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Great Memes About Religion
Are anti-religious memes effective? Do they plant seeds of doubt? I wonder about that. Cognitive science would say that we tend to listen only to information that confirms our preconceptions...
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The 2016 Election and Cognitive Science
Click for larger image I don’t write political posts. I care deeply about the future of the United States but I lack the passion to write about American politics. However, one of the things that has...
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How I Avoided the Ministry and Broke the Spell of Religion
This was originally posted to Rational Doubt two years ago. I recently had the opportunity to listen as Dr. Andy Thompson interviewed Linda LaScola at Washcon 2015 in Lynchburg, VA. Andy asked Linda...
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Two Compelling Abortion Related Arguments
I’ve never posted on the topic of abortion before. When I was a Christian fundamentalist, I was naturally “pro life” (or better described as anti-abortion). Before I completely left the faith, my views...
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I started this blog 5 years ago. I no longer post often as my primary intent was to share my faith journey that accelerated when my oldest son declared he was an atheist. I’m grateful for a medium...
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The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher’s Kid
I stumbled onto Ronna Russell’s blog several years ago and was immediately captivated. While I didn’t share in the adventure of being a preacher’s kid, there was much I could still relate to as a...
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Y2K was Twenty Years Ago? My Strange Year 2000 Story
The date was January 1, 1996 — four years before Y2K. My friend James and I, worked in IT together at a law firm. Something happened on that date that really rattled me. We had a business-class DSL...
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Seven Years Ago
Seven years ago, my great aunt was on her death bed. She was 92 years old. I remember the 5 hour drive to my hometown, hoping to make it in time to say goodbye before she passed. It was February 2014,...
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Being Kind to Yourself vs. Self-Criticism
During a recent long car drive, I listened to a favorite podcast called Hidden Brain. The executive editor, Shankar Vedadntam, serves as host for the show, and he has been reporting on human behavior...
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Ten Years Ago I Started this Blog Because I Stopped Believing in God
It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since I started this blog. I don’t post often on here anymore. I was initially pretty active in writing about my journey in leaving the Christian faith that...
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