BlogHide Resteemsthisbrent (25)in death • 7 years agoThoughts on Death and Dying from a Relatively Young Healthy AtheistWe are going to die and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoA Walk Through the Bible with MagogJust as a pig can be possessed by a demon a human body can be possessed by something else. Call it a ghost, an gin, a demon, an angel, a son of god, these bodies are clearly just shells. And as with…thisbrent (25)in art • 7 years agoExperiments in Photography as Art (Collection 1)thisbrent (25)in zion • 7 years agoFirst Snow in Zion National Park 12/21/2017 (Collection 2)And finally, a photograph of the first casualty on this year's "War on Christmas". A moment of silence, please.thisbrent (25)in zion • 7 years agoFirst Snow in Zion National Park 12/21/2017 (Collection 1)thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoJust Me and My Dad: Rage Against a FatherWhen I was younger I remember a Bernstein Bears book called "Just Me and My Dad". There is a picture I could not find anywhere in my computer of my brother and I intently listening to my dad reading…thisbrent (25)in animal • 7 years agoThe One and Only Species That Matters: Animal Abuse in the BibleIf a PETA activist hitched a ride in a time machine sometime in the future and was placed back into Biblical times they wouldn't know where to start protesting with all the carnage. Any scientist or…thisbrent (25)in hell • 7 years agoI Don't Believe in Hell and You Don't Either, My Christian Friends!One of the more obvious observations to make about the New Christians is their cognitive dissonance with this idea of hell. Of course the Bible is such a pieced-together, contradictory, non-unifying…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoHow Cosmology Can Fill That "God"-Shaped Hole In Your HeartI was driving to the university I attend today when a particular song came on through my CD player. It's called "Let It Carry You" by Jose Gonzalez off of his newest album called "Vestiges and…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoSalvation QuantifiedDear human, Did you know that before you were saved by grace by the Son of God himself people once had to sacrifice other species of animals to atone for their sins? Did you know these animals had…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoA.I.: The New Lost Souls & the Future of Our God and Our HumanityPART I: In the year 2050 the human-apes created Artificial Intelligence. These "beings" became almost indistinguishable from humankind - down to their brain functions, anatomy, and biology on a…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoDream Lives MatterThe really unusual day would be one where nothing unusual happens. - Persi Diaconis Late last Friday evening I woke up in the middle of the night terrified by a dream. I explained to my girlfriend…thisbrent (25)in atheism • 7 years agoGood Riddance 2017Today is the last day of 2017. I have only written two blog posts in 2017. "How to Build a Cult" and "How to Build a Cult - Part 2". When I started this blog five years ago I cared enough to write…thisbrent (25)in politics • 7 years agoHow To Build a Cult: Part TwoTrump’s most ardent supporters are . . . remolding their own views to keep pace with their leader. . . This shows the extent to which Trump’s rise was not based on any particular positions or…thisbrent (25)in politics • 7 years agoHow To Build a Cult"And were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." - Thomas…
