In the now defunct blog Smoke & Mirrors, Moonflake answers Hemant Mehta’s (The Friendly Atheist) list of questions that are commonly asked of atheists. I particularly like the answer to the question, "Would the world be better off without religion?" Moonflake answers: Depends how you got to that point. I don’t think the world would …
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Reality, Death, and Family Cats
There’s a great post on Unreasonable Faith by guest blogger Vincent Skolny (of Avangelism.com) about kids, their understanding of death, and the nature of reality. He writes about his three-year-old daughter’s understanding of death as it relates to a recently-deceased family cat… and herself. A small excerpt from the conclusion: Death isn’t confusing at all: …
Red Meat (the comic)
Red Meat has a great strip today… one that hits home with folks who tend to reject irrational and superstitious claims.