Tag Archives: rant

Regarding Anecdotes

Posted on January 29, 2013 by herkblog

We’re storytellers all. We describe what happened to us on our trip. We tell about that wreck we were involved in. We wax nostalgic over our vacations. And when it comes to religion, well, everybody has a story about that, … Continue reading →

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That Old Black Magic

Posted on January 14, 2013 by herkblog

It seems to me that the religious do not think of themselves as dealing in magic. And yet, magic is what religion is all about. There seems to be a false dichotomy that religion is religion and magic is magic. … Continue reading →

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Computer World

Posted on November 8, 2012 by herkblog

Before I start, everybody get your tinfoil hats on. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. I’ve been thinking about video games and I had a flash of insight. It’s not a new thing, lots of other people have proposed, … Continue reading →

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Atheism Even Less

Posted on October 31, 2012 by herkblog

Based on news from the war zone, Atheism+ is writhing like a bloodsucker covered in salt. I’ll apologize in advance for this comment, but it occurred to me that feminists running an atheist movement is like a science study group … Continue reading →

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Atheism Minus

Posted on August 31, 2012 by herkblog

It has become all the vogue in the atheist coffee klatsch. Atheism+ is where you should be if you’re a decent, upstanding non-believer, and let’s all leave those despicable, raping, slandering, bothersome atheists out in the cold with their weeping, … Continue reading →

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The Misguided Voters

Posted on August 27, 2012 by herkblog

There are political theories that the people are neither well-informed nor capable when it comes to running a country. And as those theories go, the masses have no place in running the country; that responsibility belongs with the elites. When … Continue reading →

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The Mittster and His Taxes

Posted on August 23, 2012 by herkblog

The Romneys have decided that they will release no more tax returns. So far, what they have released indicates that they pay perhaps 13% of their income in taxes. There are many ways of looking at this number. For example, … Continue reading →

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World with no Religion

Posted on July 18, 2012 by herkblog

Watching a video by atheist vlogger “crazypills” I realized that I didn’t agree with everything he said, and thought, hey, I’ve got a subject for another blog post. He seemed to think that there is little evidence that a world … Continue reading →

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Our Christian Nation

Posted on June 5, 2012 by herkblog

Singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks has been credited with lyrics that beautifully make very little sense. It’s sort of art as glossolalia. Landslide was an emotional interpretation of angst within her relationship with Lindsey Buckingham. The song leaves you wondering, what did … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Oceania

Posted on May 4, 2012 by herkblog

I’ve often said that I consider apologists liars and apologetics lies because you have to start with a lie and then tell more lies to support it. I doubt that the apologists themselves think that they’re lying, but I also … Continue reading →

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