Merry Christmas From An Atheist!
Today is Christmas Eve, and I will soon be entertaining with family and friends to celebrate the holiday. Now I could not care in the least about the name of the holiday being Christmas. The holiday has about as much…
My Personal Path To Atheism
At one time I was a practicing Christian. I was raised as a Lutheran. A significant part of my family is Catholic, so I am familiar with that denomination of Christianity as well. Later in life I joined the United…
You Can’t Reason with a Woodpecker
“Tap, tap, tap, tap…” That is the sound of my home owning nightmare. Steady, rhythmic, unrelenting, and an announcement to all that the local woodpecker has returned to destroy the cedar siding on mine and my wife’s simple little home….
Skepticism, Gamergate, Ebola & Election Years
Normally I rant about atheism on this blog, but today I want to focus on skepticism. First I want to clarify what is the difference between the two: Atheism is the belief that there are no such things as deities….
The Passion of the AntiChrist (I’m Returning To School)
In recent years I have discovered a great passion for public speaking and blogging. I have decided to return to school to pursue a graduate degree that aligns with this passion. Thus I am in the process of choosing an…
Evolution–Yes, There Is Scientific Evidence For It
Something that makes me cringe is when I read or hear someone say that “There is no scientific evidence that evolution is real.” This statement says a great deal about the person making it, and absolutely nothing at all about…
Atheism Inspires Hope
Some people who practice a religion have told me that being an atheist means that a person has no hope for the future. That by not believing in a god, or the supernatural, a natural consequence is that life suddenly…
God Is Not Pro Life
I saw a bumper sticker that read “God is pro-life!” Now if you believe in a god, in particular the Judeo-Christian god mythos, then the bumper sticker’s intended message is that because god is pro-life you must also be pro-life…
This Crazy Work Life
Just a personal rant, because it is a Sunday. This has been buzzing around inside of my head for a while now, so it is time to get it out so that I have bandwidth to focus on other stuff….
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