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 title makes it look like I’m talking about one thing. Nope, here are four links. First up is a post by JT Eberhard about a tweet. It’s a quote, attributed to Dostoevsky: “If anyone proved to me that Christ was outside the truth, then I would prefer to remain with Christ than with the truth.” … More Truth, Abuse, Fatties, and Church
I have four important issues to touch on today, listed quite obviously in the title. First up is coincidence. YouTuber QualiaSoup has a great demonstration of how and why a seemingly miraculous event could just be coincidence. I have little to add, other than to reassert his main thesis: an understanding of the mathematics of … More Coincidence, Metaphysics, Libertarians, and Rape
In continuation of my mixed yokes series, which started with my own story, here are some more of the replies I received when I asked for stories on reddit’s TrueAtheism sub. Catholics don’t count. Catholic girls have what they usually call “their own ideas about being Catholic,” which involves sex and no hell. I’ve … More Dating a Christian Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea: Reddit Stories Part 3
In continuation of my mixed yokes series, which started with my own story, here are some more of the replies I received when I asked for stories on reddit’s TrueAtheism sub. My wife is Russian Orthodox. I’m an atheist. We have a three year old. We’ve been married for four years, but have known … More Dating a Christian Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea: Reddit Stories Part 2
In continuation of my mixed yokes series, which started with my own story, here are some of the replies I received when I asked for stories on reddit’s TrueAtheism sub. my ex is catholic. im an atheist. we dated for 5 years. our breakup had nothing to do with the clash of religious beliefs. … More Dating a Christian Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Idea: Reddit Stories Part 1
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 