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Jesus Never Proclaimed He Was God
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Continue reading →: Jesus Never Proclaimed He Was GodTake a look at this video: https://youtu.be/S58rH52JWEU. A couple of take aways from this exchange and Dan McClellan’s educated response to it. First, if you are not subscribed to any of Dan McClellan’s websites or social media, and your mind is actually open to refreshing new ideas regarding the interpretation…
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Continue reading →: #02262024a – What Is Atheism?
One of my random thoughts of the last several days: I’ve been spending a lot of time on TikTok (although my posts are few and far between – this virus has me going into coughing fits every time I speak). But one of the things I’ve seen occasionally is the…
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Continue reading →: 02262024 – Working on It
I’m afraid I’ve been out with a virus for several weeks but may be finally getting over it. WordPress has been giving me fits – it’s clearly not the same as it used to be and I’m still trying to understand the editing system; in the meantime, I’ve updated the…
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Continue reading →: Working on a New, Revised Northstate Science blog
I’m revising and resurrecting the Northstate Science blog! Still learning the new formats and styles. Please also check out my TikTok page at http://www.tiktok.com/@northstatescience. More soon!
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Continue reading →: Duncan Hunter May Have A Point…
Here in California, Representative Duncan Hunter is essentially defending troops’ right to be homophobic to their fellow gay service members by introducing a bill designed to prevent repercussions for any who do not approve of a gay lifestyle. The bill, in part, reads as follows: To amend Public Law 111-321…
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Continue reading →: Texas: Hows that “Personal God” Working Out?
“Right now our water towers have no water in them at all,” said Mayor Donald Kile. “According to the weather forecast we got no relief coming. We’re believing and we’re praying for rain.” Of course, it WILL eventually rain substantially in north Texas again..and those convinced of a god who…
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Continue reading →: Have Gun…Will Not Go To Church
[NOTE: I actually wrote this post the day before the Tucson tragedy and for some reason, did not post it right away. After contemplating it for a week, however, I believe my comments are still valid. Gun access was certainly a part of the tragedy, but there are many other…
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Continue reading →: Is God Responsible For Natural Processes?
A couple of commenters on previous posts have raised some interesting and thoughtful issues. I’d like to get to several of them eventually, but I want to start with Dave’s comment several posts ago regarding how infuriating it is to try to deal with creationists. Dave is clearly a good…
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Continue reading →: A Good Blog Site To Visit
I really wish I had discovered Dr. Robert Cargill sooner. Between Cargill, Bart Erhman, James McGrath and Eric Cline, it would almost be worth going back to school for a second doctorate in religious history, near eastern studies or something along those lines (I say almost only because we have…
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Continue reading →: What Christianity Should Be About
When I was a kid going to church was about service to others, regardless of their own views, the message was one of hope for humanity. As an adult (largely after Reagan revived the current conservative movement in this country), church (Catholic) became more and more focused on who you…