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Tag Archives: Religion
Colleen and the Church Lady
Church Lady: “So lovely to see you here today, girl. On Christmas Mass at least. You haven’t attended in months.” Looks significantly at Colleen’s mother. Mother: “She has school and lots of work.” Colleen: “Nice to see you too. It’s … Continue reading
Maybe the Algorithms are Working Against Us
Most news, internet search, and social media platforms have optimized their offerings to suit what their viewers most frequently choose to see. That makes sense in terms of ad dollars, for they want to have a targetable demographic, but as … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Internet, Media, News, Politics, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Corporate responsibility, echo chamber, Education, Facebook, H. G. Wells, mass shootings, media, Religion, right-wing politics, school shootings, Social Media, twitter, white supremacy, World Brain
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Tolerance, Ethics and Conjoined Twins
On CBC radio’s The Current this morning, Anna Maria Tremonti interviewed a doctor who was responsible for the multiple surgeries that separated conjoined twins at MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston. The story was mostly concerned with the ethical implications … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, News of the World, Superstition
Tagged conjoined twins, intolerance, Religion, Superstition
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I Don’t Need to Change, I Need to Change the World Around Me
Although modern urban societies promote tolerance for the most part, there is a vocal minority who insist that they are entitled to more tolerance than others. Those of us who have read George Orwell’s Animal Farm recognize this logic. We … Continue reading
Proof of Alien Life, or at Least of Human Silliness
There has been a lot of excitement lately, in scientific circles at least, about the star that experiences periodic and unexplainable dimming. Conjecture about the causes of the phenomena range as widely as the people who are doing the dreaming … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Culture, Supernatural, Superstition
Tagged Alien Civilization, Aliens, Astronomy, Creationists, Dyson Sphere, Fundamentalists, Ken Ham, Kepler, KIC 8462852, Religion
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Gaming the Luck System
Many people believe in luck, and at nearly any moment you can see them jumping across raging torrents or betting in cascinos. What they believe in is difficult to define. Some, certainly, believe that they have some integral luckily component … Continue reading
Dean Koontz’s Innocence
Dean Koontz’s Innocence likely deserves or at least should be subject to, a mention of some kind. It was so vividly told, and with such evocative imagery, that I expected more from it than a hackneyed Eden story. The magic … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Literature
Tagged Atheism, Dean Koontz, Innocence, literature, Religion
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The Palimpsest that is Our Lives
I was listening to the radio today before I got out of bed and it was one of those days of poor reception. I was tuned to CBC in the foreground of the transmission, while in the background, for all … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Journaling, Literary Theory, Supernatural, Superstition, The Cabin, The Land, Writing
Tagged Alone in the Wild, Cabin, cabin in the forest, Journaling, Palimpsest, Religion, Writing
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Forerunners
When I was a child my foster father Cecil used to tell stories of forerunners. These were stories in which a local person would see some image of the near future. For instance, old Tyler Roach who complained to his … Continue reading
Posted in Supernatural, Superstition
Tagged Divination, Divining, Dowsing, Faith Healing, Forerunners, Ghosts, Ghouls, Operant Conditioning, Religion, Spirits, Supernatural
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