]

High Entia XenoFact of the Day

Once a year, the High Entia Tomb is open for everyone to visit and pay their respects to the forefathers.

[t3rra-bull]

Xenofaction - The Empyrean Vanquishment (FULL EP STREAM)

“"Name Your Price" on Bandcamp - https://xenofaction.bandcamp.com/rele... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/xenofactiono... 

XENOFACTION is a Technical Death Metal project based onto a cyberpunk space opera written by Flavio Marun Cardozo (ex Hideous Divinity, Desource) which has been in development for 10 years. 

The project debuts with “The Empyrean Vanquishment”, a 2 tracks promo recorded, mixed and mastered by Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono (Hour of Penance, Buffalo Grillz) at Kick Recording Studio, involving himself as a rhythm guitarist, Flavio M. Cardozo on bass, Stefano Borciani (Demiurgon) on vocals, Maurizio Montagna (ex Hideous Divinity, Buffalo Grillz) on drums and Edoardo Casini (Desource) as lead guitarist. 

The artwork has been done by Fabio Listrani (guitar player for Otus, illustrator for Marvel, Titan Comics). 

"The Empyrean Vanquishment" 

00:00 I - E-Ra 05:47 II - The Empyrean Vanquishment 

LINEUP: 

Stefano Borciani - Vocals Marco "Cinghio" Mastrobuono - Rhythm Guitars Edoardo Casini - Lead Guitars Flavio Marun Cardozo - Bass Maurizio Montagna - Drums 

Lyrics by Flavio Marun Cardozo & Carlos "Synder" Mastantuono (ex Eyeconoclast) 

All lead guitars written by Edoardo Casini 

Choirs on "E-Ra" by Alberto Musso, Hany Ata, Paolo Ripani, Emanuele Mancini, Stefano Borciani, Flavio Marun Cardozo 

FX by Giulio Burini, Flavio Marun Cardozo, Christian Bastianoni 

Music & concept by Flavio Marun Cardozo 

Xenofaction - The Empyrean Vanquishment (FULL EP STREAM) 

Released in association with Xenofaction”

[ascencion7]

#xenofaction #theempyreanvanquishment #technicaldeathmetal #blackeneddeathmetal Out now.

[xenog4mers-blog]

XenoFact 007

Inicialmente el primer juego de Shigeru Miyamoto sería sobre el famoso Popeye el Marino dónde el come espinacas tendria salvar a su amada Olivia. Nintendo al no poder conseguir la licencia Miyamoto decide cambiar los personajes:

Bluto – Por un Gorilla (Influenciado por King kong) Popeye – Por un Plomero Bigoton Olivia – Por una Princesa

Y así es como nace la iconica Arcade de Nintendo DONKEY…

[grindcorebot]

[Brutal DM|Bandcamp] Xenofaction - Promo 2017 https://t.co/LEMF3zJykW http://pic.twitter.com/gyZYn6WMFs

— Grindcore Music (@grindcore_bot) October 3, 2017

[blackeneddmbot]

[Bandcamp] Xenofaction - Promo 2017 https://t.co/w5uC8KHcRz http://pic.twitter.com/rIfMtg9LeQ

— Blackened DM Music (@blackeneddm_bot) October 2, 2017

[xenofact]

Xenofact Xine #5 is out!

Xenofact's Xine #5 is OUT! 13 columns now packed with Xenofact Mashup Art (as seen in the Vault of Slack, sometimes the same art).

Get the Print edition: https://ko-fi.com/s/ade1f5da0e

Get the PDF for FREE (if you want): https://ko-fi.com/s/413e9bca06

https://xenofact.itch.io/xenofacts-xine-5pdf

[xenofact]

Xenofact's Xine #5!

It's here!

Hear how I visited a Bigfoot museum! Hear me rant about how people want to save imaginary children to avoid helping real ones . . . or anyone. Read about how the I Ching helped me reduce stress (really). Plus I'm putting my mashup art in each issue, so you get some wild graphics as well!

