“Oh No He Di’ent?” And Other Responses We’re Sure To Hear Next

The man who brought you rap for Jesus (“Jesus Walks”), Kanye West, went on record yesterday in support of gays during an MTV interview and that’s got to be a good thing overall but I couldn’t help but laugh during one part of the story. (I’m sorry but “yo” is as silly an expression as . . . → Read More: “Oh No He Di’ent?” And Other Responses We’re Sure To Hear Next

Let’s Get Things Back Into Perspective Here!

Les, I just went thru a thing on my blogspot allanjanssen.blogspot.com that got me going enough I though I would run it here too!

The fact that we can examine ourselves thinking, (Like mentally looking in a mirror) is one of the great mysteries. This, along with the existence of God, the process of . . . → Read More: Let’s Get Things Back Into Perspective Here!

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Les you wanted a rant and here is one. (That’s like “I always wanted to be a writer, and now I are one!) In my Book “God-101” I go to great lengths to explain that the book is not about religion, but rather, what religion is NOT! Let me put it into a nutshell for . . . → Read More: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Summer Reading

Although not your standard escapist novels, these two books are definitely beach worthy. The first is The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris. The second is The Ethical Brain by Michael Gazzaniga. Harris has a degree in Philosophy and is now completing a doctorate in neurosciece. Gazzaniga is . . . → Read More: Summer Reading

Quiz: What is your world view?

Haven’t done a quiz in awhile now and this one seemed pretty good so I figured I’d give it a shot.

You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world . . . → Read More: Quiz: What is your world view?

The Meanings of Our Lives

Life is a series of events each of us experiences and shares while we curiously and naively, sometimes ill-advisedly, commence from one moment to the next. We do not begin life tainted or damned and if anyone tells you are evil because you are alive, then that one is an enemy of being-ness and ignorant . . . → Read More: The Meanings of Our Lives

The Time Traveler Convention or: Never Mind?

I found out about this interesting endeavor today and couldn’t put thoughts of it aside. “What is it?” What it is is a convention for time travelers to meet up, as many times as they like, for a one time only event.

Technically, you would only need one time traveler convention. Time travelers from all . . . → Read More: The Time Traveler Convention or: Never Mind?

Footprints in the Sand and a Sudden Realization

                                  One night a religious man had a dream.                       He dreamed he was walking along the beach with his god.

              He . . . → Read More: Footprints in the Sand and a Sudden Realization

THE TRUTH, THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

                                      THE TRUTH, THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH                                                 By Peter Fredson Roaming through some blogs . . . → Read More: THE TRUTH, THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

Intelligent Design from a software engineering perspective.

I have been hearing from the grand old US of A a lot of trouble about Intelligent Design being used as a sneaky tactic (for people who make a habit of not using the little grey cells, this is sneaky) to get creationism into schools. I personally would not discount external interference in our development, . . . → Read More: Intelligent Design from a software engineering perspective.