For the Romans, Mars was the God of war and killing. He did not really start out to be such a bad guy. The Romans were mostly farmers, who had all kinds of threats to their crops, including insects, critters, large animals, and storms. In order to keep their crops from harm, and insure a… Continue Reading
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Pagans, Christianity, and Easter
Easter was celebrated long before the birth of Jesus. It was a springtime riotous party, named after the Saxon fertility goddess, Oestre. Her sacred month was Eastremonath. Oestre was most fertile during the first full moon after the spring equinox, the moon of Oestre. That was the time when new crops were fertilized, and pregnancy… Continue Reading
The Prowess of Protagoras
No, no, not Pythagoras. He was the guy who lived from 580 to 500 BC, and who figured out that the sum of the squares of the other two sides was equal to the square root of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. He also figured out that, by listening to the sounds made when… Continue Reading
The Socrates Scam
The degree to which any one of us affects the lives of those who follow us certainly seems to follow a bell shaped curve. The great majority of us muddle through our lives, somehow managing to get along until the time of our demise. We make it through our marriages with a reasonable amount of… Continue Reading
Which Came First
To those millions of you who are wedded to your religions, this is an insoluble question. It is probably to you, akin to that same venerable question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” There is probably no doubt in your mind that your morals and your religion are inseparable companions. In your thinking,… Continue Reading
The Copycat Religion
Without using specific names, the following is an accurate brief description of one of the world’s major religions. This accounting contains the major features of this religion, in relation to the time in which it flourished. Let’s see if you can name that religion by this description. The hero of this religion was born on… Continue Reading
God Help Us
According to the religions of Abraham, we are such powerful creatures. We were placed here on earth in the image of the Grand Good Creator, for a magnificent purpose, were given command over all the earth and its creatures, will be granted an eternity of pleasure if we behave, and, moreover, have a direct line… Continue Reading
Made in the Image
A deeply embedded myth common to the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is that we, as humans, were made in the image of this Grand Creator of the entire Universe. This belief is firmly embraced by the Abrahamic religions. It may be even more cherished than the mistaken concept that we were placed here… Continue Reading
A Grand Creator
We cannot deny that this Universe was created. We are here and this planet is here. We see magnificent snow covered shaggy peak mountains, beautiful blue lakes, lush green meadows, vibrantly gorgeous colors, violent storms and erupting volcanoes. We see an abundance of life in myriad forms and species, all of it in a dynamic,… Continue Reading
A Mysterious Paradise
We think that paradise is somewhere else. At least, that is what some of our religions teach us. We are told that this life is ephemeral, and that it is only used as a measuring stick to determine if we deserve to live for an eternity in peace and happiness – or not. We are… Continue Reading