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Secular Sunday – An Atheist Goes To A Funeral…

A few years ago, someone I know lost her younger sibling unexpectedly. I can’t remember how old he was but maybe mid-20s? In her grief, she approached me and said “You’re an atheist, right? How do you deal with loss without believing in God?” It was a tough question – not because I didn’t know […]

¶ Posted 08 July 2018 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: science

What Day Is It Again?

In bad news, today had a dose of freezing rain/melty snow that made my recent decision to stop wearing winter clothes, no matter what the weather was doing, quite foolish. In good news, after getting home, drying off, and eating supper, I got to have a nice conversation with a young man in the Philippines […]

¶ Posted 17 April 2018 § Humour § Meme § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: weather

He Is Risen!

No, not that guy – the other one! 😉

¶ Posted 01 April 2018 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday

Friday Fun Link – Bad Friday?

¶ Posted 30 March 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

Julie Payette Reminds Us We Live In A Universe Based On Fact, Not Opinion

Canada’s new Governor-General (and former astronaut) Julie Payette, created some controversy after her recent remarks at a science conference where she pointed out the absurdity of politicians still using their personal opinions to debate indisputable scientific facts such as the reality of climate change and the lack of similar evidence for beliefs such as astrology. […]

¶ Posted 07 November 2017 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history, language, philosophy

What Are Some Books That Everyone Studying Biology Should Read?

Actually, anyone who wants to be informed about the world around them should read many of these books.

¶ Posted 25 June 2017 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, education, history, science

Secular Sunday – Coca Cola Died For Your Sins? (Happy Easter!)

As a slight break from non-stop “Save the Library” posts lately, let’s just take a moment to appreciate the incredible crassness of this grocery store Easter display (which I saw on Reddit and I think is from somewhere in the US.) I’m not religious but even I went, “Wow? Really??” (Not the first time Easter […]

¶ Posted 16 April 2017 § Humour § Meme § Photo § Randomness § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, holiday, philosophy

Music Monday – “And they get terribly upset/When you question their sacred texts/Written by woman-hating epileptics/Their languages just serve to confuse them/Their confusion somehow makes them more sure”

I’d heard of Father John Misty before but didn’t know much about him. But I was pretty impressed with the second song he did on Saturday Night Live this past weekend – sort of reminds me of the first time I heard Bright Eyes sing “Landlocked Blues” on some late night CBC show. “Pure Comedy” […]