I Shall Not Worship
There are many reasons it would be pointless to try to convert me to a deist religion. One of the main snags I have with deist religions today is the whole idea of worship. I don’t really believe in worshiping anyone, especially not someone who claims to be a god, whether that entity be visible [...]
God Tends the Needs of the Few
“God doesn’t always give you what you want, but He will give you what you need.” -Peter, Captain of the Lady Alaska, The Deadliest Catch, Season 1, Episode 10: “The Final Run.” Of course, he is not the first person to say this, not by a long shot. I’ve heard it many times before, and, [...]
Man-Made Rules in a Man-Made World
I still try to hope that the rules of being an adult are like the rules of grammar. You learn the rules and follow them to show that you know the score, but once you have proven yourself, you can begin breaking those rules. Some people, obviously, skip right to the breaking, as they find [...]
A Better Lesson: Be Good, Even If There is No Reward.
Sometimes people tell parables to try to teach morals; sometimes those parables are crap. I Stumbled a page entitled “How to Treat Others: 5 Lessons From an Unknown Author” today. I have a lot of beefs with this article. I think things like this try to tell people to be nice for the wrong reasons. [...]
Genetically Modified Organisms: Yum! I’ll Have Seconds!
For those of you who remember my entry about bananas, you’ll recall that I mentioned that a fungus could wipe them out, leaving us screwed, banana-wise. Well, the banana experts (whoever they are) seem to think it’s inevitable that the fungus which killed them in Asia and Australia will soon come to South America (where [...]
Bananas: Not God’s Gift to Man
Most atheists have heard of the banana guy, that guy who claims that bananas are a great proof that god made the world for man. If you haven’t heard of him, here’s a video of him making his argument: (he’s chatting with Kirk Cameron – annoying Christian extraordinaire) It’s clear to me that this man [...]
Truth vs. Propaganda: Dropping the Chalk Edition
Truth. Most days I fear I am starving from lack of real information, something that I can verify to be honest fact. Everything has spin. I realize that in reality there is no truly objective point of view, it’s all been shaken around in the mixer of someone’s mind before hitting the page, but this [...]
Why I Had to Come Out to My Coworkers
If you’ve ever been in a situation where you overheard someone talking badly about you when they didn’t know you could hear them, you know the sort of feeling I had the day that I came out as Atheist to my coworkers: anger, frustration, the feeling of finding out someone who you thought liked you [...]
