I love this.
And Palin scares the hell out of me. I don't think very highly of cultists, and much of what I've read about her "church", not to mention her constanting labelling everything that fits her agenda as "God's work" is frightening. I would never have voted for McCain anyway, but this...
Well, I certainly do. Where someone is born has absolutely no relevancy for me; I'm judging on actions and words. This is a man that wants to keep to the status quo or make it even worse, and in my view, he certainly has no interest in improving the U.S. Apparenty, him having been in the army is...
I think a lot of Christians, and people of other faiths, are a lot more secular than they might admit, but I'm not sure whether they'd fit in the category of humanist or not. Sam Harris, among others, has pointed out that while all Christians believe in Jesus and the Bible, they vary in their...
On the individual level, I don't think any morals are necessary, and if you're completely on your own, going with the instinct to survive at all costs is probably the best bet. However, most all of us live in societies, and in order to maintain a society, some rules need to be established. At...
Currently, I'd define myself as agnostic, leading towards atheism. However, I grew up in the Christian church and would like to comment about that. In my opinion, speaking primarily about mainstream Protestantism in America, it's not only paternalistic, it's woefully misogynist. Women in the two...
In my opinion, a secular society is a happy society.
Religious beliefs are intense and person. For many people, they dictate voting practise, chosen friendships, lines of work, personality traits -- everything. Because they mean so much, I think it's hard for people to look past them when...