Archive for May, 2005

Transitional Atheism

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

Last night, excited about my new blog, I went to the religion section on my bookshelves and pulled out an old favorite. I started thumbing through A History of God by Karen Armstrong. If you’re interested in the development and evolution of the religions of the book (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), I highly […]

Origin of Religion - Part I: Fear of Death

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

As I mentioned in my last post, I believe that religion had an important role to play in the development of modern humans. It facilitated the transition from unaware animals to sentient, social beings. Religion happened for a reason (or several). I am fully aware that everything to follow is pure speculation. […]

First Post

Friday, May 20th, 2005

I was working from home one day, with CNN on in the background, when I heard them discussing a Christian movement called Dominionism. While this is not a new concept, I had never heard the word before. After doing a little research and learning more about it, I was horrified to realize that […]