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A Thought Experiment

I’ve been thinking lately about just what sort of “god” might have created our universe. Mind you, that doesn’t mean I’m leaning into theism. Living in a nursing home leaves me with just a bunch of idle time. My mind has been wandering off into strange places. So let’s do a little thought experiment, shall we?

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And The Debate Continues

This was originally part of an email discussion / debate between me and a friend who happens to also be a Baptist preacher. The discussion occurred a couple of years back, but recent events in my life prompted me to edit (for his privacy) the text just a bit and release it in a post. And I know I haven’t been around much lately. Hopefully that’s about to change. I’ve had some serious health issues but it appears I have the worst of it behind me. Anyway here goes… Continue reading

Sometimes, The Republicans Are The Jackasses

Well here we go again. Christians are once more seeking to worm their doctrine into our public schools. This time it’s in Arkansas. State Representatives Mary Bentley (R) and Gary Stubblefield (R) have sponsored a bill (HB 1701) to allow teachers the option of teaching Creationism to K-12 students as a theory. It’s passed in the State House on a strict party line vote and as of this writing is awaiting a vote in the State Senate. Continue reading

Is My Meme Mean?

GodMightyNotI never know why or when I’ll suddenly be “inspired” to write a blog post. It’s more for my own benefit that anything else – I’m not exactly an online celebrity. In this case I had posted a rather testy meme on Facebook because I was (and remain) so weary of all the inane “God memes” people are posting right now. This always gets worse in times of crisis. With covid-19 raging around the world, FB has become flooded with memes about how “God is in control” and “God is mighty” and so on and so forth. So I posted a larger version of the image on the left. Took all of about 10 minutes to create it with Paint.net. And what’s obvious is that all these pro-God memes are not statements of faith. They are instead an obvious attempt by frightened people to convince themselves that their god is there for them. And I remain convinced that He is not.