I used to not be a fan of the idea of blogging. It's a chance for people to state their opinion without any real consequences or reviews by more learned individuals. Like imagine if national geographic could be published with nothing more than hearsay....
Needless to say, it makes no sense for me to join in this tradition of sharing information if I have such views, but I have an idea that I hope will work out and hopefully change the world: contraverisal blogging. But wait, you say, this doesnt sound like a new idea at all...people constantly blog about about contraverisal issues. However, I am not going to do so under the delusion that I am spout infallible truth. I intend to use this as a means of learning from the people around me, and hopefully teaching a small bit. After all, the greeks and romans used public forums as powerful means of developing logic and reason. I think blogging should be the same way. I want to use this as a forum to spout freely the ideas and beliefs that I have, not in the hopes of proving to the world that I have it figured out, but instead as a chance to divine gold out of the mud that is my mind. So, my first blog is a short one, but I hope it is informative to whoever decides to read it!
When I came to your blog, I got a warning that the content is only suitable for adults. Oooh, scary. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to what controversial topics you decide to unleash on the blog world.
This is a great idea, Ben. I think blogging is a good idea, and especially for an outspoken person such as you.
ReplyDelete-Eli
ps. Liked your second blog. You expressed a lot of good ideas.