Time to close some tabs, this time on my perhaps greatest intellectual heroes. Daniel C Dennett and Douglas Adams. Starting with Adams: “Is there an artificial god?” – Douglas Adams brilliant speech on Digital Biota 2 Cambridge U.K., September 1998. Fabulous stuff in a rambling typical Adamesque way. Including the [...]
fungrimHere’s a position I’ve been thinking about lately, and been tempted to try out, which has to do with the problems of communicating across different view points, mostly in paranormal, faith based or plain strange discussions (let’s call them “supernatural” for this post). Such discussions are often frustrating both for [...]
fungrimBecause low hanging fruit is soooo easy to reach. Here’s two more or less funny and one “damn yes I told you so”: A guide to Christian clichés and phrases. Hah! Have had some naughty sex?! What?! Hax x2! And no: Einstein was very much not religious. Enjoy.
fungrimLately I’ve started reading Stephen Law. Don’t really know why I picked him up, but so far so good, most of the stuff he publishes is very nice. In fact I shall have a look around for his books as soon as I’ve finished my current stack.In particular, his take of the problem of evil, is gratifying, The God of Eth: This [...]
fungrimI’m confused. Is this ironic or not? It seems true to me. Prayer is a late-term symptom of Religion. it is one of the most accurate, non-medical means of determining whether or not a suspected person has been infected with Religion. Yes. It has been observed that nothing works just like prayer. LOL!
fungrimThis is a damn fine blog which you all should read. A teenage atheist in a heavily catholic country. With an intolerant family. Damn it got me angry. Let’s all go there and leave our encouragement and respect.
fungrimSince space is cool and important: Reasons to explore space. What to do if you’re a muslim in space. Stupid shit. Star Wars X-Wing flight.
fungrimA short note to self: even though it’s an ugly t-shirt, perhaps a banner or a poster would be nice? Damn good stuff! (But perhaps not for faint hearted Christians).
fungrimItem no. 1: Via Jim Downey at Unscrewing the Inscrutable, a perfect example on what religious law will give you. I imagine it wasn’t that much different in Europe some hundred years ago. This is the shit: a boy and a girl, walking together in public even though they were not yet married. According to the Supreme Court’s [...]
fungrimSo, last night I sang at a midnight mass together with St Jacobs Chamber Choir. The darkest night in the quiet week. Right in the plot, the longest dark, where our heroes seems doomed, with evil on all sides and no way out. And it struck me, forcefully, how self-centered and, here comes an ugly word indeed, whiny the religious angst is [...]
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