sin, again

the more I have opened myself to hearing from God, the less hold sin has on my thoughts and behavior There’s a crazy notion on the loose.  Why do people think they’re prone… Continue reading →

a word about discrimination

Discrimination is an odd little thing.  Things can look so nice on the surface but it’s all rather grimy underneath.  I live in a country with a female president.  It’s also proud to… Continue reading →

my conversion to a-religious agnosticism

I think I’m going to have do an uncool thing here.  I’m going to have to declare myself a big old woolly agnostic.  I don’t have a lack of belief in gods: I… Continue reading →

realms of possibility

How an imaginary deity behaves? However you want them to behave. One of the arguments used by atheists to refute the existence of deities is that every religion that’s popped up has been… Continue reading →

theism is natural

Like it or not, atheism is the default position. Theism is not automatic or inevitable. Theism is not natural. Theism is completely natural for the human race. I’m not an expert on anthropology,… Continue reading →

the art of overthinking

If you won’t read the relevant material why should I have a conversation with you? I appreciate philosophy, I really do.  I like thinking about life, hearing new ideas and seeing things in… Continue reading →

let’s hear it for the dogs

We got our first family dog when I was nine years old.  When he died ten years later I was totally devastated.  Grieving when other humans die is normal, but it’s a bit… Continue reading →

magic moments

There is a great post about the burden of proof that I kind of disagree with, but really appreciate the long and entertaining discussion it has generated.  By far my favourite comment so… Continue reading →

morality almost solved

I’m still trapped on morality.  I wanted to move on to theism being default, or the evil of eating animals, or how deities speak to people, but they’ll have to wait for another… Continue reading →

serious questions

What do you do when you stumble across a blog of a sex-obsessed Catholic divulging the details of their daily struggle with porn?  Before any jokes roll in, it’s not titillating – it’s a seriously… Continue reading →