Religious “thinkers” often like to haul up Einstein quotes… but I am not sure why. To prove what? Smart people can have faith?

This “argument” can go on forever, because your “arguments” don’t need proof. If you believe something exists, for you it does, and you can point to the similarly deluded and say “See! they think the same thing!!!”

There is a transcendent beauty in existence that your religious self-deception does not allow you to experience because it means letting go of the myths you depend on to structure your life. “If Jesus isn’t real, then what is?”

And there it is: you’re afraid of what you don’t know, and that fear of the unknown is the source of all myths. You need the myths to explain away the darkness, and to give you hope in this “confusing” world.

Your mythic worldview is simply no longer adequate, not open enough to encompass our ever expanding perspective of our place in the universe. You have to fight back the creeping awareness that you spent too long dreaming about heaven, and not enough time living honestly.

I don’t need faith, belief, or anything external to directly experience the pure, simple, beautiful truth of what it is to exist. Direct experience is not science and it’s not intelligence: it is what is. You don’t need a church, a leader, or a book.

You need only courage, curiosity, and honesty.

Anyways, I am more interested in the pope’s golden throne than his Jesus costume.

Ever wonder who pays for the golden throne that every religion’s leader sits upon?

am i the only one that is convinced george w. bush did the VO on that game?

git er done!

This is haunting in the most beautiful way. Stumbled upon your site today, glad to see parts of me scattered around. Such amazing and thoughtful content, it all reminded me of you.

very nice photo!

Yes, and a mutant. The stem itself was wide and flat.

i want a high-res of this so i can make it my desktop.

Hah! True. Actually, he’s an unknown panhandler shaking us down for cash while we wait for the valet to fetch our cars. I offered him ten bucks to passionately kiss Kennan, but both declined.

that snaked got pwn3rship deluxe’d!1

See what can happen when you become addicted to reefer! That creepy laugh is a bad side effect also. Be careful! ;)

This is absolutely going to be a problem for both of us.