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September 11, Religion and Orwell

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. George Orwell"Somber and Vindictive September 11th." Sooner or later the hate and fear mongers will figure out…Read more →

Should Religion be Abolished?

A friend of mine posted an article on his Facebook page earlier about how the self-proclaimed caliphate Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is beheading Christian children.Sadly the…Read more →

The hypocrisy of judging

When I watch television or read the news, I am so often saddened to see just what a judgmental people we have become. Sure, we have always judged one another,…Read more →

Science vs. Religion

There has recently been a resurgence of the argument between those of a Religious bent and those who are more Secularist. When I was a kid it was purely a…Read more →

Oh no the Devil didn’t

2011.08.01
Authenticity
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I was brought up with the idea that the Devil was out there in a spiritual war with God and that all people were the pawns in this cosmological warfare.…Read more →

To respect an adversary…

There are times when we really are given a glimpse into the world around us, as well as within ourselves, and get the chance to look at what it is…Read more →

WTF and Y?

I get asked many things by people, I seem to attract the questions. That's cool, I actually like it, usually.One of the questions I get asked a lot, particularly by…Read more →

Good Days that Hurt…

For the most part, I love life.Life is such a wonderful gift from God, if you believe in He/She/It/Is, and for those that don't it's an amazing trick of entropy…Read more →

Miscellaneous Thoughts for Today…

I recently took a "normal" job, whatever that may actually be, I think of it as a place that pays me on a regular basis for some function that they…Read more →

What are we and Why?

There is an old question that I got asked in philosophy class that is reasonably close to a koan from the world of Zen, "Can God make a stone so…Read more →