The other morning Kid1's teacher cheerfully greeted us with the news that the children would be celebrating the festival of Michaelmas. The children would be polishing their golden swords in perpetration for the event, and dyeing golden capes. There would be a great pageant, and Archangel Michael would come and slay a dragon. She was … Continue reading Archangel Michael, Dragon Slayer
Image of our Alien Overlord appears in bark mulch
People see religious imagery in food all the time, and Jesus regularly appears in the most random places. This morning at the park, I found a different kind of image: one of our Alien Overlords appeared on a piece of bark mulch. Well, either it is an image of our Alien Overlords, or Cthulhu, the … Continue reading Image of our Alien Overlord appears in bark mulch
what I’ve been reading – superstition, sex & creation
Narendra Dabholkar - Narendra Dabholkar, fighter against superstition, was killed on August 20th, aged 67Another Obamacare Win: Religious Birth Control Exemption Thrown Out by CourtMichigan Attorney General Schuette: Marriage is for regulating sexual relationships to make babiesChristians, Can We Drop This 'Creationism' Thing Already?Texas Textbook Hearing Incites Debate Over Whether Students Should Learn Creationism meme via … Continue reading what I’ve been reading – superstition, sex & creation
is there “science” in Christian Science?
Throughout history, Religion has had a problem with testing and questioning. One of the (many) reasons the Catholic Church hated Martin Luther is because he translated the Bible into German so the common man could read it without the Priest as a middle man. The Catholic Church also disliked Galileo because he challenged their views … Continue reading is there “science” in Christian Science?
One Year In, Now What?
I started this post months ago, and I've revised it and revised it and revised it ever since (and I'll probably have revised it a few more times before it goes live - it has had 25+ revisions so far). I was initially considering quitting blogging entirely -- I'll be honest, the fact the top … Continue reading One Year In, Now What?
A Letter to the Jehovah’s Witness Lady
I found this to be a most enlightening piece, I was not aware that MBE's coming was foretold and by prophecy and that the signs were fulfilled. I may have to keep this piece on hand if the dear Mormon missionaries ever come back to visit.
what I’ve been reading – children & play
Every now and again I think about starting a Kindism twitter feed or FB group to share links, memes and amusing article and then Real Life intervenes and the memes and articles get misplaced. To try and stop this from happening I've decided to start randomly sharing collections of links to articles (other than the … Continue reading what I’ve been reading – children & play
Ancient philosophy meets Darwin: Can science offer a way of life?
Ancient philosophers differed from those today in one crucial way:
For them, philosophy was a way of life.
Can science, too, be a way of life?
Philosophy as a way of life
All the ancient philosophers, from Socrates to the Buddha, investigated their world not just for the sake of learning, but in order to discover how to live a flourishing life.
For example, when Socrates asked his fellow Athenians about piety or virtue, it wasn’t just for love of conversation – he wanted to expose the confusion fouling up the unexamined life. When Hypatia of Alexandria explored mathematics and astronomy, it wasn’t just for the sake of learning – she wanted to know how she fit into the cosmos. And when Siddartha Gautama investigated the nature of desire and aversion, it was not out of pure interest in psychology – he wanted to know how to eradicate suffering. All…
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Fate vs. Freewill: Did Jesus have a Choice?
The fate vs. freewill discussion always fascinated me, it was one of the few discussions I enjoyed in my high school English class, and I was quite curious how it applied to Biblical lore: Adam and Eve had a choice to disobey God - I always found that poorly planned on God's part, but that … Continue reading Fate vs. Freewill: Did Jesus have a Choice?
the Co$t of Chri$tian $cience
I have written at length about authorized Church Literature, how every "good" Christian Scientist has at least three copies of Science & Health, and how even the Right Dictionary can make a difference. I recently visited a friend who had several bookcases full of CS-related literature - Bound Volumes, multiple copies of the KJV Bible … Continue reading the Co$t of Chri$tian $cience
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