Hello Xomba. I am Ken Light. Some of you know me, some of you despise me, some of you tollerate me, and the rest of you are wondering who this arrogant prick is who'd actually write a xombyte about himself. Well, let me tell you.

I'm an independent in every sense of the word. I don't comform to social norms, political party lines, or political correctness, nor do I succumb to any pressures to be or act like someone I am not. About the only thing I conform to is the Constitution of the United States as I think that document is wiser than I could ever hope to be because it was carefully constructed by a group of men, each of whom was probably wiser than I could ever be. I believe it is the single greatest text ever written, period.

So that makes me an American, and a passionate one. I'm a passionate person in general, but few things get me as heated as when someone tries to attack or denounce my country in any way, shape or form. I cherish deeply both their right to do so(at least verbally) and my right to fight back(again, verbally).

Oftentimes my passion leads me to upset people, but such is my nature and I will not change it. I play poker and, in poker, there is no mercy on the felt. I am merciless in battle and pull no punches(save for maybe the death blow), but that is only in battle. Outside of whatever debate or argument we may have I am a perfectly cool-headed rational human being who (probably) genuinely wants to be your friend.

I'm also a devout skeptic and scientist. I don't trust a single thing anyone tells me until I've checked the facts or at least checked the credibility of that person and thought about his/her motives for saying what they said exactly how they said it(again, see poker player, above). Often this leads me to beliefs that are controversial, but I want to make clear that I don't believe these things simply to be controversial, I believe them because this is where my independent thought process, driven by what I believe to be a formidable intelligence, has gotten me. Very very rarely do I make statements off-the-cuff, and when I do I think I make it clearly known. I also try to be funny here and there, rarely at the expense of others, but on occasion, I'm human, I go too far.

So I'm writing this, not because I am an arrogant prick, but because I DO tend to offend people, mostly people who are just meeting me for the first time. I thought maybe lifting the veil a bit would allow you all to understand that my words aren't attacks on you, they are attacks on your ideas. I would never attack you personally unless provoked to do so. So, hello Xomba, I hope we can be friends. Happy debating.
-Ken Light