Pieces And Parts @ July 9, 2008 # One Comment
“There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.” – Polybius Conscience is an intangible. It is our moral compass, that voice inside each of us that guides us in determing Right vs Wrong. It is a dynamic, ever-changing thing molded by upbringing, […]
OceansOfThought @ June 19, 2008 # 4 Comments
The will of God prevails. – Abraham Lincoln Gravity rules all our lives. Everything we are eventually comes from gravity, and its by products: Suns, moons, magnetic fields, spins, rotations, force. By definition, if an object has mass, it has a gravity, (even if the gravity is negligible compared to something else. btw never use […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 23, 2008 # 4 Comments
Guest Essay by B.R. “So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.” – Lucretius If your leader feels like raiding the village at the other end of the valley because he’s tired of all the women in his village then he simply says they worship a false god and your god wants them punished. […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 22, 2008 # One Comment
Guest Essay by B.R. “Fear is the mother of all gods.” – Lucretius Sure, it started out harmless enough. Simple stories to explain away the things they encountered in their daily lives, nothing more than that. However, that would not last long. The simple stories would evolve and impact their daily lives, e.g. if the […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 21, 2008 # Comments Off on The Socio-Political History of Organized Religion, Part I
Guest Essay by B.R. “All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.” – Titus Lucretius Carus How, why, and when did the concept of gods, and now a singular divine entity, watching over humanity come into existence? What role does this concept play in the formation […]