Yes, in that they are both the results of the human need to make sense of the world around us and to unravel life’s great mysteries. But that’s where the similarity ends; religion is based on beliefs for which there …
Author: craigshields
Sounds Good on Paper, But . . .
The idea of a calm presentation of the news may have a certain surface-level appeal, and, at most points in history, that may have been completely appropriate. But what about 1933 when Hitler was coming to power in Germany? What …
Congressional Republicans: Does This Sound Like Good Advice?
When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke, but then I realized that he means this sincerely. The president’s approval rating is in the low 30s, as most Americans are disenchanted, to put it kindly, with his …
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JD Vance and His Certainty Re: God’s Work
At left we see illustrated the core problem with the world’s theistic religions, i.e., that adherents are so certain of the rightness of their beliefs that they have no problem destroying the world. FWIW, I have a friend who takes …
How Would You Feel If . . .
Sad that it came to this, but not nearly as sad as I would be if he gets away with all this criminality, and the rest of the world writes us off as avid supporters of crime and apathetic to …
The U.S. Post-Trump
We read a great deal about people who think that repairing the damage caused by Trump is going to be quick and easy. Others are not nearly so sanguine, pointing out that many nations have gone to great lengths to …
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The Problem of God
A course called “The Problem of God” a requirement for all incoming freshmen at Georgetown University, or at least it was in the late 1970s when I was a grad student there. Here’s part of the “problem,” at least for …
Trump’s Track Record of Disasters
One can add a few things to the list here, e.g., the U.S. military, educational standards, the application of science in policymaking, and the quest to phase out fossil fuels. It appears that Trump destroys everything he touches, with exception …
Defeating the Enemies of Democracy
Michael Fanone, the DC police officer who was severely beaten by the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, calls on all Americans to take a side, preferably the side of democracy, freedom, and rule of law.
A Tough Time?
It’s true that those in fear of being called “libtards” by hateful morons are under attack here in the most terrible days of the American republic. But you certainly wouldn’t rather be one of these idiots, would you? Long after the …
