why some will never change

Thomas Paine's words: 

"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead."

evolution happened in the past and continues into the future

We have no say.....

does it matter who wrote the Bible?

On my Facebook page this morning I saw this article referenced. Last week my husband and I went to hear Bart Ehrman speak at a local university. He was invited by the Religious Studies group on campus. For about an hour, followed by a half hour of Q&A, we heard his explanations of why many of the New Testament writers were probably not who they indicated they were. It was a fascinating evening. The topic is not one of which I am unfamiliar. For several years now I have been looking into what it is we can really know about the Bible. Because I had isolated myself from the more liberal theologians' opinions, due to my lifelong evangelical bent, I had no idea of the controversies that existed regarding the Bible and its origins. Truth is important. How much I can really know about this subject seems to be more and more sketchy.

why bad beliefs don't die

This article stood out to me because it explains why I believed the way I did for so long. I understand better now how I was able to rearrange my belief system despite overwhelming odds against change. The particular set of circumstances I was forced to face allowed me a rare human opportunity to examine much of my life and then decide to change things around a bit. For this I am grateful.

love is hard

we are not all the same

The world we live in is not equal... this story shows how true that statement is.

religion fails again

Another example of why religions fail humanity. It matters not which religion we talk about. All are filled with people who can't live up to their preachers' admonitions to be submissive (turn your cheek), to love, and be at peace with all. You'd think that if one of them was right we would know about it by now.

Oh, yeah, I do know that the opposite can be quoted from their holy books also, war and destruction to the infidel and heretic. History shows us that war and religion have had a consistent partnership going for a long time. It's not likely to change, I surmise, unless cooler heads prevail, that means thinking people.