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ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011

2011-10-03T05:45:00.000-04:00

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ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011

2011-09-30T07:26:00.001-04:00

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2011-09-25T08:06:00.001-04:00

The Evolution Of Progress

2011-09-25T08:05:00.001-04:00

Progress is always change but not all change is progress. Progress is made for a reason, an adaptation made to overcome a problem or improve upon an issue. To remain stagnant means that your problems remain stagnant. To go backwards means that you are only revisiting a situation that you have obviously outgrown. Fear not progress nor change but embrace it as a child embraces a brand new toy, for as sure as the sun rises there will be newer and better toys as they discard the old ones.

2011-08-31T06:30:00.001-04:00

AGNOSTIC ANCIENT ALIENIST

2011-08-31T06:09:00.003-04:00

When it comes to the issue of non belief vs those of religious faiths, I submit that the semantics involved pertaining to their underlying meaning can be misleading. In the vein of intellectual honesty we must all admit that both Theists ( Christian, Muslim, Hebrew, etc) is a word that describe a belief system, and Atheism is also a belief system or better yet, a non belief system. Belief or non-belief is the core feature in each, though the preponderance of the evidence or lack there of stacks up high in favor of the nonbeliever. Yet there is simply not enough real evidence to say that there is absolutely no god in any shape, form or fashion, ( see Ancient Aliens on the History Channel). I know of few Atheists who carry that position. When we say definitively that there is a god, that is a fantastic claim that cannot be supported by a shred of real evidence. Once again we come down to belief. There is no word that I'm aware of that describes a person or persons who know that there is or is not a god, because no such evidence exists, then no such adjective exists. The burden of proof always exists with the claimant, those who make the fantastic claims.

Anecdotal evidence is really no evidence at all, usually just personal and emotional statements made about one's own personal convictions based on their biased perceptions of their experiences. The "I know because I feel argument" does not provide proof nor does the anonymous literary works of ancient "holy ghost" writers. Since there is no evidence for such a being as described in these holy books, the logical persuasive argument has to be awarded to the Atheist or better yet the unrepresented In this conversation, the Agnostic, who honestly admits they he/she does not know.

For me, I am first an Atheist in that I do not believe in the preposterous gods of religion. However I'm not sure that the gods of religion could not have been ancient aliens, I have to admit that the History Channel makes a pretty convincing argument that this may have been the case, far more convincing than the Christian or Muslim argument in my view. Therefore I'm an Agnostic Ancient Alienist as well. Lol

2011-07-22T13:50:00.000-04:00

Given the contradictions between science and religion, how do expect for our children to learn and excel in science when we teach them religion?

Religion, Sex and Relationships

2011-07-14T14:54:00.004-04:00

If you think that the preferred method of having a baby is immaculate conception or if you think that sex is only for procreation and if you also think that we are supposed to mate and stay mated to the same person for a lifetime, then Houston we have a problem. Christians, Muslims and Hebrews have all been filling our heads with these ideas for centuries, but are they correct, natural or better yet, workable in today's society?

When the idea of an immaculate conception is put forward as free from sin or corruption, it implies that conception by any other method is sinful or corrupt. Try carrying that around in your subconscious psyche for a lifetime and the probability is good that you might have some sexual issues? The idea that sex is sinful is compounded by the concept that if you have to do this nasty thing (sex) then it should only be for procreation so that your children can then be born into sin (snicker).

And what about those “abominable homosexuals”? Surely their sex isn't natural? I say of course it is! Here is where I point out that homosexual activity has been recorded in almost every species that has ever been studied by man, this list includes birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, fish etc. for which there is documented evidence of homosexual or transgender behavior of one or more of the following kinds: sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding or parenting, as noted in researcher and author Bruce Bagemihl's 1999 book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. In addition to that, saying that sex organs are only for sex of a particular kind is like saying that the mouth is only for eating certain kinds of food. With our present knowledge, the birds and the bees has become far more complicated than the concepts of Bronze Age man, from which sprang the ideas of the bible.

While many Atheists and Free Thinkers have shed themselves of religiously ideology, yet they have retained the remnants of religious philosophy in their personal relationships. The primary reason that religious philosophy does not work is that its foundation is magical instead of logical. Miracles by definition are highly improbable or extraordinary events, developments, or accomplishments that bring very welcome consequences, but the key word here is "improbable", which means it is inconsistent. Logic and science produce events that are predictable and manageable. I, for one, would not like to base my relationships on an everyday stream of miracles like the old magic eight ball that answered your question with a series of random general answers that you keep shaking until you get the answer you want. Many of us still want the monogamous relationship when the evidence provided by studies in both humans and animals suggest that monogamy is the exception and not the rule.

