Recently, I was interviewed by Frank Zindler, and one of his questions was about my thoughts on this current pope. I think it’s worth expanding on my response a bit. First of all, as I no longer believe the veracity of Catholicism, I no longer accept that the pope has any authority over me. Some people … More My Thoughts on Pope Francis
For the few people who don’t already know, Frank Zindler is the editor of American Atheist Press, an author of several books, a polyglot, a musician, and a scientist – one of the very rare people who is a polymath (Renaissance Man). Before I knew who he was, I met and got to know him, … More Interview with Frank Zindler
One of the things I hate about being a woman is having periods. All the usual reasons (pain, having to deal with bleeding heavily from my genitals for a week, extra tiredness) certainly apply. Personally, however, I have a reason I don’t think is shared by everyone. Once a month, every month, my body is … More Taking a Break (Mostly)
I’ve decided to make a post of the conversation I’ve had with a particular commenter named Francis Philip. My reasoning is as follows. First, I wish to showcase my own failings in this conversation, hoping that doing so will help me to improve in the future. Second, it has become difficult to respond properly in the … More Conversation with Francis Philip
As you may have noticed, I have not been posting for a week. This is because I want to increase the level of content posted, and I think the best way for me to do that is to wait until I have good content to post rather than forcing myself to meet arbitrary deadlines. To … More Note to Readers
I realized today that there are really three things about which I am very passionate: making things, helping people out of religion, and animals. I enjoy crafting of all kinds, although I am currently most focused on programming (as my job that pays money) and crochet (as a fast way to get beautiful results). I enjoy … More An Insight into Myself
I no longer have any idea how (probably a family member posted on facebook), but I recently stumbled upon a post titled “When Generosity Looks Like Selfishness” that brought up one of the problems I have with Catholicism. To preface, the post is written by a Catholic mother for a Catholic audience. (Also, I am not … More On Family Planning
Was I a TRUE Christian? I was once told, “Speaking biblically one can never leave God if they were with him in the first place.” To me, this is just further evidence that the Bible is wrong, for I was on god’s side right up until I asked for help staying on his side and … More On “REAL” Christians
Because it’s Thanksgiving, the boyfriend and I will be doing a lot of traveling today and probably tomorrow to visit family, which will of course be stressful. It is for everyone, right?
This post is largely inspired by my reading of A Faith Brief: A Lawyer’s Argument for Why Faith Prevails Over Doubt by Patrick M Garry, although I am unlikely to use quotes from the book for this. I was reading through it and adding commentary a bit over a year ago, but I stopped bothering with the … More Faith vs Doubt
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 