reason

So, I decided it was about time I posted something new here. And, surprise surprise, I do expect some controversy. Today, I wish to discuss animal rights. I was debating this in an online forum, and when it got to filled with ad hominems and red herrings to possibly be logical anymore, I decided to take it here. So, yeah, I would love to know what the ProU community thinks about this.  Read More »

enlightened beings. what makes one enlightened?
what is the nature of thoughts of an enlightened being?  Read More »

I suppose the best way to start this blog is with a definition of "Faith" from Webster Dictionary. It reads:

(1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof.

Cutting to the chase: I am an atheist who is tired of religious people feeling like they have some sort of God-given right to rule over my life.  Read More »

When you hit rock bottom, looks like there's no way out, and you're all out of your element, what do you do?  Read More »

Can we really know anything?

Humans are inherently paradoxical and contradictory creatures, and can never completely be in the right or wrong, be completely assured in the total truth of a bit of information or an opinion. Accepting the impossibility of perfect reason is actually quite liberating...  Read More »

Quote:
He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave.
–William Drummond  Read More »

In an expanding, evolving society it is increasingly imperative to find a means by which all members can peacefully and harmoniously coexist. This need was the impetus behind the creation of legal systems and means of population control.  Read More »

"Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals.It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings." -- Anais Nin  Read More »