So why do some of us still insist on finding the "one" for us and living happily ever after? Because social indoctrination is a very powerful thing. Advertisements selling you the latest SUV with room for the family, etc. And while popular media with its very unreal housewives and bridezillas may be a turn off due to their over-the-topness , it doesn't turn you off to the concept of being a wife or a bride. Men who want to be good guys struggle with their libidos (and their wallets) to fit into the religious template of what a good guy is. If we all use the logic that brought us to the conclusion that there is no god or that religion is bunk, then we should learn to use that same logic in running our lives, at least then everything will make sense because logic is, if nothing else, consistent. If you are like many who struggle to find contentment in a relationship,, then you are probably using the wrong philosophy. You are trying to fit some, if not all of your relationship in the context of theist tradition. An inconsistent philosophy will yield inconsistent results but logic will lead us to the same place...a life of contentment.

Logic, The Language Of Gods

2011-07-13T03:42:00.003-04:00

We have come to a time in our history when we have a means to understand beyond the superstitions of our ancestors. We have a tool in science that answers some of the questions and a formula called the scientific method that has the ambition to answer many more. Yet, many of us will remain willfully ignorant, fighting the wealth of knowledge that is at our fingertips by way of technology designed by science and not primitive mythology. It has come to a point where the decision is not whether we can know but if we choose to know. Sadly for some of us, the truth has become a conflict of interest.

Somethings are no longer up for debate. For instance, we know the world is more than 6,000 years old and we know that the sun and the stars were formed before the Earth. We know that it is impossible to come back from death or to walk on water (unless Jesus was surf boarding). So, let's dispense with this foolery. Evolution is settled science and the reason we know this is because it is the same science that we trust in matters of medicine and of law--the same science that should have convicted Casey Anthony. But now that we have believed in fantastic tales for so long, we think that anything is possible but, no, it is not. Snakes don't talk and aggrieved mothers with missing children don't enter wet tee shirt contests.

Logic is the language of nature and if you must believe in a higher power or even a god, nature fits the bill. But don't try to put human feelings and attributes to nature because you'll become confused again. Nature has laws and rules and it is somewhat predictable and consistent if you know the science, if you know the language or the logical dialect because that is the language that nature speaks. Never be confused about life again, because logic is consistent. If you pray to it, it won't answer, just like your god won't except you know why nature doesn't because it doesn't claim to nor is it suppose to. So you don't waste your time trying to figure out if, when or how your prayers are going to be answered. I have this novel idea that if you want something, go work for it! There is no big fella up there favoring you over everyone else, you are not that special, regardless of what your preacher says when you pay your indoctrination fee, yes your offerings and your tithes.

Take my advice for a happier life, think outside the book and Goggle some science for some real answers.

When Fear & Prejudices Are Diminished, The Religion BUSINESS is Jeopardized!

2011-06-30T13:30:00.001-04:00

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2011-06-29T05:30:00.001-04:00

A lie is always insulted by the truth.

2010-08-06T08:38:00.001-04:00

Patterns are the words and wisdom of nature and life, they
tell you the past, present and future. Learning to discern patterns is
like developing super powers.

A More Perfect Union

2008-11-06T06:32:00.002-05:00

This morning I awoke crying as the TV replayed video of the scenes from the Presidential Election Of Barack Obama. The tears ran down a broad smile that strained the muscles in my jaw. I was embarrassed but not much as I sat alone on the couch. later I labored to explain to my friends who happened to be white why the tears flowed. I think at least two of them vaguely understood the magnitude of meaning that the election had for African Americans ( in the future I will drop the African)and for me personally, an Air Force Veteran who felt more of a genuine American than ever before. I tried to explain that the election itself was half the journey and a solution in itself. That Black Americans by and large don't expect any "hook-ups" as one White American was over heard saying at a gas station. These type of uniformed stereotypical opinions taken from anecdotal examples of sometimes only a single instance are part of the racial problem in our country. Black Americans are under no illusions nor delusions that President Obama will solve all of the countries problems, racial or otherwise. Sadly, some Americans cannot bring themselves to embrace a President that does not look like them. Instead they embrace fear instead of change and perpetuate the very devision that has made change so necessary. What lessons are learned from being on the wrong side of a land slide victory? If at all reasonable, individuals should take the time for introspection, reflection and evaluation of the merits of ones own positions. Now is a time of unique opportunity for all Americans to map a future of a more perfect union.

Wisdom From The Wise

2008-10-02T05:44:00.001-04:00

"It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; and freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds which follows from the advance of science." [Darwin]

"If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities." [Voltaire]

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism." [Einstein]

"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]

"I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul.... No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life – our desire to go on living … our dread of coming to an end." [Edison]

"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." [Lincoln]

"Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?" [Arthur C. Clarke]

"Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies." [Thomas Jefferson]

"Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile." [Kurt Vonnegut]

"Religion is based . . . mainly on fear . . .. fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. . . . My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race." [Bertrand Russell]