March 2010

  • Six Arguments Against Religion III: Think For Yourself

    The Master is content to serve as an example, not impose her will. Sharp but not cutting, pointed but not piercing, straightforward but flexible, brilliant but not blinding. Tao Te Ching 58 In the previous two parts of this series, I’ve tackled two arguments against religion — that it gives a poor return on investment,… Continue reading

  • Six Arguments Against Religion II: Hypocrisy

    Last week, I laid out the first of six arguments about religion — arguments that I have found interesting and worth exploring in depth. The first argument was that if you chose the wrong religion, you’d waste years of your life. The second argument is that religious beliefs are frequently inconsistent. Christianity, for example, has… Continue reading

  • Six Arguments Against Religion I: A Poor Return on Investment

    After my “Evil Christianity” post a few weeks back, I’ve continued to think about issues of religion and belief. While my own ideas haven’t changed much, I’ve had the opportunity to discuss matters online and offline with a number of friends, both pro- and anti-religion. These six arguments against religion are ones I’ve personally found… Continue reading

  • On Astrology, Ancient and Modern

    Spinning their eternal solitary dance in the endless void, the burning stars fall forever around the galaxy, dropping, as they go, a few precious photons into our eyes. Each tiny light-droplet is thousands, or millions, or billions of years old; and it has traveled almost six trillion miles in each of those years. Today an… Continue reading