My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
My latest YouTube video is a response to allegations that I am being overly aggressive in my criticism of religion. Watch this video on it’s own YouTube page The episode of Paulogia from which the information about the host’s background Read more
If you ask why atheists chose to believe in the less positive of two possible conclusions, you are not only ignoring the fact that how positive a conclusion has is totally irrelevant in discerning reality, but are also making the Read more
Very few Jews in Germany between the two World Wars saw the Holocaust coming. My great grandfather, however, foresaw it with grizzly detail. No – this wasn’t any Gift of Prophecy, and it wasn’t Extrasensory Perception. Rather, it was that Read more
Loose ends in Stoic philosophy can be resolved by visualizing your locus of control as layers of an onion. Click here to see this video’s YouTube page.
The article Why Churches Disbelieve Victims and Believe Pastoral Abusers has a great discussion on the irrational biases that are responsible for so many churches failing to take allegations of abuse by cleargy seriously. While it is far from perfect Read more
Instead of limiting it to just telling those with privilege to check their privileges, progressives should instead ask everyone to check all of the biases that can interfere with their faculty of reason. Anyone who’s spent any length of time Read more
Theistic optimism (the idea that the Universe is controlled by a God who will never give people more adversity than they can handle) is not merely an unsubstantiated viewpoint, but is also very harmful. It can cause victim-blaming, irrational self-blame, Read more
While many feel that their faith in God got them through hard times – did they really make it through because of their faith, or despite it? Someone asked on Quora why people have an inherent “need” to believe in Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 4: Composed 2018-02-21 in the afternoon. A Psalm of Sophia recounting being driven from a long-time church at the start of gender transition. Why have those I thought of as friends turned on me? They say that Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 3: Composed 2018-02-18 in the evening. Wise are those who follow reason and logic, Who are not ruled by emotions nor bound to preconceptions, Who keep their minds always open to reality Who always strive to see Read more