What kind of person would buy a Prius, anyway?

Wow! Another UU! And a Utah Phillips fan who hates TV. I wish I had met you before you met the father of that 8-year-old. (Assuming you're female, though I guess it's a moot point now.)

 

Age...52
Occupation...Project Manager, Economic Development
Religion...raised Lutheran - like Ray now, spiritual without organization
Hobbies...woodworking, shooting
TV...West Wing, History Channel
Music...Beatles, S&G, Neil Diamond (went to concert last year...lots of old people)
Beer...cold, gold KB
Tom

 

Age...34
Occupation...software quality assurance
Religion...theologically neutral
Hobbies...movies, Lakers, Mac, outdoorsy stuff
TV...Futurama, any Star Trek, X-Files, Seinfeld, Frasier, TLC, Discovery, Food Network
Movies....Sci-Fi, Pixar, Disney, Action/Adventure, Comedies (Hellboy was the latest I've seen)
Music...softer stuff (Pop, R&B, Jazz, no Rap)
Books...mainly Michael Crichton stuff
Beer...not really a drinker, but prefer mixed drinks over beer

 

Woah, woah. Don't want to go into a anti-religous Jihad here.

I'm agnostic, but I know a lot of people who are very informed and educated about theology and religion. Nothing wrong with that (on the contrary, to quote Animal House: "Knowledge is Good".)

As a separate issue, almost all of them are comfortable with my religious views not matching their own (and visa-versa.) And most of them practice their beliefs in ways that are admirable, and benefit those around them, and many others besides.

I think if I were religious, I'd resent being painted with the same brush as ignoramuses/charlatans like Jerry Fallwell and the like.

 

Age: 26

Occupation: Unemployed (Normally a Unix/Linux Systems Administrator)

Religion: Atheist (Secular Humanist)

Hobbies: Computer stuff (especially Linux-related), gadgetry, anime, and movies

Favorite Bands/Artists: The Cranberries, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Robert Miles, Breeze & DNA, Anabolic Frolic, Tranceatlantic Airwaves, Dune, and many more

Favorite TV Shows: I don't watch TV (for real), but I watch TV shows on DVD... The Family Guy, 24, Frank Herbert's Dune & Children of Dune, Farscape, Stargate, The Office, and Dead Like Me (which I downloaded since I don't pay for Showtime)

Favorite Movies: LOTR Trilogy, About a Boy, Girl Next Door (was surprisingly good!), My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bend it like Beckham, and hundreds more.

Favorite Beer: I don't consume alcohol

...and as a side note: I know plenty of people who are very uncomfortable with my religious beliefs, however, *I* am the one who is more likely to be uncomfortable with someone's religious beliefs (as they relate to politics).

Edit: Forgot to adjust my age.

 

A senior Prius poster making fun of people who follow a religion by calling "religiously knowledgeable" an oxymoron...a bit over the top.
It is beginning to appear that the site is being overtaken by atheistic, environmental zealots who hate George Bush. In order to own a Prius, do you have to move out of the mainstream of American life? Can you never have owned a gas guzzler, or God(?) forbid, own two cars or pay a price over MSRP?

As my daddy taught me, the liberal person is the most intolerant because they are sure their opinion is correct and that everyone should agree with that opinion...that is why they are so upset with the people who disagree with them...often the majority.

 

Doesn't sound so bad to me!

 

Age ... 65

Occupation ... Retired

Religion ... Haven't decided

Hobbies ... The internet, attending classical concerts with friends, writing at every opportunity, and evolving my high resolution music system

TV ... PBS'ish kinds of stuff most of the year, football in the fall.

Movies ... Any film where I continue to think about content long after attending (What was the name of that recent film about the sailing ship and its commander? Don't remember for sure but that was a good movie).

Music ... Classical, contemporary, jazz (The Mahler SACD series with MTT and the San Francisco Symphony are currently my favorite recordings).

Books ... Everything from Steinbeck to Casteneda to Hillerman to Ludlum to Clancy to Rahula ... a very broad spread.

Politics ... Mid road Republican who believes this current administration's fiscally and socially far right policies are BAD for our country. This'll be a first - going to vote Democrat this time.

Beer ... Micro-brewery dark ales are the best thing to have happened for beer drinkers in this country - period. They're wonderful. Sure wish they had been around when beer and I traveled more frequently together.

Remembering favorite places ... Riding the streetcar to the beach in Santa Monica; traipsing across the fields and down the cliffs of Point Dume and Palos Verdes for skin diving excursions; watching movies being made around the Culver City Studios such as MGM, RKO, DesiLu and Hal Roach; and driving 101 the full 400 miles to San Francisco and not seeing a single Japanese car.

