Wanna see some atheist dirty pictures? When I was at Skepticon 3 earlier this month, I got to do a photo shoot for the 2012 Skepticon pin-up calendar. I prepared for the shoot for weeks; I agonized over what to wear and what props to bring; I even bought a new Dark Garden corset and …
Monthly Archive: November 2010
Nov 29 2010
Happily Single, Happily Married
An edited version of this piece was originally published on AlterNet. This is the complete, unedited version. How long should you wait after a relationship ends to get involved with someone new? And is that even the right question to be asking? I write a lot about the hazards of making decisions about sex and …
Nov 26 2010
Why Religious Believers Are So Desperate for the Atheist Seal of Approval
“But surely you don’t mean my religion!” If you hang around the online atheist world long enough, you’ll notice an interesting pattern. Many religious and spiritual believers who engage with atheists seem very intent on getting atheists’ approval for their beliefs. Typically, these believers acknowledge that many religions are profoundly troubling. They share atheists’ revulsion …
Nov 18 2010
Greta Speaking at Skepticon 3, Nov. 19-21 – and Brief Blog Break
One last reminder: I’m going to be speaking at Skepticon — the totally awesome, free- of- charge atheism/ skepticism conference — this weekend, November 19-21 in Springfield, Missouri. I’ll be speaking on Saturday, November 20, at 10:30 am, on Atheism and Sexuality. (“The sexual morality of traditional religion tends to be based, not on solid …
Nov 17 2010
The Fat Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Phase 2, Part 2: How Do You Know When Enough Is Enough?
This is Part 2 of a two-part post. In yesterday’s piece, I talked about the process of switching from weight loss to weight maintenance… including the strange attraction of the process of losing weight, and the challenges of letting go of that process and embracing lifelong weight management. Today, I talk about how you even …
Nov 16 2010
The Fat Positive Feminist Skeptical Diet, Phase 2: Switching from Loss to Maintenance
I’m done. I am officially done losing weight. I’ve reached my target weight. Or, to be more accurate: I have reached the bottom of my target weight range. Or, to be even more accurate than that: I have made a final decision as to what my target weight range should even be (something I wasn’t …
Nov 15 2010
Why Being Single Can Be Great for You — And Your Future Relationships
In American culture, it’s generally assumed that everybody wants to be married, or to be in a long-term relationship. It’s assumed that everybody should be hitched up, and that everybody would be better off that way. Oh, sure, if you’ve just broken up with someone, it’s considered prudent to take a break between relationships. But …
Nov 12 2010
Why Atheists Are Better Prepared for Death Than Believers
I write a lot about atheist philosophies of death. I’ve written about how loss, including death, is necessary for life and change to be possible. I’ve written about death as a natural, physical process, one that connects us intimately with nature and the universe. I’ve written about the idea of death as a deadline, something …
Nov 12 2010
The Vows
Five years ago today… * VOWS First part: Celebrant prompts and brides repeat sentence by sentence: I, Greta/Ingrid, take you, Ingrid/Greta, to be my partner for life. I take you into my family, and take your family as my own. I promise to love you, honor you, and treasure you. I promise to trust you, …
Nov 11 2010
Penitence as a Perpetual Motion Machine
Warning: This is not a nice story. This story contains extensive sexual content — what with it being porn and all — and is not to be read by readers who are under 18, or who do not want to read adult material. In addition, this story contains content that some people may find disturbing, …
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