• Politics,  Rant,  Religion

    Our Founding Principles

    I’m often puzzled by the opinion on the right, that we need to steer our country back to our founding principles. One of my biggest complaints about our country is that it is too similar to the 1780s version of the US. I want change. I want a progressive future. I want the US to be BETTER, not the SAME. I mean, what has changed?

  • Rant,  Religion

    Indoctrination vs Free Will

    I was recently talking to a friend of mine. She is Christian and wants to raise her children to be Christian also. She sees it as her duty. She is “accountable to god” for her children, as she said. I have a few things to say about this. First, as an atheist, I don’t force other people to see the world the way I do. I encourage them to, but if someone insists on believing in a god, so be it.

  • Rant,  Religion

    Atheism vs. Agnosticism

    There are a lot of people on both sides of the religious debate that do not know what agnosticism really is. I remember being told, when I was a child, that atheism was more respectable than agnosticism because at least atheists “take a stand’. The reality, as pointed out by magician, atheist, and all around smart person Penn Jillette, is that atheism and agnosticism answer two different questions.

  • Rant,  Religion

    The Evolution of Science

    The great Bill Hicks asked, “You ever notice how people who believe in creationism, look really unevolved?” While this is funny, there is a certain truth to it. I have often said that the religious are a previous chain in our evolution. Our brains have evolved beyond superstition. Their’s haven’t. They just haven’t died out yet.

  • Rant,  Religion

    Christmas

    On the Twitternet, I’m amazed by how many Christians are not just angry, but FURIOUS that atheists celebrate Christmas. They think that Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth, and that as such, non believers shouldn’t be allowed to celebrate on the same day. Let’s break this down, shall we?

  • Rant

    Uniformity

    I know everyone wants to be a unique little snow flake, but can we get some uni-god-damned-conformity in this country? I’m not saying that everyone needs to have the same hair cut or whatever, but certain things should be the same everywhere. Look at your phone. Does it have the “123” row on top or bottom? Now look at the number pad on your keyboard? THE OPPOSITE!