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Truly Yours

Submitted by Thameron on August 10, 2007 - 7:39am.

‘Truly Yours’ is one of those phrases that has a distinct Hallmark quality to it. The sort of words one is expected to whisper to one’s lover in moments of particular intimacy. But what in the end is truly ours? We will examine each of the things generally thought to be truly ours in the revealling light of two questions – does/did/will the thing in question belong to someone else? and can someone/something take it from you?

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Good, Evil and the Relative Value of Human Life

Submitted by Thameron on August 8, 2007 - 11:07am.

There is no shortage of moral absolutist language in today’s political discourse (nor in yesterday’s nor tomorrow’s for that matter). The problem is that the politicos and the theological moralists use these words without ever providing a definition for them. I thought I’d take a stab at correcting that. The logical place to begin is at the beginning: What is Good? What is Evil? As an atheist I am obviously not going to begin with the beliefs of any particular ethos or orthodoxy, sacred book or scripture. I think the proper place to begin would be to examine the common elements of human life itself something we all share.

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Score One For The Atheists

Submitted by Thameron on August 4, 2007 - 1:47pm.

It would seem that the bureaucracy is winning out over theocracy over in China. I must admit that they have a novel approach.

Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people.

That's right. There will be absolutely no reincarnating without a permit.

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