It’s been a nasty ride so far this year. We began with the common myths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, then discussed how each of those religions has added their own myths on top, to establish their individuality. We talked about why religion seems to be one of the necessities of human life and how… Continue Reading
Fear, Religion and Nuclear War
We have spent considerable time in these essays discussing the bipolarity of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. At one pole, each of them has a wonderful system of morals, which have stood by us well. Those morals started out as pretty nasty social laws. It was an eye for an eye, a hand for a hand,… Continue Reading
The Punishment Phase of Our Religions
The great beauty of our religions is that they emphasize and teach us morals. They are not just concerned with our concepts of what or who began the universe, what the characteristics of this great force are, and what the plans are for us as a species. They are also deeply concerned about the implications… Continue Reading
Religion and Morality, a Dysfunctional Marriage
It certainly seems as if they were meant for each other. Reverence for our Creator and awe at the magnificence of our world have been with us as long as we have been humans. Forms of morality and means of enforcing them have been an essential part of human society from the very beginning. What… Continue Reading
It Is Humans Against the Universe, God Doesn’t Care
We have become one world. All of us, given the economic circumstances to allow us to do so, can communicate with all others who live on our home, the planet Earth. We are no longer isolated or semi-isolated. Whereas we were previously able to keep our passionately held religious beliefs somewhat isolated, we can no… Continue Reading
One World for All Humans
The best evidence we have is that life began on Earth about 4 billion years ago. Plant species evolved by natural selection for over 3 billion years, but there were no animals for those billions of years. The first evidence we have of animal life occurred about 600 million years ago, during the Cambrian explosion.… Continue Reading
Layers of Probability
We have, so far in 2009, discussed the common myths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the additional myths which each of these religions uses to seek unique status, and the common base from which all religions stem. That has led us to affirm, once again, that there certainly is a God in our universe. For… Continue Reading
There is a Reason for All Religions
The previous two essays for 2009 have discussed both the commonality of the three religions of Abraham, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but have also discussed their particular added interpretations of their common myths, which each religion uses to claim unique status. Those claims for unique status certainly get them and the rest of the world… Continue Reading
The Demanding Twists of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
In our previous essay, we outlined the common myths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each of them shares six common beliefs. One is that there is a Creator of the universe, who also created humans, and is still creating. The second is that this Divinity created humans in His, Her or Its image, so that… Continue Reading
Common Myths of the Abrahamic Religions
Muslim zealots commandeer, in a concerted plan, four commercial flight American airplanes, which they plan to use as flying bombs on the White House, the Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers. Three of them succeed, killing over twenty five hundred innocent people. They committed these act because the occupants of those airplanes and these… Continue Reading