Back on March 29, 2019 (http://kohlmiller.net/blogWP/?p=101 ), I wrote a blog post talking about the word “atheist” and why some people seem to work to avoid using it. In the March/April issue of the Humanist magazine, Nathan G. Alexander wrote about the history of the word “agnostic”. It was invented by T.H. Huxley as a […]
Month: June 2019
Questions
“Why do you always answer a question with another question?” “Do I do that?” “You mean you don’t even realize you are doing that?” “Does it bother you that much?” “Don’t you think it should bother me”? “I’m not sure. What do you think?” It can get really tedious when all of your questions only […]
Did Jesus Really Exist (and did he have a beard)?
Compare to Davy Crockett There are some discussions around the idea that maybe Jesus Christ never existed at all. Largely this is a discussion by atheists for atheists. If you are a Christian you believe there is a god based on faith so it is easy to believe that Jesus of Nazareth existed. One argument […]
The Virtual House
This is a proposal to add a third legislative body to the federal government of the United States of America. Original House of Representatives The original house of representatives had one representative for every 33,000 people in the U.S. It roughly maintained that ratio until 1911 when it was decided to free the size of […]
Heaven Sounds Like Hell
There are a lot of descriptions of hell. Fire and brimstone, never-ending agony, for all eternity. Sounds like something to avoid if at all possible. But what is heaven? Every day is wonderful? What is a day? What is wonderful? I can’t think of anything that is remotely attractive about heaven as soon as you […]