What I Believe Years ago (back in the days of Experience Project) several of my friends posted their personal "statements of belief." I have never forgotten how powerful it was to read those. I never wrote one for myself, I wasn't ready. Ten years later, I feel...See More »
Comment with something stupid that sounds profound."If you don't know what you're looking for you'll never find it."
God should show heaven and hell.Heaven will work as an incentive for people to do good and hell will work as a discouragement to do bad.
Born on this date: Albert EinsteinOn this date in 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, to nonobservant Jewish parents. He attended a Catholic school from age 5 to 8. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Zurich in 1909. His 1905 paper explaining the photo-electric...See More »
Does a person’s beliefs make them good or bad?For instance, if someone’s religious or political beliefs don’t line up with your own, does that make them a bad person or a stupid person in your opinion?? Would that be the end of trying to understand the person, or would you continue to interact...See More »
Born on this date: Joseph PriestleyOn this date (under the Old Style calendar) in 1733, chemist and discoverer of oxygen Joseph Priestley was born in Fairhead, England, near Leeds, the oldest of six children. Destined for the ministry, Priestley realized he rejected much of Calvinism...See More »
Can anybody be help decipher what this could mean?Ok, first, I know that dreams and visions are personal and are best interpreted by those who had them, but this is just throwing me for a loop. I dreamed my late father visited me last night. The setting started off in his house, but then kept...See More »
Born on this date: John de LancieOn this date in 1948, actor John Sherwood de Lancie Jr. was born in Philadelphia to Andrea and John S. de Lancie. His father was principal oboist for the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1954-77. "My parents, for all intents and purposes, were secular....See More »
is anyone scared of leaving this worldlike passing on and dying? as much as i'm christian and catholic and believe in an afterlife, i'm still scared of leaving this life, as shitty as this life gets, it's familiar, i know it, know my surroundings...on the otherside i don't know what may...See More »
Born on March 16: James Madison (Correction)On this date in 1751, James Madison Jr. was born near Port Conway, Va., to James and Nelly Conway Madison. A deist, he became the primary author of the secular U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights and fourth U.S. president. Baptized Anglican, he...See More »
is it understandable to fear ending up on your ownbecause that is a real possibility for me and could be my doomed fate, i'm just past my mid 40s now and the only support system i have are my elderly parents who live far away, i deal with mental problems meself, and once my parents are no longer...See More »
Born on this date: Maurice RavelOn this date in 1875, Joseph Maurice Ravel, composer, pianist and conductor, was born in the Basque town of Ciboure, France. His father, Pierre-Joseph Ravel, was an educated engineer, inventor and manufacturer. His mother, Marie (née Delouart)...See More »
Born on this date: Penn JilletteOn this date in 1955, entertainer Penn Jillette was born in Greenfield, Mass. He embraced atheism as a teen and has been outspoken about it and his libertarian political views. After high school, he attended Ringling Brother's Clown College for a...See More »
Born on this date: Brian CoxOn this date in 1968, Brian Edward Cox was born in Lancashire, England. After completing his secondary education, Cox joined the rock band Dare as a keyboardist. Following the band’s breakup, Cox enrolled at the University of Manchester to study...See More »
"All is well in the Kingdom..." I saidTo my workmates this morning, alluding to the fact that the regular pace of business had been kicking our asses all this year. Except today I finally felt a bit of optimism Wouldn't you know it, the power gets knocked out by 30 mph winds. We finish...See More »