We completely miss the opportunity to understand ourselves and others if we don’t demystify the topic of sex. So let’s talk about sex. i’ll try to keep this short; it’s a big topic why is it that in one discussion after another about sex… that everyone ignores, or perhaps doesn’t consider the fact that sex […]
Read More sexsee this article at http://www.samharris.org The latest wave of Muslim hysteria and violence has now spread to over twenty countries. The walls of our embassies and consulates have been breached, their precincts abandoned to triumphant mobs, and many people have been murdered—all in response to an unwatchable Internet video titled “Innocence of Muslims.” Whether over a […]
Read MoreYou believe in the literal translation of the Bible. — So … The earth is 6000 years old. Life on earth was wiped out by the Flood at around 2000 B.C. God made everyone forget how to speak at the tower of Babel A multi-million person population of native americans were the result of a […]
Read MoreAs I watch a baseball player cross home plate and point to the sky or a football player kneel in prayer after a touchdown, I’m at a loss to say what would be a natural substitute; something they could do to show the feeling of happy humility as they give credit to god for their […]
Read More…finish this … it’s a work in progress … post on the problem of ignorance and of not reading and not learning beyond what is given to you — especially by your religion and your narrow cultural experience. ; …and note that the natural desire for power will lead others to employ the easy, […]
Read MorePower and influence has been sought by people over time — and the most natural tool is to use fear. It’s what makes people move. The boring rational truth is sometimes not as exciting as the lies that can be made up. So over the history of …mankind, power mongers use the tried and true […]
Read MoreLet us challenge religion to leave children alone until they are adults, whereupon they can be presented with the essentials of religion for mature consideration.
Read MoreAyn Rand has a knack for making one re-examine one’s premises. Have you ever heard of anyone stopping the conversation short, on commandments, to say that commandments themselves are immoral? She says: Hard to argue with: “The moral is the chosen, not the forced.” I’ve always thought that being obedient to a god who will […]
Read MoreIn the Book of Mormon, Jesus visits the Americas after he’s crucified. Mormons talk about Jesus visiting “The Americas” for a few days as though it was sufficient to put a checkmark next to the whole western hemisphere. It’s an example of what I have noticed about my mormons — we are often satisfied by […]
Read MoreCONTEXT: i am venting. i won’t send this. i am writing this, as if to send to someone close to me, following a request not to mock her religious beliefs because I asked how long she thought the blessing she just received would last. The blessing helped her to sleep well. I’m glad you got […]
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