Another one of the ideas that wormed its way into my brain as a kid and set me down the path I've traveled is the realization that, had I been born nearly anyplace else in the world, I would likely have been taught a completely different religious belief system.  We put an awful lot of … Continue reading Luck of the Spiritual Draw

Ironically, of all the big revelations I've made to people about who I am and what I believe, my atheism is the one thing which strikes people as dangerous and detrimental. And I know it's not unusual.  I know I'm not alone in that.  Atheism scares people. The roots of religion in the modern world … Continue reading Perhaps I Should Wear a Warning Label