From The Atheist’s Point Of View… You know what they say about oil and water not mixing. It’s true. Without a whole lot of chemical intervention, you cannot make oil and water mix. But, on closer inspection, you may realize that what you thought were oil and water are actually both variations on water orContinue reading “How A Devout Atheist & A Presbyterian Pastor Became Very Good Friends”
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The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 5: “Spirituality + Drugs = ?”
If you do it right apparently, spirituality is the best drug ever. Never mind getting high, spirituality can get you connected — to everyone and everything in the world. But, if your spirituality needs a boost — we have chemistry. Even before Christianity introduced sacramental wine to its rites (alcohol is as much a drugContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 5: “Spirituality + Drugs = ?””
Our View Of Everything
As I enjoyed my nightly “medication” last evening (a bowl of the indica strain Paris followed by a bowl of 9 Pound Hammer) in the company again of Jupiter and Saturn (Jupiter’s the bright object almost center, Saturn’s the dimmer object to its left) — — I had another of those “experiences”. For starters, itContinue reading “Our View Of Everything”
Cannabis Is A Perfect Drug For Spiritual Journeying
It’s a fact: humans have been altering their brain chemistry from the moment they realized they could do it. We don’t know how hunter-gatherers got high, but the odds are — knowing nature as well as they had to — that in addition to knowing what their bellies liked, also they knew what their brainsContinue reading “Cannabis Is A Perfect Drug For Spiritual Journeying”
The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 4: “The Politics Of Spirituality”
If talking about religion can start fights, imagine talking about religion and politics. Except we’re not talking about religion and politics, we’re talking about spirituality — and politics. Not the same thing — just like spirituality and religion aren’t the same thing. Should one’s spirituality have anything to do with one’s politics? Should one’s politicsContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 4: “The Politics Of Spirituality””
Jupiter + Saturn = Awe
I had one of those moments last night. I went outside to have a hit of cannabis — I use indicas to help me sleep (thanks to cannabis, I’ve been sleeping better for years) and there, in the sky, were Jupiter and Saturn, staring down at me. I live in Los Angeles where light pollutionContinue reading “Jupiter + Saturn = Awe”
Knowing Things In Your Heart Is Good; Knowing Them In Your Head Is Better
We talk a lot here about “knowing” — how can we be sure we really “know” anything. Can we ever be certain that what we know (actually what we think we know) is, in fact, reality? Every decision we make poses the same question: “In the current context, what does your knowledge tell you isContinue reading “Knowing Things In Your Heart Is Good; Knowing Them In Your Head Is Better”
The Faitheism Project Podcast Episode 3: “What Do We Really Know?”
Can we ever really know what we think we know? It’s a tricky question. It might be easier to answer what don’t we know? Our search for Spiritual Truth relies upon our senses first of all — but our senses give us an incomplete picture of the world at best. Our human eyes can onlyContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast Episode 3: “What Do We Really Know?””
Was Eve’s Original Sin Actually “Ambition”?
Fact: the Book of Genesis did not write itself. A writer can call the inspiration that motivates them to pick up their pen whatever they like. They can call it madness, they can call it the “divine”. It’s still just their own personal brain chemistry at work. The idea to write this blog post poppedContinue reading “Was Eve’s Original Sin Actually “Ambition”?”
Atheism & Hope
One of the questions atheists get a lot is “But, if you don’t believe in God, what gives you any purpose in life?” — as if the only way a human being could have purpose in their life was if some deity hung around them like the Tiger Mom From Hell. The variation on thatContinue reading “Atheism & Hope”