God. Atheist. Agnostic. Higher Power. Believer. Creator. Spiritual. These are all words. As a writer I know the power that words can weave, but I also know that power comes from our interpretation. Without meaning, words are a strew of vowels and consonants. The ‘God’ Concept I stopped believing in […]
Continue ReadingI don’t ‘hate’ religion. Maybe I once thought I did, but I don’t really. I don’t think it’s ‘the root of all evil’ or that it ‘poisons everything’. Do I think it’s done a lot of negative things to the human race? I do, in terms of indoctrination, fear-mongering and […]
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No, Christmas is not a Christian holiday. There’s nothing at all wrong with Christians celebrating it – or Muslims, or Jews, or atheists for that matter, but it’s origins were Pagan. Christmas was originally the celebration of the Winter Solstice, or ‘the Sun Festival.’ Christ, if he existed, was said […]
Continue Reading(Contains spoilers.) One of the many things I love about GOT is its honest portrayal of human behaviour. The show really expresses the dangers of religious extremism and taking things too far. Even in this make-believe world, everyone believes that ‘their’ God; be it the Seven Gods, the Lord of […]
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I consider myself a rational person. I’m not superstitious, I don’t believe in spirits and devils and ghosts and other vague entities. I know the difference between fact and fiction; I read a lot of books and watch a lot of movies. I believe in judging people according to their […]
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I had a thought of several questions I might ask religious/theistic people (if rhetorical): 1. Why does the universe, in all it vastness, and all the other millions of galaxies and universes, then need an intelligent being that exists outside of time and space to churn all the cogs of […]
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