Hating Proof on Principle

"I'm amused to see you so vigorously defending your own style of nonsense against somebody else's style. All these emperors without clothes, you all have your turfs to defend. This boy comes in and offers to prove God's existence and you . . . obviously wish him dead, gone, out of the church. To you he's a heretic."

John Updike
Roger's Version

Feel Like a Rational Woman (to the tune of "Natural Woman")

A man's personal ad found on plentyoffish:

"I'm a left-hand alone classical pianist and composer though I've made significantly more money singing. I can discuss (in some detail) the important operas from Monteverdi to Puccini.

I love reading Ayn Rand and have no desire to take short cuts to get anywhere in life. I am currently attending the University of North Texas. No, I'm not all serious and stuffy. To the people that I value I am warm and caring and usually the funniest in the group. I love random and oddball humour, long walks on short peers, and the vowels.

I am looking for a rational woman. Nothing more or less. People laugh when I say this is my goal... they imply that no women are rational but I know this is false. I seek happiness in the only way it is possible, from the achievment of my values. I want to meet someone who understands what that means and endeavors to achieve their own happiness. I want to meet someone who never takes, steals, or begs . . . only earns.

Someone who thinks and therefore lives."

Ode To A Love-Spammer

"I host 8minuteDating events (speed dating). I have one on 3/16 that is packed with women, but as we confirm an event with equal numbers, I need more men. You get 8 dates and these events are very successful. If this sounds like something that you would like to try, I would extend an offer for a complimentary pass to try it so that these ladies would be able to come as well. But everyone has to pre-register, so the sooner I hear that you would go, the better it is for all.I hope to hear back from you! ..."

And my response:

I don't want dates

I only want to tokenly meet as many as possible in the shortest amount of time

1-Minute Dating would be more up my alley

How many women
What are their ages
Are they in central Austin
How long is the whole event
How much

I don't really care how much it is, but I'd like to know up front

Throw an expensive party with 50 women and 50 men

I'd pay $100 if I were to tokenly meet every one of them within a couple of hours

And $10,000 is not bad revenue for a mere party