So we’ve all been totally fine during the pandemic, right? ha… In my case, i’ve gone through about 3 distinct intellectual ringers of annihilation and rebirth (funny enough, a post about that film (more…)
A New World of rationalism, religion, and extremism; Never the ‘tween shall meet.
Future of human race will depend on how we're able to deal w/extremism, cultism, irrationalism, mental illness,& the like.All tied together. — Uncle Fishbits (@UncleFishbits) April 17, 2015 Understand (more…)
The need for Critical Thought in a time of fake news and uneducated electorate….
Post election, I properly “twitter ranted” about critical thought in relation to this election, our country, and the issue with it being taught… or *actively* not being taught. Here’s a bunch of tweets, (more…)
There is no such thing as a Postmodernist Child.
“I hope that every time from now on, when you hear anybody talking about a Catholic child, or a Protestent child, a Muslim child, you will protest. You wouldn’t talk about a postmodernist child, or a Keynesian (more…)
Some more thoughts on belief, and being exhausted by it. Too exhausted. But this Poem MESSED me up as a kid.
Okay this was a ramble. Coffee laden. Everything is a waste of time by nature. I find the way I spend my time to be something to be profoundly vigilant about. It might be hypocritical, then, to get (more…)
The way time ends for our human perspective in this universe. We have 2 ways out of here… which do you prefer?
How does time end for humanity? Let’s assume the best case scenario, right? Â We are able to continue our legacy as wanderers, hopping from planet to planet, solar system to system…. and I won’t even (more…)
Sunsets
This comment is in response to a wonderful friend’s musing on Sunsets and religious interpretation vs atheism……. —————— “You realize that the sun does not go down, it’s just an illusion (more…)
The Magic of Truth & Lies – Belief & Deception
I got all tingly. Brilliance and “truth” from Marco Tempest. 5 minutes of TED never hurt ANYONE.
Hitchens alive, kicking, debating, par usual, with Sam Harris & the “Afterlife”
Haven’t watched it yet, but popping open the vid, something struck me. I haven’t thought of the concept of an afterlife since I rejected it at 7, noting Santa Claus was more feasible and he wasn’t real. No (more…)
Living without Religion – A Center for Inquiry Campaign
*Nice*. Â Center for Inquiry is a humanist skeptic group. Â They aren’t as active as CSICOP (committee for scientific investigation into claims of the paranormal) in debunking frauds, etc…. but more (more…)