My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Alcoholics Anonymous has a book titled “The ‘God’ Word – Agnostic and Atheist Members in A.A.” While this book has some great things about it, there are also somethings about this book that make it problematic.
Sung to the tune named New Britain – which is the same tune that traditionally, Amazing Grace is sung to. The Earth, our home among the stars Around our yellow sun, Where once far deep breath the waves The earliest Read more
While some of the attitudes encouraged in Christianity are unhealthy (even if not all such values require a belief in God per-se) there are a lot of values which Christianity shares with other religions and which are also good values 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. 5: Composed 2018-02-26 in the evening. Some of us live short lives and others live long lives But only relative to the typical human life span. Even the longest lived person to ever live Lived but a 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
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 2: Composed on 2018-02-11 in the evening. How long will the foolish stay in power? How long will they continue their reckless schemes? How long will they hold the world in jeopardy Believing that God will fix Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm #1: Composed 2018-02-11 in the early morning hours. All the animals and all the plants Come from a common ancestor. Less than four billion years ago Lived the life from which we all sprung. Time went on. We Read more