 

Age - 53

Occupation - Foundry melt shop supervisor

Religion - raised Catholic, prefer Buddhist concepts for daily living

Hobbies - Gardening, walking, computer stuff, car detailing

TV - Star Trek re-runs, Home improvement shows, try to keep the damn thing off as much as possible.

Music - Classical, 60's folk music, bluegrass, listen to NPR a lot

Politics - Independent but leans towards Green Party policies.

Sports - love Football, being in the best part of the country for that with the Bills, Browns, and Steelers all about 100 miles away (even though they all currently stink)

 

Age 77

Occupation: Retired Army Aviator
Religion: Atheist since age 19 after living in Italy for two years. Believe in religious freedom.
Hobbies: Digital Photography, Computer, Reading, all kinds of Tech Toys
Politics: Republican and will vote Democrat this time for the second time, (first time was Truman)
Beer: Okanogan Pale Ale
Live in Roy, Washington half year other half in Nanaimo, Canada

 

Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World. And I agree -- a very enjoyable movie. Haven't read the books it was based on, though -- friends who have weren't happy with the adaptation.

That's why I was so impressed with Peter Jackson's adaptations of Tolkein's books -- very few adaptations satisfy both the fans, and those who are encountering the stories for the first time.

 

I think Galileo would have driven his Prius into the living room of his house, put the car up on blocks, and removed everything so that he could stare into the engine all day, and watch the planetary gears go round and round and round...

 

in all fairness to the senior prius posters, i believe i am still a 'rookie'... wouldn't want them to get painted with any of that brush. and yes, my remark was meant to be funny more than anything.

however what is not funny is the way current governments in conflict around the world insist on waving their religions at one another. if there is ever to be any kind of lasting peace, theological issues need to be put on the side. it's obvious just from this round of conversation here that even a bunch of us with relatively a lot in common get our danders up easily where religion is concerned. how then can we expect to have peaceful interaction with people whose whole religious outlook is fundamentally different, but are equally if not more thoroughly convinced they are right?

how about if we just keep our religions in our hearts and try to agree on ways to stop killing each other?

 

I'm with you on this one. I'd have to say that the only time I get "up in arms" over religion is when it gets involved in politics. When GWB wants to give federal tax money to religious organizations, I say, "No way!" and feel so strongly about it I try to convince everyone I know to vote for Kerry.

So for me, putting religion into government is a Very Bad Thing™ and people get *seriously* angry at me for feeling this way. Angry enough that they want to kill me (or at least want me to die a horrible death).

I think other Priuschat people feel similarly.

I want peace as much as anyone, but until we have some sort of mass cultural change across the world where everyone agrees that religion is an individual's personal opinion and not some sort of governing ordinance, we'll always be killing eachother over it.

 

Age: 32

Occupation: researcher for big consultancy firm

Religion: *shrug* I don't mind people having a religion, as long as they don't bother me with it. :wink:

Hobbies: buying gadgets, playing computer games (on: PS2, GameCube, Gameboy Advance SP, SNES and of course PC). Roleplaying is one of my favourite pasttimes, although lately work is getting in the way too much. Also very interested in history (mainly early middle ages in Europe).

Favorite Bands/Artists: Many bands and artists. Love Jazz, Gothic, Ambient, '80s. Bands/Artists I really like: Deine Lakeien, Das Ich, Skinny Puppy, Lustmord, Robbert Rich, ASF, Qntal and a lot of bands playing for the Cold Meat Industries label

Favorite TV Shows: Blackadder, Monty Python Flying circus, Frasier, M*A*S*H, any history series on the BBC and/or Discovery Channel. Don't watch that much TV

Favorite Movies: Bladerunner, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Ace Ventura movies (any), First Matrix movie (didn't watch the others yet), Shrek, Monsters Inc, Dirty Harry movies (any), LotR, Time Bandits, Excalibur, Robin Hood: Men in tights, Blues Brothers, Finding Nemo.

Favorite Beer: No alcohol for me.

 

Paulisme wrote:

"That's why I was so impressed with Peter Jackson's adaptations of Tolkein's books -- very few adaptations satisfy both the fans, and those who are encountering the stories for the first time."

It's been years since I read Tolkein's Hobbit trilogy but Jackson's adaptations seemed to match pretty well with what I remembered ... except ... I'm pretty sure those self-pity kinds of crybaby tears weren't shed in the book by either of our Hobbit Heros.