So I was thinking about a dumb little inside joke I have with my co-workers about a pantheon of gods that watch over the employees of our hospital. Some of them include such characters as "Payus Maximus" who's realm involves working overtime or picking up extra shifts for that extra money. You...
Everyone else has given their thoughts and questions in regard to what's happening in Afghanistan right now, so I'll throw my hat in. Let's imagine the US or any other super power does nothing to stop the Taliban from taking control of the area. What do you see happening?
I imagine they'd begin...
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what my understanding of Naturalistic Pantheism is:
Naturalistic pantheism, also known as scientific pantheism, is a form of pantheism. It has been used in various ways such as to relate God or divinity with concrete things,[1] determinism,[2] or the...
Let's say you are a woman who had just become pregnant. We are still in the early stages of this pregnancy, so you could take the morning after pill to abort this pregnancy.
Now, imagine that you could somehow know the future of this potential child and what they would do with their lives. You...
How valuable is time? Many are paid for every hour of their lives that they invest into doing a job. If time investment doesn't yield desirable results, it becomes a "waste of time." It seems we give time value due to the fact that we experience a finite amount of it before our lives end and we...
Most religious views consist of the idea that people have a "soul," and when people die, and this soul lives on in some shape or form.
I'm curious to know how you perceive this soul in relation to how it's thoughts mirrors the inner workings of your mind right now?
I always liked the Norse...
What method or methods do you use in testing if your beliefs are true or not? Do you apply different methods for testing different things in life, or do you test all things in life using only one method?
How confident are you that these tests work, and would you be willing to change the...
You know those over dramatizations in infomercials where people are constantly fumbling over themselves trying to do the most basic tasks?
I want to imagine how these people manage to not die in some random way, let alone manage to live an ordinary life. Like... How do they not stab...
This is more of a topic for atheists and agnostics, but I will leave this open as a general religious debate to encourage free discussion for all perspectives to weigh in. :D
What would it take for you, personally, to accept that a god or gods exist?
I want you to think deeply on this... Think...
Zealotry and Fanaticism to me seems like a negative thing, but wether people realize it or not, they do fall into this pitfall from time to time. They think they are being activists for a cause they believe in, and before they know it... Well...
Where is that tipping point? When does...
So there are things that we see in our lives from time to time that are illegal that we might not necessarily call the cops or report for. Maybe someone jay walks. Maybe you see a mother with a baby shoplifting some baby formula (though in that case, I would just stop her and buy her the things...
So I am extremely ignorant to the Left Hand Path. I'd like to educate myself a little, so I was hoping someone had some information for a basic overview of what LHP practice looks like.
When looking into the subject, I see a lot of references to specific forms of LHP practices like Satanism or...
Here's an interesting video I found on the historicity of Jesus. I'm kind of ignorant in this particular case (it's something I never looked into too deeply), so I'm kind of curious to know what you guys think. If you are more knowledgeable in this field of study, would you agree with what this...
Trigger warning: extremely disgusting and gorey concepts.
Let's play a game, but first, let me paint a picture for your mind's eye.
So, there's this one EVS worker (janitor) at the hospital who's been with the company for years and years. He is in charge of handling both the normal garbage and...
You know, I see a lot of older patients at work who are knocking on death's door. For those who literally have days left to live, they are put onto something we call "comfort care." Their bodies shut down, they stop eating, and generally they quietly pass away - often in solitude.
Sometimes...
So yesterday, something weird happened.
See, I was shooting the breeze with a coworker, and when we finished talking he kind of paused for a second. He asked me, "Is it ok if I do something?" Without thinking about it, I say "Sure! Go ahead." So he takes my arm and kind of pats my arm hair and...
Doubt is a natural aspect of Science. There are charlatans in every aspect of society, and the scientific community is no different. There are those who are cynical of the scientific process as a whole, though, instead of just individual scientists.
With that said, I'd like to know where that...
Atheist only poll, but everyone can partake in the discussion. :D
A lot of theists have ideas on why atheists leave their religions, but I don't often see them actually talking to atheists about their reasoning. Anger or rebellion tend to be a presumed, I've noticed. Is it true, though?
Here...
You know, in the wake of Juneteenth, I can't help but think about slavery, and our place as a nation in it's perpetuation. It took way too long to bring about it's end, and even now, we continue to perpetuate it's existence through the things we buy at a reduced price.
I do what I can to make...