I was going to write a longer post, but my sister called and took up my writing time… It’s not like I can say, “No, I need to work on my blog that exists because I want to disprove everything you believe.” Oh well. I truly suck at being an adult. I don’t think I’ll … More Adulthood, Animal Abuse, and The Crocoduck
What follows are the notes I made while watching God’s Not Dead. I had intended to write a full review, and I may still do that, but I don’t have anything else to post this morning, so here you go. Did he seriously just joke about giving extra credit for using a lowercase g at … More Reginald Watches God’s Not Dead: Raw Notes
Tell them to grow up and let you live your life how you want to. If they get hurt or mad over something so pointless as someone else’s private religious preferences or lack there of and they judge someone based on that they do not sound like reasonable people. A parent should never judge their … More Is Religion Really a Private Matter?
Just four pictures to share today. To this first, I had a visceral reaction: Not everyone who says these sort of things is being an attention seeker. I’m sure I’ve said all three of these at some point, and each time, it was because that really is how I perceived myself. Telling someone with low … More Attention, Ocean, Tipping, and Transexuality
This is a topic where I’m not sure I know my own mind. I grew up with guns, and I was pretty proficient with a rifle last time I tried to use one. I enjoy hitting a precision target. I think it just makes sense that more people carrying concealed decreases the crime rate, because … More Gun Control
I learned recently that September is Suicide Awareness Month, which is awesome, I guess. Awesome in that one exists, terrible in that one is needed. I learned this from a lengthy post that’s a year old. I identify so much with the majority of his post that I was tempted to just reblog it, but … More September: Suicide Awareness Month
“I WAS going to volunteer for the Suicide Hotline a week ago, one of the screening questions is how do you feel about child molesters. I had to take an honest assessment of myself and question if I could be the one to talk someone who was feeling guilty of doing that out of suicide… … More Child Molesters and Suicide
This is a simple but profound statue that I think shows a great deal of truth: Only you can change yourself. On the other hand, here is a quote by a man I admire: In this case, I must disagree. My beliefs were based on evidence, and I was able to be convinced they were … More Changing Yourself and Convincing Believers
My life changed forever at around 3 AM one random Tuesday while playing Truth or Dare. We were sitting in a circle in one of the dorm lounge areas, some of my friends and I. Mark normally avoided such games, but he had been roped in this time. When he asked for a truth, I fired this … More Truth or Dare
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 