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- Electrical Engineer, retired
- What brought you to Atheist Universe?
- I'm a semi-retired electrical engineer who has a rather eclectic background, never mind a few miles on the odometer. I suppose I was an "apatheist" for quite a while - largely indifferent to the whole issue of gods - but after 9/11 and the more blatant appearance of evangelicals and Dominionists on the scene, my atheism has finally come to the fore.
Other interests include music, especially classical, high-end stereo and home theater (and with that, CD and DVD collecting), enthusiasm for cars and motoring, single-malt whisky and biking.
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"... misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. -- Goethe Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. -- Hanlon's Razor Your twofer for today."
"It seems to me there is less meanness in atheism, by a good measure. It seems that the spirit of religious self-righteousness this article deplores is precisely the spirit in which it is written. Of course he's right about many things, one of…"
"That is a PREMIUM quote, Chris! Thank you for citing it!"
"Reality is life. Where we suffocate is in the half-life of unreality, untruth, imitation, fakery, the almost-true that is not true.
Ursula LeGuin"
"What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie for the sake of the good and for the Christian church ... a lie out of necessity, a useful lie, a helpful lie, such lies would not be against God, he would accept them. -- Martin Luther Anytime…"
"The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our imagination. -- Bertrand Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects I find this quote fascinating, as I am dubious that Russell…"
"God is always the equivalent of ‘I do not know.’ -- Annie Besant Except that, to the believer, they think they DO know, and the answer is, invariably, "goddidit." Not only is that a knee-jerk non-answer, but it teaches us…"
"Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved. -- Jane Goodall Ms. Goodall was probably thinking about her precious chimpanzees when relating this quote, but her statement is true, whether…"
"According to Google: Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs…"
"Hello Loren! I fail to see how the bible connects with schizophrenia since I'am a schizophrenic atheist/Raelian?"
"The Bible is like a patchwork quilt with schizophrenia that Theists insist is all one color and sane. -- Marc Norton Purdy much, yup..."
"Hmmm... everything was fine until that wicked Mrs Thatcher somehow managed to get into office.
Here's what Wikipedia says:
After the Second World War, a new Labour government fully nationalised the Bank of England, civil aviation, telephone…"
"There is an objective reality behind most 'conspiracy theories'. That is, not that the theories are all true, or that any of them are true, but that the feeling that ordinary people are not told the truth about what's going on…"
"A degree of culture, and assuredly a very high one, is attained when man rises above superstitions and religious notions and fears, and, for instance, no longer believes in guardian angels or in original sin, and has also ceased to talk of the…"
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“Learn To Sail”
Posted on September 5, 2022 at 9:45am 0 Comments 3 Likes
The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail.
-- Gustaf Lindborg
The above is a wonderfully succinct expression of the kind of pragmatism I prefer to have in my life and which I wish that more people could embrace. When I interact with the world, there is a natural desire to be effective in my actions, to achieve what I desire and enjoy the fruits of that accomplishment. If any of that is going to happen, though, my actions must conform to the laws of physics…
So, What If...
Posted on August 1, 2022 at 10:00am 6 Comments 3 Likes
It’s finally happened. The smoking gun has been discovered in unique, utterly new evidence, the data has been verified, all the tests confirm it … THERE IS A GOD. Now what? For me, beyond a shrug and a bit of bemusement, little or no change.
Oh, but aren’t you excited or thrilled? You see, we were right all along! Wassamatta, eating too much crow? Those sour grapes turning in your stomach?
Nope, don’t like grapes and crow isn’t on my…
Why God Must Remain Hidden
Posted on July 11, 2022 at 10:30am 1 Comment 4 Likes
The biggest problem religion faces in hawking its wares is that its primary product – “god” – is unavailable for examination, mostly because it doesn’t exist. Yet religions continue to insist with zealous ferocity that their god is out there and that it must be acknowledged, worshiped, and obeyed. As a primary result of this, the game of religion necessarily becomes a shell game, which has its deity hidden behind mysteries and obtuse dogma and holy books which require interpretation for…
ContinueAbortion: A Different Perspective (Revisited)
Posted on June 26, 2022 at 7:20am 7 Comments 4 Likes
I wrote the following a LONG time ago, long before Atheist Universe or Atheist Nexus or even before there were websites and browsers to read them with. It was originally posted on Jim Maxey's Event Horizon BBS, back in the early 90s, and I thought that, considering the overturning of Roe v Wade, it would be appropriate to put it up here once again [with slight modifications] and remind people just how specious and poorly thought-out the reasons that evangelicals and other abortion…
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- At 5:17pm on April 8, 2022,
Stephen Brodie said…
well Loren IF It's been fixed of course I take full credit. I just hope it stays that way. Cheers Buddy.
- At 8:47am on March 16, 2022,
HH Victor said…
Thx!
- At 2:52am on March 16, 2022,
Loren I've been noticing that as well. It seems to have got a lot quicker today. I'll ask about it.
- At 8:18am on February 24, 2022,
Chris B said…
Thanks, Loren!
- At 2:22pm on January 29, 2022,
Thank you, Loren! 75....who knew......?????
- At 3:22pm on January 11, 2022,
Vanessa Williams said…
Thanks. :)
- At 11:23am on December 21, 2021,
Thank you very much.
- At 9:51pm on December 5, 2021,
Happy Birthday, Loren. Have a great day.
- At 8:34am on December 5, 2021,
Happy birthday Loren. I do hope you'll have a lovely day. Remember we shouldn't count the last two years because the pandemic has kept us on pause.
- At 2:24pm on September 4, 2021,
Detlef Pelz said…
I like fish and chips, too. :)
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