The Spiritual Rationalist

I'm pretty much a digital boy. I live a significant portion of my life online, as an active member of several online communities besides this one. Because of this, I put a great deal of effort into customizing my presence in those communities to reflect my personality and attitudes as much as possible. This includes my position as a naturalist, i.e. rejection of the supernatural. read more>>>

Of late, I've been seeing lots of Jesus/Darwin/Evolution/Truth/Crazy-ass Religious Nut fish on my morning commute. While I have to admit I enjoyed the humor, until I was overexposed to the whole thing, I still can't grasp why there's an argument in the first place!

Any way you slice it, evolution and creation are one in the same, whether you believe in a god or not. read more>>>

Meditation is the basis for a lot of the activities involved with religion and other supernatural belief systems. Because of this, many rationalists look down on it and consider it metaphysical hogwash like crystal healing or homeopathy. However, this is guilt by association, and not a well considered viewpoint for a critical thinker. read more>>>

Sitting here, slowly succumbing to post-feast food coma, I feel content, even joyful. But am I thankful? Thanksgiving day is surely the most American of holidays. We set aside a whole day just to celebrate the plethora of good things we have in our lives, and we eat and drink to excess to celebrate the fact that we can eat and drink to excess! read more>>>

The hard part of leaving religion behind is that a whole lot of what most people call religion has nothing to do with metaphysics, and everything to do with the very worldly needs all humans share. read more>>>

There are a lot of terms for the non-religious, with various shades of meaning. Each has a textbook definition, and each has its own connotations, both positive and negative. The problem is, few of them describe an actual worldview, and those that do are often inappropriate for the actual beliefs of any particular person. read more>>>