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  • Is There All About Christmas?


    SocybertyAuthority Authority: 571
    Beloved Christmas, day of celebrating  Jesus birth. Holiday of peace, love, family togetherness, tree decorating, singing and attending mass. Everyone is so happy, cities all in light, people get together once again – and mix their hearts in a warm family/friendly atmosphere. Children are in expectation of their ...
    12 hours ago
  • "Zen Rituals" and Flypaper


    Notes in SamsaraAuthority Authority: 133
    Soto Zen Buddhist Brad Warner says , inter alia : I think rituals are important for human beings. It seems like we need some kind of rituals to keep us happy and contented. I like the Zen way of dealing with rituals by doing them but not really believing in them. It seems like a rational solution to the problem. ...
    16 hours ago
  • The Christmas Post


    One City: A Buddhist Blog for EveryoneAuthority Authority: 428
    By Stillman Brown Before going downstairs this morning to fix a cup of tea and exchange presents, I put my army surplus parka on over long underwear and sat for a few minutes as the fogginess of sleep receded. This was an intentional act. Every Christmas for as long as I can remember Ive woken up and made a ...
    1 day ago
  • Kill Joy To The World


    Musings of a QuirkyloonAuthority Authority: 133
    Christmas. Im sure by the time you read this, the gifts will have been ambushed and the kids will be on their sugar high from one too many candy-canes. But thank-goodness. The madness. Its over. Now the real fun begins. Cleaning up. Im not talking about the "regular" clean-up. Im talking about Mother Earth. ...
    1 day ago
  • Does Darwinism explain anything?


    Wintery KnightAuthority Authority: 557
    Dr. Cornelius Hunter answers the question here . (H/T ECM) Here’s the criterion specified by naturalists to make an explanation scientific: …in order to qualify as legitimate science a theory must distinguish between different outcomes. Naturalism is needed because otherwise each outcome is equally probable and ...
    2 days ago
  • “Don’t Shortchange Your Kids at Christmas” by Mychal Massie


    http://afrospear.wordpress.com/Authority Authority: 124
    Op-ed submission by Project 21 Christmastime is supposed to be a time of good cheer, but what I have to say about it will likely offend some and infuriate others. More often these days, it’s a time dominated by the concern: “What do I get the kids for Christmas?” A lot of parents plaintively searching for ...
    2 days ago
  • On Spiritual Attainment...


    Notes in SamsaraAuthority Authority: 133
    A comment thread on the " Andrew Cohen is bad " post on gnizs website leads me to the following comment: The problem with "spiritual attainment," as any skeptic rationalist will tell you, is that it is non-falsifiable. Its non-falsifiable because theres no such experiment a non-spiritually attained person can do to ...
    2 days ago
  • Holiday Materialism Serves Spiritual Needs


    The UndercurrentAuthority Authority: 118
    Consumerism masks true significance of ChristmasThe Daily Nebraskan, December 7, 2009Dear editors,Monica Sanford rehearses the cliché that consumerism and materialism have corrupted the “true significance” of Christmas. Though Sanford is not a Christian, she trots out the artificial meaning Christians have ...
    3 days ago
  • Foundations of Christianity


    Sherryx's WeblogAuthority Authority: 111
    Written by John Pickard Wednesday, 23 December 2009 with thanks: International Marxist website Many of us know that the origins of Christianity have nothing to do with silent nights or wise men. So what are its true origins? John Pickard looks at the reality of how this religion came about – from the ...
    3 days ago
  • When Is an Identification an Elimination, and When Not? Idealism and Eliminativism not in the Same Logical Boat


    Maverick PhilosopherAuthority Authority: 578
    A reader, recently deployed to Afghanistan, finds time to raise an objection that I will put in my own words to make it as forceful as possible: You endorsed William Lycans Moorean refutation of eliminative materialism, but then you criticized him for thinking that Moorean appeals to common sense are also ...
    3 days ago
  • HEBREWNOMICS — Yet Another Jewish-Haredi Ponzi Scam ["A Den of Thieves" Edition: Merry Christmas Everyone!]


