Getting Started

Hey all!

This is my first blogging experience, and my blog is brand spankin' new. I wanted to use my first post to explain the purpose of this blog, and the idea behind it.

First of all, please click on my profile to find out a little about me. As you can probably guess, I am an extremely opinionated person. I don't think this makes me a minority by any stretch. However, being an opinionated person who is as willing to have my opinion changed, as I am to change the opinions of others does put me in a minority. I am personally fed up with attempting to have logical discussions with people about important issues, and having the conversation quickly deteriorate into name-calling, swearing, and incoherent, poorly formed arguments. This has never been more true than now when anybody can leave a comment on a chat board, purporting to have some idea what they are talking about.

This blog is designed to provide a haven for those who feel the same way as me. As often as my schedule allows I will write and post an opinionated, polarizing article. You will either agree or disagree with my views, and you are absolutely encouraged to let me know where you stand in the comment section.

I am sure some of you may be asking "Who is this guy, posting his opinions on everything, like we should care what he thinks?" If that is what you are thinking, then you are missing the point. I am not trying to convince my readers to think or feel one way or another about a topic. Rather, I am giving my readers a chance to become more secure in their own beliefs. By challenging what you believe in, and requiring you to defend it in an intelligent, rational manner I am helping you become more grounded in what you believe. One of the worst ways to live your life is to live it according to beliefs that you can neither defend nor advance, because you haven't thought critically enough about them to be able to do so.

So, why is the blog called hit or miss? Well, for every post I have I want to get a feel for how the readers lean. Every post will be accompanied by a poll. The choices will be simple. Did I hit or did I miss? I will try this easy two-option format first, but I may add a third option if the feedback dictates it as necessary.

Hopefully, I will have the first opinionated post up by the end of this week. Subscribe to my feed if this sounds interesting to you. Remember that all beliefs will be respected here. Comments will be moderated, but not to filter out ANY content or argument. The only purpose for the moderation is to prevent this blog from becoming another cesspool for intolerance and ignorance. Unfortunately, moderation is necessary in order to provide the haven I promised earlier.