Full of biting pith, Some E-Cards is an equal-opportunity cynic haven where its users can take a digital shit on everything from Christmas to Ramadan. Here are some of their best selections on the topic of religion.
Please see The Best Theories On Everything Volume I-IV here.
The “Don’t Care So Much” Theory: Stop caring about other people’s perceptions so they’ll like you more. Start not caring about other people’s perceptions, and they’ll like you even more. You’ll even like you more.
In the words of Robert Frost, “Freedom is moving easy in the harness.”
Or, in the words of every 21st century rapper, “Haters gonna hate.”
The “Regret” Theory: (Most) people regret not what they did, but what they did not. As the saying goes: if you don’t go, you’ll never know.
The “Smart Phone Irony” Theory:
The “Us Vs. Ancient Romans” Theory: We are genetically identical to the Ancient Romans. We are simply separated by nicer things, monotheism, and two thousand years of Enlightenment and the Western legal system. Our National Football League is their gladiatorial games but with nicer Underarmor-imprinted padding.
The “10,000 Rule” Theory: Malcolm Gladwell estimates it takes 10,000 hours to truly master a skill. The Beatles became The Beatles after countless all-night jam sessions in mostly empty Munich night-clubs. Bill Gates logged well over 10,000 hours coding in the University of Washington’s computer labs.
What is the 10,000 hour skill you want to master? What is your hour tally? (Math Tip: An hour a day for three years is a little over 1,000 hours, or only a smidge above 10%.)
The “February Black History Month” Theory: As told by Chris Rock, “February is Black History Month. Isn’t that nice? The Man gives us February because it’s the shortest month of the year! Now, I’m not complaining, but I think we deserve at least a thirty-day month. It’s also the coldest month of the year, just in case we wanted to have a parade.”
Banksy’s brilliant take on why all humans have the right to rebel against the invasive nature of advertising in the digital age.
Please see The Best Theories On Everything (Volume I) and (Volume II) here.
The “Discretionary Spending” Theory: Don’t buy things (electronics, clothes). Buy experiences (travel, concerts).
The designer jeans will fray. The next (barely-improved) iPad will come out in six months. But that diving with whale sharks memory will last forever.
The “Manti Te’o, The Romantic” Theory:
