“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire
Read MoreThose who can make you believe absurdities… (Voltaire)
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I am not atheist. I’m a possibilian!
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Atheist Atheism Antitheism, Authors and People, Dog BLOG, Science and Religion
david eagleman possibilian.com I’ll comment more, later …creation story of the naked couple, the talking snake and the prohibited produce. 😳 “…what I’d rather do is geek out. …I’m going to be creative…, comfortable holding multiple possibles in mind.” “…try to live a life that is free from dogma, and full of awe and wonder, […]
Read MoreImagine That
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First Things First, Imagine
Imagine that things are not as they seem, Things that seem as they are imagined. Imagine they lied or perhaps were misled, then passed it to you how to them it was fed. Imagine anew that you have what it takes to learn where they erred because they were scared. Imagine anew that you will […]
Read MoreAre you LDS? MormonStories.org is cathartic for many
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If you're a Mormon, Mormons
On MormonStories.org and its gifted founder, John Dehlin. I try to limit posts on my particular situation and social sphere, but this post is personal. As an enlightened mormon (read: non-believing) I have found a great online support group in the form of a podcast called Mormon Stories. Mormon Stories is a refuge from the […]
Read MoreReligion is … philosophy
“Religion is fossilized philosophy, in my view, but it is still philosophy; with most of the questions left out or claimed to be answered. ” — Christopher Hitchens
Read Moreto reach greedily for the Kool-Aid
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Christopher Hitchens, Dog BLOG
To ‘choose’ dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid. Christopher Hitchens
Read MoreGoing on a Mormon Mission?
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Dog BLOG, Mormons, Questions to ask yourself, Why Religion Will Never Die, Why Religion Works
So you’re going on a mission for the Mormon Church?
It’s not your fault.
The opening paragraph of the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand seems apt for this collection
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Ayn Rand, Christopher Hitchens, Dog BLOG
This collection of writings … is a sin. It’s a sin of thought, and if the Church finds out about it, that it’s me, it will swing a wrecking ball my way
Read MoreThe word for that is CULTURE
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Christopher Hitchens, Dog BLOG, What to tell your children about god
The word for that… for having all the good things without all the superstition, is culture.
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