Category Archives: religion

Ignorance has its costs

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Richard

I wonder how well the pastor in Florida sleeps at night? When, against all good sense, he went ahead with the burning of the Muslim holy book, it sparked a series of protests that cost the lives of many innocent people? … Continue reading →

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Ignorance

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Richard

(Originally, I wrote this in September of 2010, but did not post it, as the person in question changed his mind and did not follow through on his proposed burning of the Qu’ran and Talmud. I am posting it now, … Continue reading →

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Papa’s Baptism

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Richard

My mother-in-law, Lemin (I call her Mama), is a devout Chinese Roman Catholic. Christianity was brought to China starting as early as the Tang Dynasty in the Eight Century. Her family’s beliefs date back possibly as long as Yuan or … Continue reading →

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Updated the essay

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Richard

I thought of one more case I wanted to cover in the essay Why I am An Atheist. The case is a corollary of Clark’s Third Law - a sufficiently advanced being having local control over the evolution of humanity. The case does … Continue reading →

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Why I am An Atheist

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Richard

I’ve been an atheist for as long as I can remember. Over all these years, I have spent a lot of time thinking about this subject. My reasons are mostly gut-feeling – I just don’t believe in God. I never … Continue reading →

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