The title is rhetorical, so hold your answer Matt – over at [GBG] Atheist News – had some interesting commentary with his entry God, And Why We Don’t Need It Anymore Just like children the religious not only find comfort in fictitious entities but they can also be controlled through fear of punishment. That quote [...]
Do We Need God Anymore?
The Theology of Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica has numerous cultural and psychological threads throughout its ongoing plot. One of the most interesting themes is the struggle between humankind’s creation — the Cylons — and the struggle between reason & science and religion. Christos Tsirbas ponders the intent and meaning of the Cylons and how it reflects on our own superstitions [...]
Should Thanksgiving Day Be Atonement Day?
While the vast majority of U.S. Citizens celebrate Thanksgiving Day to remember the things we’re thankful for — including being thankful for our country — it may be better spent as a day of atonement. As Robert Jensen suggests in his article Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate Thanksgiving, he reminds us that what we should really [...]
Low Self-Esteem and Materialism Goes Hand in Hand
Rebecca Sato writes about self esteem and materialism in a recent entry on The Daily Galaxy. She starts off with a classic quote from the movie Fight Club, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. “Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” The [...]
Why Are We Called “Americans”?
If you live in the United States, calling yourself an American is quite silly. In fact, it’s probably offensive to citizens who live in other countries that also share our continent. It’s also quite arrogant to apply the entire continent to yourself and imply membership/ownership. I can only imagine how it came to be. I [...]
How To Defend Evolution
I was watching an interesting program last night that aired on the History Channel. It was a two hour special on how we came up with the Big Bang theory. It was really quite fascinating and it showed how that theory really is the most plausible theory that we have regarding how everything came into [...]
