Russell’s Teapot: A cartoon with profound insight.
Don't take Jesus literally, well, maybe... Sometimes I wonder if Christians ever take the time to consider this particular aspect of how they go about their beliefs. Actually, I know many, if not all...
View ArticleChristians, the billboard at the church and very human discord
Yesterday morning while I was having my morning shower I found myself wondering about the atheist and the skeptic movements. In particular, I was pondering why we tend to disagree so vehemently on so...
View ArticleInventing religion
Just because you want it to be true, doesn't mean it is true. I have a question for… I’m not even sure what to call them. The question is for those people who consider themselves to be Christian but...
View ArticleWanganui District Council Drops Prayer
Clive Solomon: Your magic spells. They are powerless against me. So, the Wanganui District Council has finally seen the light. And, like every other societal advance, the Christians fought it kicking...
View ArticleAdverts, indignation and a little problem.
I had a bit of a laugh today when my wife pointed out this status from a Facebook friend of ours. I find it terribly amusing and not just a little bit ironic. I will never again in my life drink a Red...
View ArticleChristopher Hitchens Day 0x01
Faith is the surrender of the mind; it’s the surrender of reason, it’s the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It’s our need to believe, and to surrender our...
View ArticleOn the challenges faced by atheism and secularism.
I found a link on Google+ to an article titled: Chief Rabbi: atheism has failed. Only religion can defeat the new barbarians I read a comment on the article before reading the article and my opinion is...
View ArticleMental illness and the meaning of life.
I’ve heard many Christians claim many times that their life would be meaningless without God. That God and/or Jesus give their life meaning or that without their faith they would have nothing to live...
View ArticleHypotheses, theories and suppositions. And Google. I’m confused, mistaken or...
I’ve spent a significant percentage of my life, firm in the understanding that: a supposition is a guess, perhaps an educated one which one thinks might be true; an hypothesis roughly equals a...
View ArticleOn morals, actions and humanity.
Consider the following. For the sake of argument, assume you had to choose between these two options: The ability to take action and the taking of action to prevent one man – Sam Adams – from murdering...
View ArticleA curious message from God
I’m having a hard time understanding what the message from God might be in this situation: A 3-year-old boy died on Sunday after he was accidentally left in a hot car parked outside a church, according...
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