Rounds up Xenofact's blog posts from February 2024 to April 2024! Available in print and PDF form (Print at ko-fi.com) (free PDF - itch.io or ko-fi.com).

[xenofact]

When Prophecy Sells: The latest from the Church of the Unanswered Question

The latest post from the Church of the Unanswered Question! How do SubGeniuses handle people asking for "real" prophecies?

[xenofact]

Dispatch From the Church of the Unanswered Question: Let "Bob" be Rich!

A reminder of why we donate to "Bob" - only he can handle that money!  But don't forget you're "Bob's" biggest investment!

[xenofact]

Dispatch From The Church of the Unknown Question: The Memory Wars!

It's the latest Dispatch from the Church of the Unknown Question! What are the Memory Wars? How does this connect to the Church of the SubGenius?

Find more at https://www.xenofact.com/the-church-of-the-unanswered-question/

[xenofact]

Xenofact Xine #7

The next Xenofact Xine is out! Issue #7 is here!

Get your print copy here: https://ko-fi.com/s/1bd1873dcb

Get a free PDF here: https://ko-fi.com/s/4dcd8f7b4f

[xenofact]

Xenofact's Xine #2 is out!

It's out! Enjoy my collected columns for May-June as I ruminate and rant on religion, magic, gurus, Taoism, little free libraries, and more! It's like having me in your room, reading blog posts to you!

The paper version also is new, with fancier spacing and 70lb paper.

So get it in Print here: https://ko-fi.com/s/f0afabe6a9

Get the PDFS FREE at

Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/s/f050f623e9

Itch - https://xenofact.itch.io/xenofacts-xine-2-pdf

[xenofact]

The Separation of Religion and Being An A-Hole

Something I’ve seen said for a while is “if someone argues their religion should be public policy, there’s no reason to debate if they’re actually right about their religion if you’re not part of it.”  Why would you debate theology with someone whose theology you don’t share?  Saying “but your ideas really don’t live up to your religion” ignores the fact that their attempts to claim divine mandate don’t matter as you don’t believe as they do.

I’d like to discuss this for a bit as I believe there is a time to debate someone’s religion when they want to force it on you. It’s just, shall we say, more optional and personal.

So let us say someone argues that their religion should be the law of the land or the basis for laws, and you are not part of their religion.  You also realize their religious interpretation is, shall we say, theologically unsound to a critical degree.  Should you argue with them?

No.  Simply put, you’re not part of their religion so you have no reason to listen to them.  If they want to create public policy, they have to argue values that are more universal and inclusive.  If they can’t, that’s their own damn problem.

Even if you were part of their religion, there’s no reason for them to go force their religion on others.  You don’t have to be an a-hole like them, after all.

So, you can safely ignore these hopeful theocrats without debate.  If they wish to press the issue, then you have someone who, let us put not too fine a point on it, wants to use the power of the state to compel religious belief.  You can safely assume that under the right circumstances, they’d be ready to get very violent toward you and others and should be safe accordingly (or mock them when safe).

However, I would argue that there is a reason to argue theology with such people, albeit an optional one.  It’s a good way to make a point if you think it may help that person.

If one of these aspiring theocrats continues to annoy you and you decide to prove they don’t know their religion, do so.  Challenge them to justify their ideas, and feel free to pick them apart.  Then, after showing their lack of knowledge of their own faith, you can note something.

You have shown that not only are they theocrats, they don’t know what the hell they’re saying.  They not only are aspiring theocrats, but they have also proven you have no reason to trust them on anything.  If they can’t get their religion right, which is supposedly so important to them, how can you trust them on anything else?  Not only do they want to use the power of the state on you, but this person also clearly can’t be trusted on anything as they’re a hypocrite.

Yes, you’re probably being a bit of an a-hole yourself, but in a good way.  Maybe, just maybe you’ll get them to think.

But I don’t think you’re obligated.

- Xenofact