Contextual Sin

After I posted my Jesus left some sin on my doorstep blog yesterday, I asked @Fallen_Depths to define sin for me. A bit of a Twitter discussion ensued. Our resident, ex-Rabbi, @byepluto said “Sin is just a word the church uses to keep you from enjoying yourself,” @Fallen_Depths responded, “No it’s not – and you [...]

Jesus left some sin on my doorstep

I was suffering a kind of a food hangover today — far too much greasy shit yesterday (lunch was halibut cakes on mashed potatoes with a California Zin and then the every popular espresso martini afterwards, dinner was scotch egg, bratwurst and potato pancakes with an imperial pint of Spaten Optimator and then an espresso [...]

Predestination is Bullshit

Just watched the second episode of Law & Order UK last night… There was this kid who beat another kid to death and his defense barrister used the defense of genetic predisposition towards violence: that is, that the kid’s genes were responsible for his aggressive behavior. Problem was, his barrister didn’t actually believe the defense, [...]

The right to believe stupid shit doesn’t make it RIGHT

Do I even have to write this one? Apparently so… I wrote that blog, You can believe what you want. Except… saying you have the right to believe stupid shit, but I didn’t say it’s RIGHT. Look, religion is based on faith… the more blind you are the more devout you seem to be. Blind [...]

You can believe what you want. Except…

That blog on bigotry and Muslims won’t go away… I can’t have an easy conversation about the topic because it’s complicated by so much opion disguised as fact — not just my opponents in the discussion but I find it hard to separate my own opinions from fact. I believe everyone has the right to [...]

Bigotry is Alive and Well in America

I’m practically speechless about this flack over the Muslim community center in New York City. I can almost understand the Republicans taking an openly bigoted position just because they shoot down anything Obama supports. I’m sure if Obama said, “I think every child should have a puppy,” they’d be all up in arms about forcing [...]

Talking to Walls

I don’t know why I think I can have an open exchange of ideas with closed minds but I find myself in arguments with walls posing as people from time to time. You know the types… you tell them the world is 4 billion years old and they say, “We don’t believe that” They try [...]