She was never really Christian,
Any fool can plainly see—
Not a born-again believer
In the Holy Book, like me!… [Read more…]
The Digital Cuttlefish
Since the music plays so briefly... Can you blame me if I dance?
She was never really Christian,
Any fool can plainly see—
Not a born-again believer
In the Holy Book, like me!… [Read more…]
It’s God’s love that gives you meaning
It’s God’s love that gives you worth
So there isn’t any reason
To respect you here on earth
In a world without a purpose
In a world without a God
You’re respected as a person…
This is somehow seen as odd.
(rant follows:) [Read more…]
A long one today, but it had to be said.
Over at WWJTD, JT fields one of the classic apologetic arguments from incredulity:
there are things that are undeniably real (like love, ambition, sympathy) but do not stand up to scientific rigor. We live in a world appointed with these things (love, ambition, sympathy) and they would be real even if science did not exist to explain them.
Anyone who has not seen that argument thrown around, welcome to the internet, and how have you enjoyed your first few hours here? [Read more…]
The media disparity
Is mostly due to rarity—
It’s “man bites dog” for headlines, but it’s “dog bites man”, page four.
And the “major blogger” narrative?
An ill-advised comparative;
It’s missing its criteria—but truth is such a bore… [Read more…]
I see progress, though it’s progress at a plate tectonics pace:
If an atheist was entered in the presidential race,
For the first time in our history it seems to be the case—
The majority’s not instantly opposed!
Fifty-four percent of voters told the pollsters “yes, we would”
If the atheist in question, every other way, was good
We are still the most unpopular—let that be understood
But the case is not immediately closed.
[Read more…]
A baby’s smile,
A toddler’s laugh,
A son’s first day at school
A daughter’s look
Of utter joy—
She swam across the pool! [Read more…]
I never use the A word,
Though I don’t believe in God;
Which leads to conversations
Which can get a little odd: [Read more…]
Some people hear the voice of god
Whenever thunder booms—
(They might have missed a science class,
One cautiously presumes.)
A summer storm impresses them,
And leaves them filled with wonder—
They hear the mighty voice of god…
I only hear the thunder. [Read more…]
We measured the people with surveys and polls
Their political leanings, their spiritual goals
Scientifically balanced, with proper controls
We could see how the data were rangin’
And the answers we got from some two thousand souls
Said the times, they are a-changin’ [Read more…]
When I was young, the God I knew,
A child could understand;
His evidence was everywhere—
The world was in his hand.
I needed no theology
I needn’t pass a test;
I simply was a Christian kid,
And so were all the rest. [Read more…]