It is no defense of superstition and pseudoscience to say that it brings solace and comfort to people…If solace and comfort are how we judge the worth of something, then consider that tobacco brings solace and comfort to smokers; alcohol brings it to drinkers; drugs of all kinds bring it to addicts; the fall of cards and the run of horses bring it to gamblers; cruelty and violence bring it to sociopaths. Judge by solace and comfort only and there is no behaviour we ought to interfere with.
—-Isaac Asimov
Regardless of how Memorial Day started, it ought to be about more than solemn shows of faux patriotism. Memorial Day should be a time to reflect on the high price our nation has paid to pursue empire. It should be an occasion for us to question our love of war and think about its human costs. Perhaps the best way to honor those who have given their lives for us is to decide that no more will be sent to die in our name. And Memorial Day should also be a time for us to reflect on who we are as a nation.via redstateprogressive.com
Bill Maher on the “Wifer” Movement
(Source: dag221)
…the real strength of the atheist movement is not our headliners, celebrities, or professional atheists; it is our grassroots. It is you and me and our willingness to give a damn.
The ‘haves’ and ‘been hads’.
The Moral Perspective: Keep religious views out of goverment -
Take a look at this interesting letter to the editor, written by Dan Denney and published in the Watertown Daily Times :
All the pubic discourse on same-sex marriage of late is getting on my nerves. It seems so clear-cut to me that this is a social issue and not a political one. The government…
