Month: October 2022

Prayers

Posted on by John MacDonald

When God won’t help starving children, but you think he will magically intervene to get you a parking spot.

Meme shared via The Skeptic

Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting in 2023

Posted on by John MacDonald
  • The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights,” Rajkumar, who introduced legislation to recognize Diwali, said in the press conference. She called Anniversary Day “an obscure and antiquated day,” as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a “growing number of New Yorkers.”

See: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/us/diwali-nyc-public-school-holiday-trnd-reaj

QUESTION: As children become more and more acquainted with the diversity of RELIGIOUS points of view on life, will the understanding grow that a particular religion is just one voice among many?

You and Insects

Posted on by John MacDonald

You may not think you have very much in common with a little ant. Read the meme below and think about what you might have in common with an insect:

Shared by Darwin

  • “Why does being made in the image of God automatically make us valuable? My sketch of a bejewelled crown is worth no more than my sketch of a dungheap. My plasticine replica of the Space Shuttle is no more valuable than my model of my dining room table.” (Stephen Law)

But I Said Sorry!!!!!!!!

Posted on by John MacDonald

Have you ever thought what a problem it is to think someone can be horrible like Hitler, and if they apologize and believe in God they go to heaven, while someone can be wonderful and moral, but end up in hell because they don’t believe?

Shared by The Skeptic

Question: Can you force yourself to believe? Can you make yourself like the taste of Brussels Sprouts, or a certain movie? Can you force yourself to feel love for someone?