Shining the light of truth on delusion
I just want to riff a little. The other day I was going back through some of Daniel Dennett's book Breaking The Spell and got back to the passage where he talks about belief in God being an affectation similar to being in love. He begins by quoting William James: There is a state of mind, …
Pardon the interruption Just a different tack this morning. More of a journal/stream of consciousness thing. We will resume our regular Science, Sociology, Morality blogging in a few days. After posting some of my poetry yesterday, several people approached me on twitter to ask questions and tell me how they could relate to what I …
I need to remember Love once seemed magical To mean something Now, it seems All I can do is to remember remembering. What would it be to feel? What would it be if it were here, now? With me, not simply words upon a page I need to remember.
Here lies nothing A simple thought From a frantic mind Sitting here on the edge So easily deceived Visions so grand Yet not to be believed Waiting to hear the truth Lips that have not spoken A promise soon is broken If I can yet feel it Does that make it real? Holding in my …
It is quite certain this question has haunted many of us throughout our lives. As we walk through the minutes, hours months and years, we are bombarded by the constant internal naggings of ‘Am I good enough?’ ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ ‘Is this the right career?’ ‘Is this the right relationship?’ Day in …
This is going to be a long and detailed post. I am breaking it into smaller sections which should stand on their own. Also included here will be plenty of links if you wish to follow them into the fascinating worlds to which they lead. This will be part one of what I expect to …
Continue reading "The Origin and Meaning of Human Ethics (part 1)"
Please excuse me while I go on a little rant. We're all probably guilty of this to one degree or another, but those of us still holding to conventional ideas of common courtesy pay a higher price. Let's begin, shall we? We have entered an era of 'microwave, I want it now' expediency. Everything we need or think …
Continue reading "The Decline of Civility in the Electronic Age"
I would like to take you on a personal journey. It is a journey I am hesitant to make as I will need to admit some things from earlier in my life that I would like to leave behind. Those of you who follow me on my Twitter account are probably aware of my …
From apple pie to religion, the road to our ultimate subjectivism is paved with the gravel of the senses.
Conversations about the divine tend to focus on the content of belief, the what, over the purpose and motivation for such understanding, the why. However, there is value in the investigation of the human need for faith in a deity, just as there are in the elements of that belief system. Among the problems I have encountered …
Fighting the Myth 