A Naturalist’s “Faith”
As I continue to reflect on issues of faith and my journey beyond faith, enjoying the daily wonders and beauty of Nature, I return time and again to the wise…
Happy Heretic, Friendly Freethinker
As I continue to reflect on issues of faith and my journey beyond faith, enjoying the daily wonders and beauty of Nature, I return time and again to the wise…
I just borrowed my wife’s copy of The Power Worshippers by Katherine Stewart, and ate it up. I highly recommend it for anyone who is concerned about the merging of…
In his eulogy for Henry Thoreau in May 1862, Emerson quotes his friend as saying: “Nothing is so much to be feared as fear. Atheism may comparatively be popular with…
I’m sure I saw this survey last year (2019), and maybe you did as well. It was done by the Public Religion Research Institute and included the chart below. Several of…
A few things I’ve mulled over in my mind for a very long time. . . Philosophy, Religion and Trails to Truth In the book of Proverbs we read, “The…
This essay was posted today on “Rational Doubt” at Patheos. What are your thoughts? Hunting for Game and God
Have to admit, I ate a lot of baloney sandwiches when I was growing up. Somehow I survived … and learned to eat healthier foods as the years went by.…
Am I wrong about that? “What has occurred over and over through history? That person emerges from their “wild experience” and they immediately begin to talk about it. They find…