Choose NOW

Following some links from another blog I ended up at a site that declares the kind of church I grew up in as Satanic. I have heard this all before, as a kid. In the "dark age" others have not just heard this but they also got burned and killed by various other means because of the "heresies" they... Sign in to see full entry.

In most of the religions that existed around 2000 to 2500 years ago, sacrifice was deemed the appropriate means of atonement for sin or for asking favors from God/s. In India the Buddha refuted the usefulness of this practice around 500BC. There is not much debate about that today. The sticky debate... Sign in to see full entry.

George Lucas has given us a modern myth that underpins the basic nature of religious life that does not differ that much from ancient views as exemplified by various religious texts from all over the world since long ago in this very galaxy were we find ourselves in today. A belief in one source of... Sign in to see full entry.

I have previously indicated that I am convinced there are means of communication that lie outside the boundaries of the means and mediums of communication as accepted as scientific fact. I grew up in a Christian tradition that emphasized prophesy and I have also said that this tradition was... Sign in to see full entry.

Agnosticism has mostly seemed a tad silly to me. My own lack of understanding of this position has contributed somewhat to this view of mine. Combine this with the derogatory remarks made towards people of other religious stances by some agnostics this has made me predisposed to delegating this view... Sign in to see full entry.

Although I find the misinterpretation and out of context analysis of the various myths of origin funny, intriguing and sad, depending on the myth and angle of approach, they will keep on adding value to our lives as guidance to some, views to be contended by others and stimulating to further... Sign in to see full entry.

It appears as if we as humans are swinging on a pendulum. We apparently started off as brutes that lived lives full of malice and if we look at recorded History there is certainly a lot of stories that underline such a view. Now we seem to be moving in the opposite direction, which is good, if it is... Sign in to see full entry.

As I grew up I noticed that the preachers who had zest and humor kept the attention of the congregation. They didn't have to know much except all the sayings, and even style of saying it, as they learnt it by rote from their predecessors. They didn't even have to understand what they themselves were... Sign in to see full entry.

I see they have started up some equipment at CERN that will hopefully provide us the opportunity to view the sub-proton world. One question scientists want answered is the "dark matter" theories' validity. With all the knowledge we have gathered of the stars, the sub atomic world and everything... Sign in to see full entry.

I've just read an article about how much of my own ancestors history is going to be left out of the History books in schools in South Africa and this reminded me of a piece of History with Mythic qualities: I can't remember the exact date and place this happened, but this information is irrelevant... Sign in to see full entry.