the ArmChair Thoughts

Finally, an atheist can say a prayer or you may think of it as the creed we gently recite to a ‘god’ that lives somewhere and can actually hear us. Join me as we say a prayer together: “Let us take responsibility for our own actions, inactions, strengths and frailties and not project them onto [...]

I came across a beautiful mac software for mac, Scrivener that just makes writing so, so much fun and  here is Friedrich Nietzsche on writing; the quote just can’t get off my mind: “Good writers have two things in common: they prefer being understood to being admired, and they do not write for the critical and overly [...]

Every now and then we tend to continue to pursue the things of life that we think matter, making our living more complicated live and continue to lie to ourselves that our life is getting ‘better’. We get all this ‘add-ons’ on life that we are being convinced we need, to lead a dream life. [...]

Photo by kevindooley People, Life is a giant invisible scale with two sides: Good and Bad Right and Wrong Left and Right You and Your beliefs. The weights are those things you do each day they determine the balance. Your conscience is a flawless Judge and Jury. The only question is: what do you want. [...]

Over several posts, I claim religion has hate bu Photo by Fr Antunesilt into it, maybe I haven’t said it that frankly, allow me repeat for the sake of clarity: religion is one of the major causes of division which leads to hate, hate then motivates otherwise good people acting monstrous. Unfortunately, religious or not, [...]

Today is the 1st OF May and while I will post some other lengthy post on the intriguing (and enlightening) discussion I had with a friend yesterday on identity/understanding (yes, strange, so check back soon for the full details); right now I have this on my mind: “Teach us to number our days, that we [...]

I know I’ve talked about Dawkins every now and then, meet another of my mentors: Sam Harris and here is an excerpt off an interesting piece, An Atheist Manifesto: Although it is easy enough for smart people to criticize religious fundamentalism, something called “religious moderation” still enjoys immense prestige in our society, even in the [...]

Anyone following this blog for some time would start to notice the strong opposition against religion and how, the blog has been trying to let ‘believers’ see outside the small hole they’ve dug for themselves…Ouch! I think I’m being judgmental…wait, I doubt if anyone judges more than religion folks. This is an excerpt from one [...]

When religion came along, it advised us that we need the involvement of a supernatural being to live a worthy life. It successfully brainwashed us into the assumption that we are powerless, hopeless and individually helpless and has made us slaves to the culture of religion. Yes, the culture of religion. Today in my Philosophy [...]

Someone on the Twitsphere (twitter timeline, for the uninitiated), someone referenced C.H. Spurgeon’s All Of Grace and I’m reminded yet again of another classic that kept me through the times, Spurgeon’s thoughts on ‘Faults’, enjoy and let’s start the weekend off easy: “HE who boasts of being perfect is perfect in folly. I have been [...]