An over-analyzation of "Rock Vs Rap"

Take one of the worst examples of a rap song (Sure, some people like it, but general consensus is that Soulja Boy destroyed the rap genre. Play along for a second, mkay?), and add a kickass drummer with an awesome beat. Suddenly, we have rock fans claiming that this has made the song awesome/given it meaning/much better. Take a look at the youtube comments, or the iTunes page with this remix.

Therefore, is it safe to assume that the only reason that people who like rock hate rap, and vice versa, is because of the underlying beat? It is quite true when many drummers say they are the most important part of the band; they often set the tone of the song. A person singing slow can keep a high energy song if the beat is made well enough at a fast pace.

You might say that people like the song only for the beat, and the beat alone. However, take the words out of it. Imagine it without the words. To me, I would find this boring. To the drumming enthusiast, who would be better suited to enjoy the beat, perhaps, but to the average listener? Not likely.

So why would Crank That do better as a rock song then a rap song? Is it just because he improved on such an apparently hopeless song that made it seem so much better? Perhaps. This is a problem for another time.

For now, enjoy the awesome beats of Travis Barker.
:D

Giant Space Sharks

Religious Debate? How bland.

However, I must point out something I wondered about earlier today. Christianity, a religion with millions of followers, has nothing backing its story other than a book that was meant to promote itself. There are very few third party documentations of this book being the truth. Now, taking that into account, from a completely scientific standpoint, wouldn't a Giant Space Shark be just as believable as the Christian God?

Yes, many people will cite sources showing that God is the truth, and all that, but how do we really know its truthful? Thus, I cannot pick a faith. To have faith, one must abandon some part of intelligence and awareness about themselves. Not to call religious people stupid; on the contrary, some of the greatest minds were also religious minds, but its a different kind of intelligence. Its nearly impossible to believe that evolution took place if the Christian god made everything on earth.

Therefore, I find agnosticism the most logical belief. Adopting the ancient technique for explaining the unexplainable, I turn to religion, but not to any specific religion. Rather, this is a custom tailored religion, a religion of one, in which I embrace certain scientific facts, but allow some beneficent god to solve all the other problems.

Some may view this as being simplistic, but what else can I do? Turning strictly to science would leave me craving for a religious experience, leaving me nowhere to seek comfort or explain the unexplainable, but turning to a mass religion would leave me scientifically craving for answers other than "God Did It."

I don't seek to have others join me, and I do not spite those who hate me for what I believe in. In the end, isn't it all that really matters? Isn't that what almost all religions teach, to love others and live a good life? Maybe experiencing god takes changing your choice of religion all together, or believing in your own.