PinnedVoice of ReasonThe search for ultimate truth is called science, the gathering of objective evidence about the…No less an authority than Paul of Tarsus defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen” [Hebrews…2 min read·Apr 18, 2021--7--7
PinnedVoice of ReasonGod, THAT, the Tao, the Fount of Being, call it what you will, has engendered a universe in which…This is the ineluctable truth with which God rebukes Job from the whirlwind: “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth…1 min read·Nov 10, 2022----
PinnedVoice of ReasonWhen I Consider the Heavens . . .An atheist muses on God7 min read·Mar 3, 2022--17--17
PinnedVoice of ReasonDreaming a Stairway to HeavenAn atheist reads the Bible8 min read·Oct 30, 2022----
Voice of ReasonIt’s a classic Prisoner’s Dilemma.It’s tragic, because as I said in my earlier comment, there is justice and injustice on both sides. One of the most perceptive comments…1 min read·3 days ago--2--2
Voice of ReasonPardon me for intruding, but I have been reading this conversation with absorbed interest.Anyone reading your exchange must recognize that you both speak sincerely, from the heart, and that you both speak the truth. As Kahlil…2 min read·Apr 28, 2024--1--1
Voice of ReasonI speak as a categorical nonbeliever in, sometime practitioner of, lifetime thinker about, religion.The enemy is not religion per se but religious literalism. The doctrinaire literalist insists on the anthropomorphic deity (or deities) of…2 min read·Apr 17, 2024--2--2
Voice of ReasonChasing the Shadow, Part 2Memoirs of a sometime eclipse watcher: Konarak, Orissa4 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Voice of ReasonChasing the Shadow, Part 1Memoirs of a sometime eclipse watcher: The Dalles, Oregon6 min read·Apr 8, 2024----