    ZSIDOZAS - The Jewish ProblemAuthority Authority: 124
    [NO PICTURE AVAILABLE] Hmmm, I’m sensing a pattern here…what about you ? + Haredi investors fear ‘ilui’ lost more than $30m A spokesman for the Tel Aviv District police said they are not investigating the incident. Haredi investors apparently prefer not to let the authorities know the extent of their ...
    3 days ago
  • Yes, Virginia : The Truth About Santa Claus


    The Rag BlogAuthority Authority: 481
    Does Santa exist? Coke thinks so.The truth about Santa ClausThe hope of us all is not that children will finally learn that Santa Claus is not real but rather that adults will finally realize that he is very real.By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 23, 2009Now they tell me.But what, exactly, is the truth? Is ...
    3 days ago
  • Abolishing Christmas


    Going against the currentAuthority Authority: 125
    MEMORANDUM No. 465371799199121SUBJECT: Abolition of Christmas and declaring it a null celebrationORIGIN: The Holy Office of the Holiest23rd December 2009______________________________________________________________________After a thorough discussion with all the concerned departments within the tiers of the Holy ...
    3 days ago
  • A Realistic Look At Capitalism


    The Magna Sententia WeblogAuthority Authority: 112
    The Axiom Of Realistic Expectations Individuals Demonstrate Valid Behavior By Having Realistic Expectations For Themselves, Their Lives, And Others I was talking to a friend about capitalism the other day, and her opinion is one that more and more Americans share: The only thing capitalism does well is produce ...
    4 days ago
  • HEBREWNOMICS — Another Jewish-Haredi Ponzi Scheme


    ZSIDOZAS - The Jewish ProblemAuthority Authority: 124
    [NO PICTURE AVAILABLE] Hey American taxpayers — how does it feel to be paying millions per year to the Israelis for fake Jewish schools? + Haredi schools falsely register students to get funds Education Ministry inquiry reveals ultra-Orthodox schools in Jerusalem fictitiously register children as students ...
    4 days ago
  • Stuff for Christmas? Bah! Humbug!


    AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole BlogAuthority Authority: 508
    For years, Ive been advocating a stuff-free holiday season. And each year, I wind up with a bunch of junk I dont want or need. Back in 2000, I suggested to my parents that we dispense with the gift-giving ritual altogether, and simply use the day to catch up and do something active, like take a hike in the woods ...
    4 days ago
  • The Top 10 Most Annoying People at the Mall During The Holidays


    Heartless DollAuthority Authority: 542
    By Andrea Grimes ​ Yeah, yeah, its a recession. Yeah, yeah, were all doing Secret Santa and drawing names and being all frugal and crap this year. Whatever. Unless youre one of those jerks who has the wherewithal to start internet shopping early enough to not have to pay out the ass for ...
    4 days ago
  • In defense of material things


    Writing BootsAuthority Authority: 128
    "Dad, sometimes I just really wish my whole life was a movie." —Scout Carol Murray, bathtub philosopher Materialism gets a bad rap during the holidays. Its "shallow," is the charge, which presumably comes from people who are spiritually robust and intellectually fired up 24/7. Hey: Many of us feel empty three ...
    4 days ago
  • HEBREWNOMICS — Moshe Zussman [Jewish Ponzi Scheme]


    ZSIDOZAS - The Jewish ProblemAuthority Authority: 124
    [NO PICTURE AVAILABLE] More on the theme of Jewry parasitizing their own, and most likely very many non-Jews too; enter Ultra-’Religious’ Jew Moshe Zussman : + “ ‘Haredi Madoff’ bilked Bnei Brak families “ Another Ponzi has been uncovered in the ultra-religious sector. Kikar Shabbat, a news Web site ...
    5 days ago
  • Who has you?


    A Brick in the ValleyAuthority Authority: 478
    Frederick Dale Bruner explains why the rich young ruler missed the “adventure of a lifetime”: Matthew 19:20-22: The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure ...
    5 days ago

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